SMC Co. (OTCMKTS:SMCAY) Short Interest Update

SMC Co. (OTCMKTS:SMCAY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 788,500 shares, a growth of 441.6% from the March 15th total of 145,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 928,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

SMC Stock Down 0.9 %

OTCMKTS:SMCAY traded down $0.15 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $15.91. 919,565 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 670,394. SMC has a 12 month low of $14.85 and a 12 month high of $28.32. The stock has a market cap of $20.79 billion, a PE ratio of 19.40, a PEG ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a fifty day moving average of $18.18 and a 200 day moving average of $19.76.

SMC (OTCMKTS:SMCAY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 14th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter. SMC had a return on equity of 8.31% and a net margin of 20.52%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that SMC will post 0.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

SMC Company Profile

SMC Corporation manufactures, processes, and sells automatic control equipment, sintered filters, and various types of filtration equipment worldwide. The company offers air management system, directional control valves, air cylinders, rotatory actuators/air grippers, electric actuators/cylinders, fitting and tubing, and modular F.R.L./pressure control equipment, as well as vacuum, air preparation, and lubrication equipment.