HOYA Co. (OTCMKTS:HOCPY) Short Interest Up 350.0% in June

HOYA Co. (OTCMKTS:HOCPY) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totalling 9,000 shares, a growth of 350.0% from the June 15th total of 2,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 53,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

HOYA Trading Up 0.3 %

HOYA stock traded up $0.36 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $129.74. 24,121 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 23,657. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $119.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $121.77. HOYA has a 12-month low of $95.04 and a 12-month high of $135.00. The firm has a market cap of $45.53 billion, a PE ratio of 36.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a current ratio of 4.84, a quick ratio of 4.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02.

HOYA (OTCMKTS:HOCPY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 15th. The technology company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.27. HOYA had a return on equity of 20.47% and a net margin of 22.83%. The company had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter. Research analysts expect that HOYA will post 3.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

HOYA Company Profile

HOYA Corporation, a med-tech company, provides high-tech and medical products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Life Care, Telecommunication, and Other. The company offers life care products, including eyeglass and contact lenses; medical endoscopes; intraocular lenses; laparoscopic surgical instruments; automatic endoscope cleaning equipment; and other medical related products, such as prosthetic ceramic fillers and metallic implants for orthopedics.