Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:HTCMY) Short Interest Up 900.0% in April

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:HTCMY) saw a large growth in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,000 shares, a growth of 900.0% from the March 31st total of 100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.0 days.

Hitachi Construction Machinery Stock Performance

HTCMY opened at $56.37 on Friday. Hitachi Construction Machinery has a one year low of $47.70 and a one year high of $67.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 1.44 and a quick ratio of 0.63. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $59.20 and its 200-day moving average is $55.54.

Hitachi Construction Machinery (OTCMKTS:HTCMY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 26th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter. Hitachi Construction Machinery had a return on equity of 12.15% and a net margin of 6.69%. The company had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Hitachi Construction Machinery will post 6.4 EPS for the current year.

Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Profile

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells construction machineries worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Construction Machinery Business and Solution Business. It offers excavators and wheel loaders, hydraulic excavators, compaction equipment, and rigid dump trucks.