YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) Short Interest Up 57.8% in February

YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 16,100 shares, an increase of 57.8% from the February 13th total of 10,200 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 23,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

YASKAWA Electric Stock Performance

Shares of YASKAWA Electric stock opened at $55.03 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.41, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $55.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $57.45. YASKAWA Electric has a 1-year low of $49.22 and a 1-year high of $87.95. The company has a market cap of $7.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.36 and a beta of 1.07.

YASKAWA Electric (OTCMKTS:YASKY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 10th. The technology company reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter. YASKAWA Electric had a return on equity of 14.92% and a net margin of 11.36%. As a group, analysts anticipate that YASKAWA Electric will post 3.02 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.