THK Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:THKLY) Short Interest Up 450.0% in January

THK Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:THKLY - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,200 shares, an increase of 450.0% from the January 15th total of 400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 26,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

THK Price Performance

Shares of THK stock traded down $0.41 on Friday, hitting $11.70. 1,961 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,323. THK has a 12-month low of $7.68 and a 12-month high of $13.00. The company has a current ratio of 4.09, a quick ratio of 2.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a market cap of $3.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.40 and a beta of 0.91. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $11.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.11.

THK (OTCMKTS:THKLY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. THK had a return on equity of 3.51% and a net margin of 3.85%. Analysts expect that THK will post 0.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About THK

THK Co, Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of mechanical components worldwide. The company provides linear motion (LM) guides, ball screws, ball splines, LM guide actuators, cross roller rings/ double row angular contact ring, electric actuators, linear motor actuators, cam followers, roller followers, linear bushes, LM strokes, slide packs, slide rails, cross roller guides and tables, linear ball slides, LM and flat rollers, spline nuts, screw nuts, change nuts, precision linear packs, link balls, rod ends, spherical plain bearings, lubrication accessories, and seismic isolation products.