Komatsu Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

Komatsu Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 23,100 shares, a decrease of 56.7% from the February 28th total of 53,400 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 172,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Komatsu Stock Performance

Shares of Komatsu stock opened at $30.33 on Friday. Komatsu has a 12 month low of $24.05 and a 12 month high of $32.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.91, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The company has a market capitalization of $28.84 billion, a PE ratio of 10.76, a PEG ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.04. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $30.01 and its 200 day simple moving average is $28.03.

Komatsu (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The industrial products company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter. Komatsu had a return on equity of 12.39% and a net margin of 9.89%. On average, research analysts predict that Komatsu will post 2.73 EPS for the current year.

About Komatsu

Komatsu Ltd. manufactures and sells construction, mining, and utility equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, China, Rest of Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and CIS countries. It operates through three segments: Construction, Mining and Utility Equipment; Retail Finance; and Industrial Machinery and Others.