Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:RCRUY) Short Interest Up 49.7% in February

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:RCRUY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 106,720 shares, an increase of 49.7% from the January 29th total of 71,275 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 3,354,185 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Based on an average trading volume of 3,354,185 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Recruit Stock Up 0.3%

RCRUY opened at $8.64 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $67.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.71 and a beta of 1.66. Recruit has a 52-week low of $7.69 and a 52-week high of $12.99. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.34 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $10.62.

Recruit (OTCMKTS:RCRUY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $6.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.03 billion. Recruit had a return on equity of 30.40% and a net margin of 12.85%. On average, research analysts forecast that Recruit will post 0.36 EPS for the current year.

About Recruit

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.