Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) Short Interest Update

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,700 shares, a growth of 2,600.0% from the February 28th total of 100 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 32,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Ajinomoto Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:AJINY opened at $40.55 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $40.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.12. Ajinomoto has a 52 week low of $34.28 and a 52 week high of $44.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.93. The company has a market cap of $20.61 billion, a PE ratio of 33.79 and a beta of 0.14.

Ajinomoto (OTCMKTS:AJINY) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Ajinomoto had a return on equity of 10.45% and a net margin of 6.02%.

Ajinomoto Company Profile

Ajinomoto Co, Inc engages in the seasonings and foods, frozen foods, and healthcare and other businesses in Japan and internationally. The Seasonings and Foods segment offers sauces and seasoning products under the AJI-NO-MOTO, HON-DASHI, Cook Do, Ajinomoto KK Consommé, Pure Select Mayonnaise, Ros Dee, Masako, Aji-ngon, Sazón, Sajiku, and CRISPY FRY names; and solutions and ingredients for foodservice and processed food manufacturers, processed foods, and restaurants, as well as industrial, retail, and other applications.