Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. (OTCMKTS:TKOMY) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 219.4% in October

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. (OTCMKTS:TKOMY) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 469,496 shares, an increase of 219.4% from the September 30th total of 147,007 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,638,380 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Tokio Marine Stock Performance

TKOMY stock opened at $3.52 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $35.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.87. Tokio Marine has a 1-year low of $2.14 and a 1-year high of $3.87. The company has a market capitalization of $102.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.85, a PEG ratio of 25.38 and a beta of 0.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 60.25 and a quick ratio of 60.25.

Tokio Marine (OTCMKTS:TKOMY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 12th. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $12.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.49 billion. Tokio Marine had a net margin of 9.00% and a return on equity of 13.06%. Tokio Marine has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.225-3.225 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Tokio Marine will post 0.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Zacks Research downgraded Tokio Marine from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Tokio Marine Company Profile

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc is a Japan-based insurance group and the parent company of Tokio Marine Group. Its principal businesses include property and casualty insurance, life insurance, and related financial and risk-management services. The group serves individual, corporate and institutional customers with coverage for areas such as automobiles, homes, businesses, marine activities, accidents and other commercial risks.

The company traces its history to the establishment of Tokio Marine Insurance in Japan in 1879.