Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 110,039 shares, an increase of 103.3% from the August 31st total of 54,133 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 404,540 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Subaru from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group lowered shares of Subaru from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Subaru currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce”.

Subaru Stock Down 1.6%

FUJHY traded down $0.13 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $8.19. 30,204 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 263,809. Subaru has a 1 year low of $7.10 and a 1 year high of $11.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a current ratio of 2.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.75 billion, a PE ratio of 20.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $8.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $7.93.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by ($0.05). Subaru had a net margin of 1.77% and a return on equity of 3.04%. The firm had revenue of $7.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.94 billion. Subaru has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.572-0.572 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Subaru will post 0.66 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Subaru

A hedge fund recently raised its position in Subaru stock. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA grew its position in shares of Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) by 10.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 69,466 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,761 shares during the quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA’s holdings in Subaru were worth $542,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Institutional investors own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

About Subaru

Subaru Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer best known for its Subaru-branded automobiles. The company develops and sells passenger cars and sport utility vehicles, with a product range that includes the Impreza, Legacy, Outback, Forester, Crosstrek and BRZ. Subaru vehicles are widely associated with symmetrical all-wheel-drive systems and horizontally opposed “boxer” engines, features used across much of the company’s lineup.

The company also operates an aerospace business that develops and manufactures aircraft, aircraft components and related systems for commercial, government and defense customers.