Marubeni Co. (OTCMKTS:MARUY) Short Interest Update

Marubeni Co. (OTCMKTS:MARUY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,100 shares, an increase of 250.0% from the November 15th total of 600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 27,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Marubeni Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:MARUY traded up $0.48 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $152.02. 15,049 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,923. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $156.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $169.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 0.89. Marubeni has a fifty-two week low of $137.70 and a fifty-two week high of $203.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.43.

Marubeni (OTCMKTS:MARUY) last posted its earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The conglomerate reported $3.87 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $12.37 billion during the quarter. Marubeni had a return on equity of 12.94% and a net margin of 6.19%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Marubeni will post 19.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Marubeni

Marubeni Corporation engages in various business activities. It manufactures, wholesales, and retails apparel, footwear, home furnishing and sport goods, industrial and textile materials, tire and rubber materials, and household and nursing care products; develops uranium, nuclear fuel cycle, iron ore, coking coal, copper mines, and related equipment and services; smelts and refines aluminum and magnesium; leases temporary steel construction materials; explores for, develops, and produces oil and gas; manages infrastructure funds; and develops and manages real estate.