Short Interest in YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) Grows By 35.6%

YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,100 shares, an increase of 35.6% from the September 30th total of 4,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 22,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

YASKAWA Electric Price Performance

YASKY opened at $55.65 on Friday. YASKAWA Electric has a one year low of $54.56 and a one year high of $92.51. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $63.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $71.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 2.44.

YASKAWA Electric (OTCMKTS:YASKY) last posted its earnings results on Friday, October 4th. The technology company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter. YASKAWA Electric had a return on equity of 10.90% and a net margin of 8.11%. The business had revenue of $840.09 million during the quarter. Sell-side analysts anticipate that YASKAWA Electric will post 3.26 EPS for the current year.

YASKAWA Electric Company Profile

YASKAWA Electric Corporation engages in motion control, robotics, system engineering, and other businesses worldwide. It manufactures and sells various AC drives, including general purpose AC drives, specific purpose AC drives, AC Drive for systems, regenerative energy saving units, and PM motors for use in household appliances, such as air conditioners and refrigerators; social infrastructures comprising elevators, escalators, trains, cranes, fans, and pumps; and factories that manufacture printing machinery, textile machinery, rubber machinery, and other materials.