Short Interest in Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) Drops By 30.2%

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) was the target of a large decline in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,000 shares, a decline of 30.2% from the February 29th total of 4,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 54,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Ajinomoto Trading Up 0.3 %

OTCMKTS:AJINY opened at $37.20 on Friday. Ajinomoto has a fifty-two week low of $34.07 and a fifty-two week high of $42.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.40 billion, a PE ratio of 28.52 and a beta of 0.09. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $38.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $38.20.

Ajinomoto (OTCMKTS:AJINY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 6th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Ajinomoto had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 6.78%. The company had revenue of $2.57 billion for the quarter.

Ajinomoto Company Profile

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 flavored 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.