Short Interest in Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:MITSY) Grows By 2,257.1%

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:MITSY - Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 16,500 shares, a growth of 2,257.1% from the February 28th total of 700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 30,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company's stock are sold short.

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS MITSY traded down $9.07 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $391.74. The company's stock had a trading volume of 8,814 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,206. The stock has a market capitalization of $56.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.89 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 1.23. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $383.09 and a 200-day moving average price of $407.80. Mitsui & Co., Ltd. has a 12-month low of $335.73 and a 12-month high of $550.00.

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:MITSY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $10.87 earnings per share for the quarter. Mitsui & Co., Ltd. had a return on equity of 12.55% and a net margin of 6.91%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Mitsui & Co., Ltd. will post 42.43 earnings per share for the current year.

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Company Profile

Mitsui & Co, Ltd. operates as an trading and investment company worldwide. The company engages in the manufacture and sale of steel products; steel processing, maintenance, and recycling activities; investment, development, and trading of mineral and metal resources, as well as resource recycling and industrial developing solutions; and upstream development, logistics, and trading of energy resources, such as natural gas/LNG, oil, coal, and uranium.