Sharp Co. (OTCMKTS:SHCAY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,300 shares, a growth of 57.1% from the January 31st total of 2,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 30,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.
Sharp Trading Up 1.3 %
SHCAY stock traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $1.58. The company had a trading volume of 120 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,493. The company has a market capitalization of $4.10 billion, a PE ratio of -3.95 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $1.50 and a 200 day moving average of $1.52. Sharp has a 12 month low of $1.16 and a 12 month high of $1.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.15, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.88.
Sharp (OTCMKTS:SHCAY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 7th. The company reported ($0.01) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Sharp had a negative return on equity of 17.10% and a negative net margin of 7.12%. On average, equities analysts predict that Sharp will post 0.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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Sharp Corporation manufactures and sells telecommunication equipment, electric and electronic application equipment, and electronic components in Japan, China, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Smart Life, 8K Ecosystem, ICT, Display Device, and Electronic Device. The Smart Life segment offers refrigerators, superheated steam ovens, microwave ovens, small cooking appliances, air conditioners, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, air purifiers, electric fans, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, electric heaters, plasmacluster ion generators, beauty appliances, electronic dictionaries, calculators, telephones, network control units, solar cells, storage batteries, etc.
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