Yaskawa Electric Corp. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) Short Interest Up 72.7% in July

Yaskawa Electric Corp. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) saw a large growth in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,900 shares, agrowthof72.7% from the July 15th total of 1,100 shares. Approximately0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 28,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 28,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Yaskawa Electric from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th.

Yaskawa Electric Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:YASKY opened at $41.76 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $5.42 billion, a PE ratio of 14.76 and a beta of 1.06. The company’s fifty day moving average is $42.76 and its 200 day moving average is $46.55. Yaskawa Electric has a 52 week low of $36.11 and a 52 week high of $73.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 2.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

Yaskawa Electric (OTCMKTS:YASKY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 4th. The technology company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $869.63 million for the quarter. Yaskawa Electric had a net margin of 10.37% and a return on equity of 12.90%. Research analysts anticipate that Yaskawa Electric will post 3.02 earnings per share for the current year.

Yaskawa Electric Company Profile

YASKAWA Electric Corporation engages in motion control, robotics, system engineering, and other businesses worldwide. It manufactures and sells various AC drives, including general purpose AC drives, specific purpose AC drives, AC Drive for systems, regenerative energy saving units, and PM motors for use in household appliances, such as air conditioners and refrigerators; social infrastructures comprising elevators, escalators, trains, cranes, fans, and pumps; and factories that manufacture printing machinery, textile machinery, rubber machinery, and other materials.