Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Short Interest Down 60.5% in August

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) saw a significant drop in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 157,088 shares, a drop of 60.5% from the July 30th total of 398,068 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 398,082 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Trading of Subaru

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Subaru stock. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA increased its position in shares of Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) by 10.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 69,466 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,761 shares during the quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA’s holdings in Subaru were worth $542,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Subaru Trading Up 2.1%

Shares of FUJHY stock traded up $0.17 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $8.22. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 97,325 shares, compared to its average volume of 296,479. The company has a 50 day moving average of $7.92 and a 200 day moving average of $8.10. The stock has a market cap of $11.79 billion, a PE ratio of 20.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.36 and a beta of 0.35. Subaru has a 12-month low of $7.10 and a 12-month high of $11.70.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $7.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.94 billion. Subaru had a return on equity of 3.01% and a net margin of 1.77%.Subaru has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.572-0.572 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Subaru will post 0.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on FUJHY. UBS Group lowered Subaru from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Zacks Research upgraded Subaru from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Subaru presently has an average rating of “Reduce”.

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.