HOYA Co. (OTCMKTS:HOCPY) Short Interest Update

HOYA Co. (OTCMKTS:HOCPY - Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 26,900 shares, an increase of 2,345.5% from the February 28th total of 1,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 90,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

HOYA Price Performance

OTCMKTS:HOCPY traded down $0.67 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $115.69. 32,402 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 32,964. HOYA has a 1-year low of $108.12 and a 1-year high of $148.27. The company has a current ratio of 5.04, a quick ratio of 4.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.01 billion, a PE ratio of 29.44, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 0.83. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $123.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $129.64.

HOYA (OTCMKTS:HOCPY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The technology company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.94. HOYA had a net margin of 24.17% and a return on equity of 21.34%. Research analysts expect that HOYA will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

HOYA Company Profile

HOYA Corporation, a med-tech company, provides high-tech and medical products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Life Care, Telecommunication, and Other. The company offers life care products, including eyeglass and contact lenses; medical endoscopes; intraocular lenses; laparoscopic surgical instruments; automatic endoscope cleaning equipment; and other medical related products, such as prosthetic ceramic fillers and metallic implants for orthopedics.