Short Interest in Sekisui House Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) Rises By 169.5%

Sekisui House Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SKHSYGet Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 50,144 shares, an increase of 169.5% from the August 15th total of 18,605 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 43,596 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days.

Sekisui House Trading Up 1.9%

SKHSY opened at $22.03 on Friday. Sekisui House has a one year low of $19.71 and a one year high of $25.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.35 billion, a PE ratio of 8.74 and a beta of 0.37. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $21.66 and its 200 day moving average price is $21.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 2.95 and a current ratio of 2.96.

Sekisui House (OTCMKTS:SKHSYGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The construction company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $6.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.85 billion. Sekisui House had a return on equity of 11.24% and a net margin of 6.15%.

About Sekisui House

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Sekisui House Ltd. is a Japan-based homebuilding and property development company. It designs, constructs and sells detached houses, rental housing and condominiums, while also developing commercial facilities, office buildings and other urban properties. The company provides related services including property management, remodeling, landscaping and housing-related consulting.

Founded in 1960, Sekisui House has grown from a Japanese housebuilder into an integrated residential and real estate company.

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