Short Interest in Brother Industries Ltd. (OTCMKTS:BRTHY) Increases By 25.0%

Brother Industries Ltd. (OTCMKTS:BRTHY) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 5 shares, an increase of 25.0% from the December 15th total of 4 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 251 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 251 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Brother Industries Stock Performance

Shares of BRTHY opened at $43.89 on Tuesday. Brother Industries has a fifty-two week low of $28.75 and a fifty-two week high of $43.89. The company has a market capitalization of $5.61 billion and a PE ratio of 15.24. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $40.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $36.26.

Brother Industries (OTCMKTS:BRTHY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.04. Brother Industries had a return on equity of 7.84% and a net margin of 6.19%.The company had revenue of $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.37 billion. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Brother Industries will post 2.8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Brother Industries Company Profile

Brother Industries, Ltd. is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment company based in Nagoya, Japan. The company specializes in the design, manufacture and sale of a wide range of products including printers, multifunction printers, label printers, sewing and embroidery machines, garment printers, and industrial sewing machines. In addition to hardware, Brother provides related software solutions and support services to help customers optimize their document workflows, improve production efficiency and maintain equipment performance.

Brother’s printer and imaging division offers laser and inkjet models for home, office and industrial use, with features such as wireless connectivity, cloud integration and high-speed printing.