Sekisui House, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) Short Interest Up 41.4% in January

Sekisui House, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SKHSY - Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 15,700 shares, a growth of 41.4% from the January 15th total of 11,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 101,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Sekisui House Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS SKHSY traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $22.69. 30,481 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 90,078. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.87 and a beta of 0.69. Sekisui House has a 52 week low of $20.03 and a 52 week high of $28.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 2.05. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $23.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.43.

Sekisui House (OTCMKTS:SKHSY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The construction company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Sekisui House had a return on equity of 10.79% and a net margin of 5.94%.

About Sekisui House

Sekisui House, Ltd. designs, constructs, and contracts built-to-order detached houses in Japan and internationally. The company operates through Custom Detached Houses, Rental Housing, Architectural/Civil Engineering, Remodeling, Real Estate Management Fees, Houses For Sale, Condominiums, Urban Redevelopment, and Overseas segments.