Sekisui House Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) Stock Short Interest Climbs 82.7%

Sekisui House Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 91,604 shares, an increase of 82.7% from the August 31st total of 50,144 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 89,602 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days.

Sekisui House Stock Up 1.1%

Sekisui House stock opened at $21.33 on Thursday. Sekisui House has a 1-year low of $19.71 and a 1-year high of $25.61. The company has a market cap of $13.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.46 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a current ratio of 2.91, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $21.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $21.52.

Sekisui House (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The construction company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.08. Sekisui House had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 6.15%.The firm had revenue of $6.87 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.85 billion.

Sekisui House Company Profile

Sekisui House Ltd. is a Japan-based homebuilder and property developer that designs, constructs and manages residential and commercial properties. The company’s activities include detached houses, rental housing, condominiums, commercial buildings, urban development and residential remodeling. It also provides property management and related services for homeowners, landlords and real estate investors.

Founded in 1960, Sekisui House has built its business around industrialized housing systems and integrated services spanning planning, construction, sales and after-sales support.