Short Interest in YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) Expands By 352.2%

YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY - Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 30,300 shares, a growth of 352.2% from the December 15th total of 6,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 86,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

YASKAWA Electric Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS YASKY traded down $2.04 during trading on Monday, reaching $52.60. 22,852 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 36,542. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $53.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.96. The stock has a market cap of $7.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.27 and a beta of 1.07. YASKAWA Electric has a 12-month low of $49.22 and a 12-month high of $92.51. The company has a current ratio of 2.44, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

YASKAWA Electric (OTCMKTS:YASKY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 10th. The technology company reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter. YASKAWA Electric had a return on equity of 10.90% and a net margin of 8.11%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that YASKAWA Electric will post 3.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About YASKAWA Electric

YASKAWA Electric Corporation engages in motion control, robotics, system engineering, and other businesses worldwide. It manufactures and sells various AC drives, including general purpose AC drives, specific purpose AC drives, AC Drive for systems, regenerative energy saving units, and PM motors for use in household appliances, such as air conditioners and refrigerators; social infrastructures comprising elevators, escalators, trains, cranes, fans, and pumps; and factories that manufacture printing machinery, textile machinery, rubber machinery, and other materials.