SMC Co. (OTCMKTS:SMCAY - Get Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 42,600 shares, a decrease of 67.8% from the September 15th total of 132,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 355,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.
SMC Trading Up 0.4 %
SMC stock traded up $0.09 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $22.35. The stock had a trading volume of 145,195 shares, compared to its average volume of 131,094. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $22.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.49. SMC has a 12 month low of $19.70 and a 12 month high of $31.42. The company has a market capitalization of $29.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.43, a PEG ratio of 4.10 and a beta of 0.81.
SMC (OTCMKTS:SMCAY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 9th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter. SMC had a net margin of 22.38% and a return on equity of 9.18%. On average, equities research analysts predict that SMC will post 1.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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SMC Corporation manufactures, processes, and sells automatic control equipment, sintered filters, and various types of filtration equipment worldwide. The company offers air management system, directional control valves, air cylinders, rotatory actuators/air grippers, electric actuators/cylinders, fitting and tubing, and modular F.R.L./pressure control equipment, as well as vacuum, air preparation, and lubrication equipment.
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