Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Shares Gap Down – What’s Next?

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY)’s stock price gapped down prior to trading on Wednesday . The stock had previously closed at $8.06, but opened at $7.81. Subaru shares last traded at $8.0950, with a volume of 151,644 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Zacks Research cut shares of Subaru from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold”.

Subaru Stock Up 0.2%

The firm has a market capitalization of $11.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.16 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.86, a current ratio of 2.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.34). The company had revenue of $7.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.22 billion. Subaru had a net margin of 2.27% and a return on equity of 3.87%. Subaru has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.561-0.561 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Subaru Corporation will post 1.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Subaru

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FUJHY. Great Lakes Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Subaru by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 381,638 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,095,000 after acquiring an additional 25,432 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Subaru by 14.0% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 18,891 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,000 after purchasing an additional 2,326 shares during the last quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Subaru by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 595,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,019,000 after purchasing an additional 16,372 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CHICAGO TRUST Co NA boosted its position in shares of Subaru by 27.5% during the third quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 64,666 shares of the company’s stock valued at $663,000 after buying an additional 13,929 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

About Subaru

Subaru Corporation, traded over the counter as OTCMKTS:FUJHY, is a Japanese multinational automaker known for its distinctive use of the horizontally opposed “boxer” engine and standard symmetrical all-wheel-drive system across most of its vehicle lineup. Founded in 1953 as Fuji Heavy Industries, the company rebranded to Subaru Corporation in 2017 to align its corporate identity with its well‐established automotive brand. Subaru’s product portfolio includes compact and midsize sedans, sport wagons, crossovers and SUVs, with flagship models such as the Impreza, Legacy, Outback, Forester and Crosstrek (also marketed as the XV in some regions), as well as the performance-oriented BRZ sports coupe developed in partnership with Toyota.

In addition to passenger vehicles, Subaru Corporation is involved in the manufacturing of automotive components, aerospace products and industrial machinery, leveraging advanced materials and precision engineering capabilities inherited from its Fuji Heavy Industries heritage.