Short Interest in Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) Increases By 291.2%

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 22,300 shares, an increase of 291.2% from the December 31st total of 5,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 35,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Ajinomoto Stock Up 1.3 %

Ajinomoto stock traded up $0.52 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $40.00. 12,002 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 18,008. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $41.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $39.37. The company has a current ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The company has a market cap of $20.33 billion, a PE ratio of 33.61 and a beta of 0.14. Ajinomoto has a one year low of $34.28 and a one year high of $44.84.

Ajinomoto (OTCMKTS:AJINY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter. Ajinomoto had a return on equity of 10.40% and a net margin of 6.07%. The firm had revenue of $2.55 billion for the quarter.

About Ajinomoto

Ajinomoto Co, Inc engages in the seasonings and foods, frozen foods, and healthcare and other businesses in Japan and internationally. The Seasonings and Foods segment offers sauces and seasoning products under the AJI-NO-MOTO, HON-DASHI, Cook Do, Ajinomoto KK Consommé, Pure Select Mayonnaise, Ros Dee, Masako, Aji-ngon, Sazón, Sajiku, and CRISPY FRY names; and solutions and ingredients for foodservice and processed food manufacturers, processed foods, and restaurants, as well as industrial, retail, and other applications.