Short Interest in Sysmex Co. (OTCMKTS:SSMXY) Expands By 125.0%

Sysmex Co. (OTCMKTS:SSMXY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 900 shares, a growth of 125.0% from the December 15th total of 400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 216,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Sysmex Trading Up 1.1 %

Sysmex stock traded up $0.21 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $18.88. The stock had a trading volume of 218,646 shares, compared to its average volume of 81,791. The company has a current ratio of 3.19, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.88 billion, a PE ratio of 36.11 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $18.60. Sysmex has a 12 month low of $14.38 and a 12 month high of $29.12.

Sysmex Company Profile

Sysmex Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of diagnostic instruments, reagents, and related software in Japan. It offers three-part and five-part white blood cell differentiation instruments for use in hematology; and transport systems for high-volume testing in labs. The company also provides automated urine particle analyzers; automated blood coagulation analyzers; automated immunochemistry systems, which perform assays on minute sample quantities, as well as reagents to test for infectious disease and tumor markers; and flow cytometers to perform analysis in diagnosing leukemia, malignant lymphoma, and HIV/AIDS.