Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS:FKKFF) Short Interest Up 108.2% in August

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS:FKKFF) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 270,114 shares, a growth of 108.2% from the July 30th total of 129,722 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 20 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 13,505.7 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Fukuoka Financial Group Stock Performance

Shares of FKKFF stock opened at $46.65 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $40.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -86.39 and a beta of 0.03. Fukuoka Financial Group has a 52 week low of $27.21 and a 52 week high of $46.65. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $34.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $29.81.

About Fukuoka Financial Group

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides various banking services to individual and corporate customers. The company accepts various deposits, such as current deposits, ordinary and other demand deposits, time deposits, and negotiable certificates of deposit, as well as provides loan products. It is also involved in securities, office work agent, loan guarantee, system development and operation, assessment and analysis, credit card, collateral valuation, credit management and collection, consulting, insurance, research and development, investments, and factoring businesses.