HOYA Co. (OTCMKTS:HOCPY) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

HOYA Co. (OTCMKTS:HOCPY) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,600 shares, an increase of 8.3% from the November 30th total of 2,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 33,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

HOYA Stock Performance

Shares of HOCPY opened at $124.00 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $43.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.24, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 0.82. HOYA has a 12 month low of $108.12 and a 12 month high of $148.27. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $131.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $130.96. The company has a current ratio of 5.14, a quick ratio of 4.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02.

HOYA Company Profile

HOYA Corporation, a med-tech company, provides high-tech and medical products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Life Care, Telecommunication, and Other. The company offers life care products, including eyeglass and contact lenses; medical endoscopes; intraocular lenses; laparoscopic surgical instruments; automatic endoscope cleaning equipment; and other medical related products, such as prosthetic ceramic fillers and metallic implants for orthopedics.