Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) Short Interest Up 316.7% in February

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,000 shares, a growth of 316.7% from the January 31st total of 1,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 36,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Ajinomoto Stock Down 2.1 %

Shares of OTCMKTS AJINY opened at $39.58 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.93 and a quick ratio of 1.16. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $40.60 and a 200-day moving average price of $39.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.98 and a beta of 0.13. Ajinomoto has a 1 year low of $34.28 and a 1 year high of $44.84.

Ajinomoto (OTCMKTS:AJINY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Ajinomoto had a return on equity of 10.45% and a net margin of 6.02%.

Ajinomoto Company Profile

Ajinomoto Co, Inc engages in the seasonings and foods, frozen foods, and healthcare and other businesses in Japan and internationally. The Seasonings and Foods segment offers sauces and seasoning products under the AJI-NO-MOTO, HON-DASHI, Cook Do, Ajinomoto KK Consommé, Pure Select Mayonnaise, Ros Dee, Masako, Aji-ngon, Sazón, Sajiku, and CRISPY FRY names; and solutions and ingredients for foodservice and processed food manufacturers, processed foods, and restaurants, as well as industrial, retail, and other applications.