Short Interest in Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Grows By 243.5%

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 398,068 shares, an increase of 243.5% from the July 15th total of 115,887 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,007,470 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Subaru Stock Performance

OTCMKTS FUJHY traded down $0.08 on Thursday, reaching $8.02. The company had a trading volume of 19,227 shares, compared to its average volume of 285,793. Subaru has a 1-year low of $7.10 and a 1-year high of $11.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.34 and a beta of 0.35. The company’s fifty day moving average is $7.84 and its 200-day moving average is $8.30.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by ($0.05). Subaru had a return on equity of 3.01% and a net margin of 1.77%.The business had revenue of $7.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.94 billion. Subaru has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.572-0.572 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Subaru will post 0.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Subaru

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Subaru stock. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA lifted its holdings in shares of Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) by 10.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 69,466 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,761 shares during the quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA’s holdings in Subaru were worth $542,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

About Subaru

Subaru Corporation, traded over the counter as OTCMKTS:FUJHY, is a Japanese multinational automaker known for its distinctive use of the horizontally opposed “boxer” engine and standard symmetrical all-wheel-drive system across most of its vehicle lineup. Founded in 1953 as Fuji Heavy Industries, the company rebranded to Subaru Corporation in 2017 to align its corporate identity with its well‐established automotive brand. Subaru’s product portfolio includes compact and midsize sedans, sport wagons, crossovers and SUVs, with flagship models such as the Impreza, Legacy, Outback, Forester and Crosstrek (also marketed as the XV in some regions), as well as the performance-oriented BRZ sports coupe developed in partnership with Toyota.

In addition to passenger vehicles, Subaru Corporation is involved in the manufacturing of automotive components, aerospace products and industrial machinery, leveraging advanced materials and precision engineering capabilities inherited from its Fuji Heavy Industries heritage.