Nippon Steel Co. (OTCMKTS:NPSCY - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 55,600 shares, a decrease of 63.7% from the February 13th total of 153,300 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company's shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 134,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.
Nippon Steel Trading Down 0.1 %
NPSCY traded down $0.01 on Thursday, reaching $7.66. 67,519 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 151,303. Nippon Steel has a one year low of $6.11 and a one year high of $8.53. The company has a market cap of $24.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.82 and a beta of 0.80. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $7.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $7.02. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.
Nippon Steel (OTCMKTS:NPSCY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter. Nippon Steel had a net margin of 5.34% and a return on equity of 8.17%.
Nippon Steel Company Profile
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Nippon Steel Corporation engages in steelmaking and steel fabrication, engineering and construction, chemicals and materials, and system solutions businesses in Japan and internationally. The company offers steel plates, sheets, and slags; bar and rod materials; structural steel; pipes and tubes; titanium and stainless products; and railway, automotive, and machinery parts for applications in automotive, energy, infrastructure, and consumer electronics markets.
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