Sysmex Co. (OTCMKTS:SSMXY) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Sysmex Co. (OTCMKTS:SSMXY - Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 900 shares, a growth of 125.0% from the December 15th total of 400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 216,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Sysmex Trading Down 1.5 %

OTCMKTS SSMXY traded down $0.29 on Friday, reaching $18.63. The company had a trading volume of 57,517 shares, compared to its average volume of 90,856. Sysmex has a 52 week low of $14.38 and a 52 week high of $28.58. The stock's 50 day moving average is $19.44 and its 200-day moving average is $18.62. The company has a quick ratio of 2.42, a current ratio of 3.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The stock has a market cap of $11.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.11 and a beta of 0.89.

About Sysmex

Sysmex Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of diagnostic instruments, reagents, and related software in Japan. It offers three-part and five-part white blood cell differentiation instruments for use in hematology; and transport systems for high-volume testing in labs. The company also provides automated urine particle analyzers; automated blood coagulation analyzers; automated immunochemistry systems, which perform assays on minute sample quantities, as well as reagents to test for infectious disease and tumor markers; and flow cytometers to perform analysis in diagnosing leukemia, malignant lymphoma, and HIV/AIDS.