Hoya Corp. (OTCMKTS:HOCPY) Short Interest Up 209.6% in August

Hoya Corp. (OTCMKTS:HOCPYGet Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 10,946 shares, a growth of 209.6% from the August 15th total of 3,535 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 46,863 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Hoya Trading Down 3.5%

OTCMKTS:HOCPY traded down $5.15 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $143.76. 14,801 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 35,342. The company has a quick ratio of 4.20, a current ratio of 4.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The business has a 50-day moving average of $156.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $167.66. Hoya has a twelve month low of $134.32 and a twelve month high of $190.18. The company has a market capitalization of $48.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.52, a PEG ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 0.96.

Hoya (OTCMKTS:HOCPYGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The technology company reported $1.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $1.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.55 billion. Hoya had a return on equity of 25.78% and a net margin of 27.58%. On average, equities analysts predict that Hoya will post 5.26 EPS for the current year.

Hoya Company Profile

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Hoya Corporation is a Japan-based global technology and healthcare company that develops and manufactures optical products. Its businesses serve the vision-care, medical, semiconductor and information-technology markets, with operations and customers in regions around the world.

Through its Life Care segment, Hoya provides prescription eyeglass lenses, contact lenses and related products, as well as medical equipment such as endoscopes and intraocular lenses used in ophthalmic procedures.

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