Short Interest in Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Grows By 65.3%

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 113,212 shares, an increase of 65.3% from the December 15th total of 68,490 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 100,366 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 100,366 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days.

Subaru Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:FUJHY opened at $11.18 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $16.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.16 and a beta of 0.34. Subaru has a fifty-two week low of $7.32 and a fifty-two week high of $11.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 2.49. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $10.96 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.28.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.02. Subaru had a return on equity of 9.62% and a net margin of 5.49%.The company had revenue of $7.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.53 billion. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Subaru will post 1.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Subaru

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Subaru by 12.7% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 15,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,000 after purchasing an additional 1,728 shares during the last quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA grew its position in Subaru by 24.5% in the second quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 50,737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $442,000 after acquiring an additional 9,993 shares during the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC raised its stake in Subaru by 11.6% during the third quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 356,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,601,000 after acquiring an additional 37,021 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Beddow Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Subaru by 2.8% in the third quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 595,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,019,000 after acquiring an additional 16,372 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.