Kubota Corp. (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) Stock Short Interest Rises 154.5%

Kubota Corp. (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 40,982 shares, a growth of 154.5% from the August 31st total of 16,103 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 49,545 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Zacks Research upgraded Kubota from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Strong Buy”.

Kubota Stock Performance

KUBTY traded up $1.95 on Friday, reaching $88.79. The stock had a trading volume of 10,855 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,491. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $87.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $85.97. The company has a market cap of $20.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.95. Kubota has a 12-month low of $60.53 and a 12-month high of $107.97. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

Kubota (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $2.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.79 by $0.99. Kubota had a net margin of 8.18% and a return on equity of 9.12%. The business had revenue of $5.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.05 billion. Kubota has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.150 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Kubota will post 7.66 earnings per share for the current year.

About Kubota

Kubota Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of agricultural, construction and industrial equipment. Founded in Osaka in 1890, the company began by producing cast-iron water pipes and later expanded into machinery and environmental infrastructure.

Kubota’s product portfolio includes tractors, combines, rice transplanters, agricultural implements, compact construction machinery, engines and equipment for municipal and industrial applications. The company also provides water-treatment systems, wastewater and environmental engineering solutions, and related infrastructure products.

Kubota serves customers in Japan and international markets, including North America, Europe and other parts of Asia.