Komatsu Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) Short Interest Update

Komatsu Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 23,100 shares, a drop of 56.7% from the February 28th total of 53,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 172,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Komatsu Stock Performance

OTCMKTS KMTUY traded down $0.63 during trading on Friday, reaching $29.70. 54,941 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 109,365. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.91 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $30.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $28.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.53, a PEG ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.04. Komatsu has a fifty-two week low of $24.05 and a fifty-two week high of $32.16.

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

Komatsu Company Profile

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.