Sekisui House Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 82.7% in September

Sekisui House Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) saw a significant growth in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 91,604 shares, a growth of 82.7% from the August 31st total of 50,144 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 89,602 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Sekisui House Price Performance

OTCMKTS:SKHSY traded up $0.38 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $21.48. 5,252 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 87,081. Sekisui House has a 52 week low of $19.71 and a 52 week high of $25.61. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $21.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $21.53. The company has a quick ratio of 2.90, a current ratio of 2.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The firm has a market cap of $14.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.52 and a beta of 0.37.

Sekisui House (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The construction company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $6.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.85 billion. Sekisui House had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 6.15%.

Sekisui House Company Profile

Sekisui House Ltd. is a Japan-based homebuilder and property developer that designs, constructs and manages residential and commercial properties. The company’s activities include detached houses, rental housing, condominiums, commercial buildings, urban development and residential remodeling. It also provides property management and related services for homeowners, landlords and real estate investors.

Founded in 1960, Sekisui House has built its business around industrialized housing systems and integrated services spanning planning, construction, sales and after-sales support.