Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) saw a large decline in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 54,133 shares, a decline of 65.5% from the August 15th total of 157,088 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 317,405 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Subaru

An institutional investor recently raised its stake in Subaru stock. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA grew its position in Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) by 10.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 69,466 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,761 shares during the quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA’s holdings in Subaru were worth $542,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 0.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FUJHY has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research raised shares of Subaru from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group lowered Subaru from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Subaru currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce”.

Subaru Stock Performance

Shares of Subaru stock opened at $8.49 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.29, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of $7.97. The stock has a market cap of $12.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.23, a PEG ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 0.36. Subaru has a 12-month low of $7.10 and a 12-month high of $11.70.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 analyst estimates of $7.94 billion. Subaru has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.572-0.572 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Subaru will post 0.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Subaru Company Profile

Subaru Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer best known for its Subaru-branded automobiles. The company develops and sells passenger cars and sport utility vehicles, with a product range that includes the Impreza, Legacy, Outback, Forester, Crosstrek and BRZ. Subaru vehicles are widely associated with symmetrical all-wheel-drive systems and horizontally opposed “boxer” engines, features used across much of the company’s lineup.

The company also operates an aerospace business that develops and manufactures aircraft, aircraft components and related systems for commercial, government and defense customers.