Seiko Epson Co. (OTCMKTS:SEKEY - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 30,800 shares, an increase of 38.1% from the January 15th total of 22,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 57,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.
Shares of SEKEY traded down $0.10 on Friday, reaching $8.17. 26,603 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 35,252. The firm has a market cap of $6.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.33 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 2.12 and a quick ratio of 1.28. Seiko Epson has a 12 month low of $7.52 and a 12 month high of $9.69. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $8.70 and its 200-day moving average price is $8.90.
Seiko Epson (OTCMKTS:SEKEY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Seiko Epson had a return on equity of 6.61% and a net margin of 4.24%. Equities analysts forecast that Seiko Epson will post 0.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Seiko Epson Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, sells, and provides services for products in the printing solutions, visual communications, manufacturing-related and wearables, and other businesses. It operates through three segments: Printing Solutions, Visual Communications, and Manufacturing-related and Wearables segments.
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