Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) Short Interest Up 621.3% in October

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 33,900 shares, an increase of 621.3% from the September 30th total of 4,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 34,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Ajinomoto Trading Down 0.4 %

OTCMKTS:AJINY opened at $37.19 on Friday. Ajinomoto has a 12 month low of $34.28 and a 12 month high of $41.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $38.15 and its 200 day moving average is $37.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.18 billion, a PE ratio of 31.52 and a beta of 0.08.

Ajinomoto (OTCMKTS:AJINY) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter. Ajinomoto had a return on equity of 9.36% and a net margin of 5.72%.

About Ajinomoto

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.