Kubota Co. (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Kubota Co. (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,000 shares, an increase of 566.7% from the November 30th total of 1,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 111,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Kubota Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of Kubota stock traded up $0.21 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $58.15. The company had a trading volume of 98,917 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,842. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $62.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $67.67. Kubota has a fifty-two week low of $55.71 and a fifty-two week high of $85.00. The firm has a market cap of $13.69 billion, a PE ratio of 8.07, a P/E/G ratio of 4.15 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 1.31.

About Kubota

Kubota Corporation manufactures and sells agricultural and construction machinery in Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Farm & Machinery, Water & Environment, and Others. The Farm & Machinery segment offers tractors, power tillers, combine harvesters, rice transplanters, turf equipment, utility vehicles, other agricultural machinery, implements, attachments, post-harvest machinery, vegetable production equipment, intermediate management machine, and other equipment; cooperative drying, rice seedling, and gardening facilities; scales, weighing and measuring control systems, and air purifier; engines for farm equipment, construction machinery, industrial machinery, and generators; and mini excavators, wheel and skid steer loaders, compact track loaders, and other construction machinery related products.