FUJIFILM Holdings Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJIY) Short Interest Up 86.3% in August

FUJIFILM Holdings Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJIY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 126,500 shares, an increase of 86.3% from the August 15th total of 67,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 112,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of FUJIFILM from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th.

FUJIFILM Trading Down 1.8 %

FUJIY stock traded down $0.25 during trading on Friday, reaching $13.40. 39,960 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 90,864. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $12.22 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.44. FUJIFILM has a 1 year low of $8.99 and a 1 year high of $13.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.43.

FUJIFILM (OTCMKTS:FUJIY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter. FUJIFILM had a net margin of 8.19% and a return on equity of 7.96%. The business had revenue of $4.80 billion during the quarter. On average, research analysts predict that FUJIFILM will post 0.7 earnings per share for the current year.

FUJIFILM Company Profile

FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation develops, manufactures, sells, and services imaging, healthcare, materials, and business innovation solutions worldwide. The company's Healthcare segment provides products and services, such as medical devices, biomedical contract development and manufacturing organization, pharmaceutical, regenerative medicine, and cosmetics and supplements in the areas of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.