YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 8,700 shares, a decrease of 83.3% from the January 15th total of 52,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 39,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

YASKAWA Electric Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of YASKAWA Electric stock traded down $0.53 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $56.78. 7,334 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 23,932. The firm has a market cap of $7.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.91 and a beta of 1.07. YASKAWA Electric has a 1 year low of $49.22 and a 1 year high of $92.51. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $54.04 and its 200 day moving average is $58.76. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 2.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

YASKAWA Electric (OTCMKTS:YASKY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 10th. The technology company reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter. YASKAWA Electric had a return on equity of 14.92% and a net margin of 11.36%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that YASKAWA Electric will post 3.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

YASKAWA Electric Company Profile

YASKAWA Electric Corporation engages in motion control, robotics, system engineering, and other businesses worldwide. It manufactures and sells various AC drives, including general purpose AC drives, specific purpose AC drives, AC Drive for systems, regenerative energy saving units, and PM motors for use in household appliances, such as air conditioners and refrigerators; social infrastructures comprising elevators, escalators, trains, cranes, fans, and pumps; and factories that manufacture printing machinery, textile machinery, rubber machinery, and other materials.