Shimizu Corporation Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:SHMUY) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 1,708.8% in September

Shimizu Corporation Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:SHMUY) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,031 shares, a growth of 1,708.8% from the August 31st total of 57 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,447 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Shimizu Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:SHMUY opened at $64.25 on Friday. Shimizu has a 12-month low of $58.43 and a 12-month high of $93.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.90 and a beta of 0.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.28. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $62.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $71.11.

Shimizu (OTCMKTS:SHMUY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.58 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $3.03 billion for the quarter. Shimizu had a net margin of 8.11% and a return on equity of 9.00%.

Shimizu Company Profile

Shimizu Corporation is a Japan-based construction and engineering company that provides building construction, civil engineering and related project management services. Its work spans commercial and residential buildings, offices, hospitals, schools, industrial facilities, transportation infrastructure, tunnels, bridges and other large-scale public and private projects.

The company also engages in urban development, real estate-related activities, engineering and environmental services, and infrastructure solutions.