Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:NSANY) Short Interest Update

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:NSANY) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 106,000 shares, a growth of 199.4% from the January 31st total of 35,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 849,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Nissan Motor Stock Performance

Shares of Nissan Motor stock traded up $0.12 during trading on Friday, hitting $5.86. 329,763 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 445,562. The stock has a market cap of $10.88 billion, a PE ratio of 15.42 and a beta of 0.90. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $5.69 and its 200 day moving average is $5.54. Nissan Motor has a 12 month low of $4.41 and a 12 month high of $8.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 1.79.

Nissan Motor (OTCMKTS:NSANY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $20.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.51 billion. Nissan Motor had a net margin of 0.85% and a return on equity of 2.74%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Nissan Motor will post 0.14 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Nomura lowered Nissan Motor from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th.

About Nissan Motor

Nissan Motor Co, Ltd. manufactures and sells vehicles and automotive parts worldwide. It sells vehicles under the Nissan and Infiniti brands. The company offers vehicle and vehicle parts; engines, manual transmissions, and multiplier/reducer units; automotive parts; axles; and other related components.