Brother Industries Ltd. (OTCMKTS:BRTHY) Short Interest Update

Brother Industries Ltd. (OTCMKTS:BRTHY) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 10 shares, an increase of 100.0% from the December 31st total of 5 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 156 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Based on an average trading volume of 156 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Brother Industries Price Performance

OTCMKTS:BRTHY opened at $42.61 on Friday. Brother Industries has a 52 week low of $28.75 and a 52 week high of $43.89. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $40.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $36.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.45 billion and a PE ratio of 14.80.

Brother Industries (OTCMKTS:BRTHY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.37 billion. Sell-side analysts expect 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.