Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Stock Short Interest Jumps 103.3%

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 110,039 shares, a growth of 103.3% from the August 31st total of 54,133 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 404,540 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Subaru Price Performance

FUJHY stock traded down $0.11 during trading on Monday, hitting $8.29. 45,808 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 264,762. The stock has a market cap of $11.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.72, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.36. Subaru has a one year low of $7.10 and a one year high of $11.70. The company has a current ratio of 2.29, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $7.93.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by ($0.05). Subaru had a return on equity of 3.04% and a net margin of 1.77%.The firm had revenue of $7.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.94 billion. Subaru has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.572-0.572 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Subaru will post 0.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Subaru

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Subaru stock. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA increased its stake in shares of Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) by 10.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 69,466 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,761 shares during the quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA’s holdings in Subaru were worth $542,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 0.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on FUJHY. UBS Group lowered Subaru from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Subaru from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce”.

Subaru Company Profile

Subaru Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer best known for its Subaru-branded automobiles. The company develops and sells passenger cars and sport utility vehicles, with a product range that includes the Impreza, Legacy, Outback, Forester, Crosstrek and BRZ. Subaru vehicles are widely associated with symmetrical all-wheel-drive systems and horizontally opposed “boxer” engines, features used across much of the company’s lineup.

The company also operates an aerospace business that develops and manufactures aircraft, aircraft components and related systems for commercial, government and defense customers.