Mazda Motor Co. (OTCMKTS:MZDAY) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Mazda Motor Co. (OTCMKTS:MZDAY) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 50,900 shares, a growth of 20.0% from the May 31st total of 42,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 226,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Mazda Motor Price Performance

OTCMKTS:MZDAY opened at $4.79 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $5.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.49. Mazda Motor has a 52-week low of $4.50 and a 52-week high of $6.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

Mazda Motor (OTCMKTS:MZDAY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 10th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter. Mazda Motor had a net margin of 4.30% and a return on equity of 14.25%. The company had revenue of $8.49 billion during the quarter. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Mazda Motor will post 0.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Mazda Motor

Mazda Motor Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in Japan, China, North America, Europe, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Toyo Kogyo Co, Ltd. and changed its name to Mazda Motor Corporation in May 1984. Mazda Motor Corporation was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Hiroshima, Japan.