Short Interest in Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Decreases By 40.2%

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 186,876 shares, a drop of 40.2% from the June 15th total of 312,718 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 669,489 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FUJHY has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group lowered shares of Subaru from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Zacks Research lowered Subaru from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Subaru has a consensus rating of “Reduce”.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Subaru

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FUJHY. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Subaru by 14.0% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 18,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,000 after purchasing an additional 2,326 shares during the period. Great Lakes Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Subaru by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 381,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,095,000 after buying an additional 25,432 shares during the period. Finally, CHICAGO TRUST Co NA grew its position in shares of Subaru by 10.8% during the first quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 69,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $542,000 after buying an additional 6,761 shares in the last quarter. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Subaru Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:FUJHY traded up $0.08 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $7.81. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 284,243 shares, compared to its average volume of 258,195. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $7.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $8.68. The company has a market cap of $11.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.74 and a beta of 0.37. Subaru has a 12-month low of $7.10 and a 12-month high of $11.70.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 15th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.22 by ($0.18). The firm had revenue of $8.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.67 billion. Subaru had a return on equity of 3.38% and a net margin of 1.96%.Subaru has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.572-0.572 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Subaru will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Subaru

Subaru Corporation, traded over the counter as OTCMKTS:FUJHY, is a Japanese multinational automaker known for its distinctive use of the horizontally opposed “boxer” engine and standard symmetrical all-wheel-drive system across most of its vehicle lineup. Founded in 1953 as Fuji Heavy Industries, the company rebranded to Subaru Corporation in 2017 to align its corporate identity with its well‐established automotive brand. Subaru’s product portfolio includes compact and midsize sedans, sport wagons, crossovers and SUVs, with flagship models such as the Impreza, Legacy, Outback, Forester and Crosstrek (also marketed as the XV in some regions), as well as the performance-oriented BRZ sports coupe developed in partnership with Toyota.

In addition to passenger vehicles, Subaru Corporation is involved in the manufacturing of automotive components, aerospace products and industrial machinery, leveraging advanced materials and precision engineering capabilities inherited from its Fuji Heavy Industries heritage.