Kuraray Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KURRY) Short Interest Up 50.0% in February

Kuraray Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KURRY) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 300 shares, an increase of 50.0% from the January 31st total of 200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Kuraray Stock Performance

OTCMKTS KURRY opened at $35.80 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $41.67. The stock has a market cap of $3.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.55 and a beta of 0.14. Kuraray has a 12-month low of $28.77 and a 12-month high of $47.28. The company has a current ratio of 2.65, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26.

Kuraray (OTCMKTS:KURRY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Kuraray had a net margin of 3.90% and a return on equity of 7.73%.

About Kuraray

Kuraray Co, Ltd. engages in the production and sale of resins, chemicals, fibers, activated carbon, and high-performance membranes and systems worldwide. The Vinyl Acetate segment manufactures and markets functional resins and films, including PVA, PVB and EVAL. The Isoprene segment engages in the manufacture and marketing of SEPTON thermoplastic elastomer, isoprene-related products, and GENESTAR.