SoftBank Group Corp. Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:SFTBY) Short Interest Down 33.4% in February

SoftBank Group Corp. Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:SFTBY) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 3,991,075 shares, a decrease of 33.4% from the February 12th total of 5,994,575 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,906,372 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 3,906,372 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Key Stories Impacting SoftBank Group

Here are the key news stories impacting SoftBank Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PayPay raised about $880 million in its U.S. IPO, giving SoftBank a path to monetize an affiliate and crystallize value from its ecosystem investments. SoftBank’s PayPay set for hotly anticipated Nasdaq debut after raising $880 million
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded SoftBank to “hold”, a mild vote of confidence that may limit further downside from negative headlines. Zacks Research upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on SoftBank, increasing analyst attention and potentially improving liquidity in coverage and investor dialogue. Coverage Initiated at Cantor Fitzgerald
• Negative Sentiment: Jefferies downgraded SoftBank to “Underperform”, explicitly flagging rising valuation and structural risks from SoftBank’s expanding funding and concentrated exposure to OpenAI; this downgrade likely pressured the share price. SoftBank downgraded by Jefferies on rising risks tied to OpenAI investment
• Negative Sentiment: PayPay priced its IPO below the marketed range at $16 per share and raised ~$879.8M — the below-range pricing (cited across reports) signals weaker demand and reduces the mark-up SoftBank might have hoped for from the listing, weighing on perceived asset values. Market jitters tied to geopolitical tension were cited as a factor. SoftBank’s PayPay prices IPO below range at $16 a share PayPay prices IPO below marketed range

SoftBank Group Trading Down 7.0%

Shares of SoftBank Group stock opened at $11.20 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $13.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.01. SoftBank Group has a 1 year low of $4.97 and a 1 year high of $22.50. The company has a market capitalization of $127.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.17 and a beta of 1.46.

SoftBank Group (OTCMKTS:SFTBY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $12.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.44 billion. SoftBank Group had a net margin of 48.62% and a return on equity of 23.66%. Research analysts forecast that SoftBank Group will post 2.22 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of SoftBank Group from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on SoftBank Group in a report on Monday. They set an “overweight” rating on the stock. Zacks Research raised SoftBank Group to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Citigroup began coverage on SoftBank Group in a report on Monday, January 5th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Finally, BTIG Research began coverage on shares of SoftBank Group in a research report on Monday, January 5th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

SoftBank Group Company Profile

SoftBank Group Corp is a Tokyo‐based multinational conglomerate holding company with a primary focus on technology, telecommunications and investment management. Founded in 1981 by Masayoshi Son, the company initially operated as a software distributor before expanding into mobile communications and internet services. Over the years, SoftBank has built a diversified portfolio that spans telecom operators, semiconductor design, cloud computing, and emerging technology ventures.

A key pillar of SoftBank’s strategy is its investment arm, the SoftBank Vision Fund, which targets high‐growth technology companies around the globe.