Sysmex Co. (OTCMKTS:SSMXY) Short Interest Up 96.2% in November

Sysmex Co. (OTCMKTS:SSMXY) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 10,200 shares, an increase of 96.2% from the October 31st total of 5,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 103,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Sysmex Stock Performance

OTCMKTS SSMXY traded down $0.15 during trading on Friday, hitting $20.67. 28,821 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 65,942. Sysmex has a 12-month low of $14.38 and a 12-month high of $29.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.80 and a beta of 0.84. The business has a 50 day moving average of $19.48 and a 200-day moving average of $17.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 2.40 and a current ratio of 3.23.

About Sysmex

Sysmex Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of diagnostic instruments, reagents, and related software in Japan. It offers three-part and five-part white blood cell differentiation instruments for use in hematology; and transport systems for high-volume testing in labs. The company also provides automated urine particle analyzers; automated blood coagulation analyzers; automated immunochemistry systems, which perform assays on minute sample quantities, as well as reagents to test for infectious disease and tumor markers; and flow cytometers to perform analysis in diagnosing leukemia, malignant lymphoma, and HIV/AIDS.