Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SHECY - Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 211,000 shares, an increase of 180.6% from the January 31st total of 75,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,684,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.
Shin-Etsu Chemical Stock Performance
Shares of Shin-Etsu Chemical stock traded down $0.06 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $14.81. The company's stock had a trading volume of 345,983 shares, compared to its average volume of 714,945. Shin-Etsu Chemical has a 12-month low of $14.54 and a 12-month high of $23.23. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $15.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $18.22. The company has a market cap of $58.80 billion, a PE ratio of 16.46 and a beta of 1.23.
Shin-Etsu Chemical (OTCMKTS:SHECY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The basic materials company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter. Shin-Etsu Chemical had a return on equity of 11.27% and a net margin of 21.64%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Shin-Etsu Chemical will post 0.86 earnings per share for the current year.
About Shin-Etsu Chemical
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Shin-Etsu Chemical Co, Ltd. provides infrastructure, electronics, and functional materials in Japan. It is also involved in processing and specialized related services. The company operates through Infrastructure Materials; Electronics Materials; Functional Materials; and Processing and Specialized Services segments.
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