Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 67,898 shares, an increase of 208.8% from the January 15th total of 21,986 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 177,814 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 177,814 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Subaru

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Subaru by 14.0% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 18,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,000 after purchasing an additional 2,326 shares during the last quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Subaru by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 595,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,019,000 after buying an additional 16,372 shares in the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Subaru by 11.6% in the 3rd quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 356,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,601,000 after buying an additional 37,021 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CHICAGO TRUST Co NA boosted its stake in shares of Subaru by 27.5% in the 3rd quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 64,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $663,000 after buying an additional 13,929 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Subaru Trading Up 0.2%

FUJHY opened at $10.22 on Thursday. Subaru has a fifty-two week low of $7.32 and a fifty-two week high of $11.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.66 billion, a PE ratio of 20.43 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 2.49 and a quick ratio of 1.99. The company’s 50-day moving average is $10.84 and its 200 day moving average is $10.52.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 6th. The company reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by ($0.34). The company had revenue of $7.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.22 billion. Subaru had a return on equity of 3.84% and a net margin of 2.27%.Subaru has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.561-0.561 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Subaru will post 1.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Zacks Research raised shares of Subaru from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.