Short Interest in Unicharm Co. (OTCMKTS:UNICY) Grows By 60.8%

Unicharm Co. (OTCMKTS:UNICY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 11,900 shares, an increase of 60.8% from the December 15th total of 7,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,046,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Unicharm Stock Performance

Shares of UNICY traded up $0.12 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $4.07. The company had a trading volume of 417,366 shares, compared to its average volume of 850,441. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $4.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $6.11. Unicharm has a 1 year low of $3.54 and a 1 year high of $6.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.35 and a beta of 0.22.

About Unicharm

Unicharm Corporation engages in the manufacturing and sale of wellness, feminine, baby and children, kirei, and pet care products in Japan and internationally. The company's baby and child care products, including disposable diapers and wipes under the Moony, MamyPoko, Oyasumiman, and Torepanman brands; feminine care products comprise napkins, tampons, panty liners, sanitary short, panty liners, and other feminine care products under the Sofy, Center-In, and Unicharm brand names; and wellness care products include napkin-type incontinence pads, pants-type diapers, tape-type diapers, pants-type specialized urine pads, and tape-type specialized urine pads under the Lifree and Charmnap brand.