Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:CHGCY) Short Interest Update

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:CHGCYGet Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 63,921 shares, an increase of 109.1% from the June 30th total of 30,569 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 505,096 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently weighed in on CHGCY. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Chugai Pharmaceutical from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 15th. Zacks Research raised Chugai Pharmaceutical to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

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Chugai Pharmaceutical Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:CHGCY opened at $22.15 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $23.12 and a 200-day moving average of $26.24. Chugai Pharmaceutical has a twelve month low of $19.50 and a twelve month high of $34.84. The firm has a market cap of $72.91 billion, a PE ratio of 24.08 and a beta of 0.59.

Chugai Pharmaceutical (OTCMKTS:CHGCYGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.38 billion. Chugai Pharmaceutical had a net margin of 35.09% and a return on equity of 23.71%. On average, analysts anticipate that Chugai Pharmaceutical will post 0.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Chugai Pharmaceutical

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Chugai Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd. is a Japan-based biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Tokyo that focuses on the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription medicines. The company develops both biologics and small-molecule therapies, with particular emphasis on oncology and immunology as well as treatments for bone and metabolic disorders. Chugai’s activities span the full drug lifecycle from early research and clinical development through regulatory approval, manufacturing and post-marketing support.

Chugai is known for its research-driven approach and its work on monoclonal antibodies and other biologic therapeutics.

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