Shiseido Co. (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 581.0% in October

Shiseido Co. (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 97,560 shares, a growth of 581.0% from the October 15th total of 14,325 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 71,385 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Shiseido Price Performance

SSDOY stock opened at $25.97 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $10.38 billion, a P/E ratio of -64.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 0.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.38. Shiseido has a 1 year low of $13.60 and a 1 year high of $26.06. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $20.08.

Shiseido (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 10th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.49 billion. Shiseido had a positive return on equity of 4.06% and a negative net margin of 2.39%. Shiseido has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.975-0.975 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Shiseido will post 0.80 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Shiseido Company Profile

Shiseido Company, Limited is a Japanese beauty company founded in Tokyo in 1872 by pharmacist Arinobu Fukuhara. It began as a Western-style pharmacy and developed into an international cosmetics and skincare business. The company develops, markets and sells skincare, makeup, sun-care and fragrance products. Its brands include Shiseido, NARS, Clé de Peau Beauté, Anessa and Drunk Elephant. Headquartered in Tokyo, Shiseido serves customers in Japan and markets across Asia, the Americas and Europe. Its business includes product development, brand marketing and sales through retail and other distribution channels.