Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Stock Short Interest Jumps 209.7%

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 340,822 shares, an increase of 209.7% from the September 15th total of 110,039 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 214,160 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.6 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Subaru

An institutional investor recently raised its stake in Subaru stock. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA increased its holdings in Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) by 10.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 69,466 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,761 shares during the period. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA’s holdings in Subaru were worth $542,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on FUJHY shares. UBS Group downgraded shares of Subaru from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Zacks Research raised Subaru from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Subaru has an average rating of “Reduce”.

Subaru Stock Up 1.9%

Shares of OTCMKTS:FUJHY opened at $8.15 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $8.18 and its 200 day moving average is $7.92. Subaru has a 12-month low of $7.10 and a 12-month high of $11.70. The stock has a market cap of $11.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.00, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a quick ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 2.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by ($0.05). Subaru had a net margin of 1.77% and a return on equity of 3.04%. The company had revenue of $7.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.94 billion. Subaru has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.572-0.572 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Subaru will post 0.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Subaru Company Profile

Subaru Corporation is a Japanese transportation manufacturer best known for its Subaru-branded automobiles. The company develops and sells passenger cars and sport utility vehicles, with a product lineup recognized for symmetrical all-wheel-drive systems, horizontally opposed “boxer” engines and advanced driver-assistance technologies such as EyeSight.

In addition to automobiles, Subaru operates an aerospace business that designs and manufactures aircraft components and structures and participates in aircraft development and production programs.