Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 209.7% in September

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 340,822 shares, an increase of 209.7% from the September 15th total of 110,039 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 214,160 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Subaru Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS FUJHY opened at $8.00 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $7.92. The stock has a market cap of $11.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.00, a PEG ratio of 0.36 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a current ratio of 2.29, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. Subaru has a 12 month low of $7.10 and a 12 month high of $11.70.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $7.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.94 billion. Subaru had a net margin of 1.77% and a return on equity of 3.04%. Subaru has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.572-0.572 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Subaru will post 0.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FUJHY has been the topic of a number of research reports. Zacks Research raised Subaru from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group cut Subaru from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce”.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently raised its position in Subaru stock. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) by 69.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,221 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,947 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in Subaru were worth $58,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Subaru Company Profile

Subaru Corporation is a Japanese transportation manufacturer best known for its Subaru-branded automobiles. The company develops and sells passenger cars and sport utility vehicles, with a product lineup recognized for symmetrical all-wheel-drive systems, horizontally opposed “boxer” engines and advanced driver-assistance technologies such as EyeSight.

In addition to automobiles, Subaru operates an aerospace business that designs and manufactures aircraft components and structures and participates in aircraft development and production programs.