Short Interest in YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) Increases By 57.8%

YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY - Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 16,100 shares, a growth of 57.8% from the February 13th total of 10,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 23,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company's stock are short sold.

YASKAWA Electric Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of YASKY traded up $0.35 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $55.38. The company's stock had a trading volume of 15,588 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,004. The firm has a market cap of $7.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.47 and a beta of 1.07. YASKAWA Electric has a 1-year low of $49.22 and a 1-year high of $87.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 2.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The company has a 50 day moving average of $55.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $57.20.

YASKAWA Electric (OTCMKTS:YASKY - Get Free Report) last issued its 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 14.92% and a net margin of 11.36%. As a group, research analysts predict that YASKAWA Electric will post 3.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

YASKAWA Electric Company Profile

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.