Short Interest in The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:JPSWY) Increases By 200.0%

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:JPSWY) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 300 shares, an increase of 200.0% from the October 31st total of 100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.0 days.

Japan Steel Works Stock Down 2.3 %

Japan Steel Works stock traded down $0.45 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $19.55. 30 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19. Japan Steel Works has a 1 year low of $7.85 and a 1 year high of $21.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The firm has a market cap of $2.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.93 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $18.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $15.77.

About Japan Steel Works

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. engages in the provision of industrial machinery products, and material and engineering business in Japan and internationally. It operates through Industrial Machinery Products Business, and Material and Engineering Business segments. The Industrial Machinery Products Business segment offers plastic production and processing machinery, such as pelletizers, film and sheet manufacturing equipment, and twin-screw extruders; molding machines including plastic injection molding, magnesium injection molding, and blow molding machines; and other machinery consists of excimer laser annealing systems, defense equipment, railway products, hot press devices, vacuum laminators, and deposit systems, as well as after-sales services for plastics, mobility, high-performance batteries, electronic devices, and defense applications.