KDDI Co. (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) Short Interest Up 754.0% in January

KDDI Co. (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 150,300 shares, an increase of 754.0% from the January 15th total of 17,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 555,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

KDDI Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:KDDIY traded up $0.43 on Friday, reaching $16.45. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 237,682 shares, compared to its average volume of 351,244. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $15.97 and a 200 day simple moving average of $16.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.65. KDDI has a 52-week low of $12.80 and a 52-week high of $17.64. The company has a market cap of $72.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.29 and a beta of 0.08.

KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter. KDDI had a net margin of 10.71% and a return on equity of 10.87%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that KDDI will post 1.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About KDDI

KDDI Corporation provides telecommunications services in Japan and internationally. It operates in two segments, Personal Services and Business Services. The Personal Services segment offers telecommunication services and other services such as finance, energy, and LX through its multi-brands au, UQ mobile, and povo.