Komatsu Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) Short Interest Up 290.6% in October

Komatsu Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 33,200 shares, a growth of 290.6% from the September 30th total of 8,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 174,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Komatsu Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:KMTUY traded down $0.05 on Friday, reaching $25.81. 132,704 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 119,697. Komatsu has a fifty-two week low of $22.39 and a fifty-two week high of $32.16. The business’s 50-day moving average is $27.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $28.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.84, a PEG ratio of 9.04 and a beta of 1.05.

Komatsu (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter. Komatsu had a net margin of 10.33% and a return on equity of 13.14%. The business had revenue of $6.16 billion for the quarter. Analysts predict that Komatsu will post 2.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Komatsu

Komatsu Ltd. manufactures and sells construction, mining, and utility equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, China, Rest of Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and CIS countries. It operates through three segments: Construction, Mining and Utility Equipment; Retail Finance; and Industrial Machinery and Others.