Short Interest in Seiko Epson Co. (OTCMKTS:SEKEY) Grows By 2,526.9%

Seiko Epson Co. (OTCMKTS:SEKEY) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 68,300 shares, an increase of 2,526.9% from the February 28th total of 2,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 86,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Seiko Epson Trading Down 0.4 %

Seiko Epson stock traded down $0.03 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $8.31. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 27,449 shares, compared to its average volume of 37,855. Seiko Epson has a one year low of $7.52 and a one year high of $9.69. The stock has a market cap of $6.39 billion, a PE ratio of 14.57 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a 50 day moving average of $8.35 and a 200-day moving average of $8.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 2.01.

Seiko Epson (OTCMKTS:SEKEY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter. Seiko Epson had a net margin of 4.24% and a return on equity of 6.63%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Seiko Epson will post 0.48 EPS for the current year.

About Seiko Epson

Seiko Epson Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, sells, and provides services for products in the printing solutions, visual communications, manufacturing-related and wearables, and other businesses. It operates through three segments: Printing Solutions, Visual Communications, and Manufacturing-related and Wearables segments.