Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:RCRUY) Short Interest Update

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:RCRUY) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 491,049 shares, a decline of 45.0% from the July 15th total of 892,393 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,697,564 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Zacks Research lowered shares of Recruit from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Recruit has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Recruit Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of Recruit stock opened at $20.16 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $15.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.81. Recruit has a 12 month low of $7.57 and a 12 month high of $21.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $148.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.77 and a beta of 1.70.

Recruit (OTCMKTS:RCRUY) last announced its earnings results on Friday, August 7th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $6.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.19 billion. Recruit had a return on equity of 36.40% and a net margin of 14.94%. Analysts predict that Recruit will post 0.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Recruit Company Profile

Recruit Holdings Co, Ltd. (OTCMKTS: RCRUY) is a Japan-based provider of human resources and information services that operates a diversified portfolio of staffing, recruitment and consumer-facing platforms. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company builds and runs digital marketplaces and service businesses that connect employers with job seekers, support corporate HR functions, and offer related marketing and consumer services in areas such as lifestyle and local search.

The company’s principal activities include online job search and employer branding platforms, temporary and permanent staffing, recruitment process outsourcing, and HR technology solutions.