Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) saw unusually-high trading volume on Monday . 241,252 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 7% from the previous session’s volume of 258,282 shares.The stock last traded at $8.01 and had previously closed at $7.83.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on FUJHY shares. UBS Group lowered shares of Subaru from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Subaru from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Subaru presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce”.

Subaru Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of $11.46 billion, a PE ratio of 18.16 and a beta of 0.37. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $7.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $8.61.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 15th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by ($0.18). The business had revenue of $8.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.67 billion. Subaru had a return on equity of 3.38% and a net margin of 1.96%.Subaru has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.572-0.572 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Subaru Corporation will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Subaru

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Great Lakes Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Subaru by 7.1% during the fourth quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 381,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,095,000 after purchasing an additional 25,432 shares in the last quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA boosted its position in shares of Subaru by 10.8% in the 1st quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 69,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $542,000 after purchasing an additional 6,761 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Subaru by 14.0% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 18,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,000 after buying an additional 2,326 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Subaru Company Profile

Subaru Corporation, traded over the counter as OTCMKTS:FUJHY, is a Japanese multinational automaker known for its distinctive use of the horizontally opposed “boxer” engine and standard symmetrical all-wheel-drive system across most of its vehicle lineup. Founded in 1953 as Fuji Heavy Industries, the company rebranded to Subaru Corporation in 2017 to align its corporate identity with its well‐established automotive brand. Subaru’s product portfolio includes compact and midsize sedans, sport wagons, crossovers and SUVs, with flagship models such as the Impreza, Legacy, Outback, Forester and Crosstrek (also marketed as the XV in some regions), as well as the performance-oriented BRZ sports coupe developed in partnership with Toyota.

In addition to passenger vehicles, Subaru Corporation is involved in the manufacturing of automotive components, aerospace products and industrial machinery, leveraging advanced materials and precision engineering capabilities inherited from its Fuji Heavy Industries heritage.