YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) Short Interest Up 352.2% in December

YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) saw a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 30,300 shares, a growth of 352.2% from the December 15th total of 6,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 86,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

YASKAWA Electric Stock Down 3.7 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:YASKY traded down $2.04 during trading on Monday, reaching $52.60. The stock had a trading volume of 22,852 shares, compared to its average volume of 36,542. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $53.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.96. The company has a current ratio of 2.44, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. YASKAWA Electric has a one year low of $49.22 and a one year high of $92.51. The company has a market capitalization of $7.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.27 and a beta of 1.07.

YASKAWA Electric (OTCMKTS:YASKY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 10th. The technology company reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. YASKAWA Electric had a net margin of 8.11% and a return on equity of 10.90%. As a group, research analysts expect that YASKAWA Electric will post 3.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

YASKAWA Electric Company Profile

YASKAWA Electric Corporation engages in motion control, robotics, system engineering, and other businesses worldwide. It manufactures and sells various AC drives, including general purpose AC drives, specific purpose AC drives, AC Drive for systems, regenerative energy saving units, and PM motors for use in household appliances, such as air conditioners and refrigerators; social infrastructures comprising elevators, escalators, trains, cranes, fans, and pumps; and factories that manufacture printing machinery, textile machinery, rubber machinery, and other materials.