Komatsu Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) Short Interest Update

Komatsu Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 53,400 shares, an increase of 23.0% from the February 13th total of 43,400 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 138,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Komatsu Trading Down 0.5 %

OTCMKTS:KMTUY traded down $0.15 on Wednesday, reaching $30.62. The stock had a trading volume of 144,941 shares, compared to its average volume of 117,187. Komatsu has a 12-month low of $24.05 and a 12-month high of $32.16. The company has a market cap of $29.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.04. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $29.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $27.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.91 and a quick ratio of 1.04.

Komatsu (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The industrial products company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Komatsu had a net margin of 9.89% and a return on equity of 12.39%. Equities analysts expect that Komatsu will post 2.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Komatsu

Komatsu Ltd. manufactures and sells construction, mining, and utility equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, China, Rest of Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and CIS countries. It operates through three segments: Construction, Mining and Utility Equipment; Retail Finance; and Industrial Machinery and Others.