Kyocera Co. (OTCMKTS:KYOCY) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Kyocera Co. (OTCMKTS:KYOCYGet Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 44,400 shares, a growth of 79.0% from the January 31st total of 24,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 87,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Kyocera Trading Up 3.5 %

Kyocera stock opened at $11.57 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 3.20 and a quick ratio of 1.97. The company has a market capitalization of $16.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 82.64, a PEG ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 0.28. Kyocera has a one year low of $9.21 and a one year high of $14.80. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $10.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.82.

Kyocera (OTCMKTS:KYOCYGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported ($0.08) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.16 by ($0.24). Kyocera had a return on equity of 0.82% and a net margin of 1.34%. On average, analysts forecast that Kyocera will post 0.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Kyocera

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Kyocera Corporation develops, produces, and distributes products based on fine ceramic technologies in Japan, rest of Asia, Europe, the United States, and internationally. It operates through Core Components Business, Electronic Components Business, and Solutions Business segments. The Core Components Business segment offers components, such as fine ceramic components for semiconductor processing equipment, automotive camera modules, and ceramic packages, as well as organic packages and boards to protect electronic components and ICs to industrial machinery, automotive-related, and the information and communication-related markets; optical components, and jewelry and applied ceramic related products; and medical devices comprising prosthetic joints and dental implants.

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