Advantest Co. (OTCMKTS:ATEYY) Short Interest Update

Advantest Co. (OTCMKTS:ATEYY) saw a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 15,300 shares, a growth of 22.4% from the January 31st total of 12,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 164,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Advantest Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of Advantest stock opened at $51.62 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $59.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $54.61. The firm has a market cap of $38.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.31 and a beta of 1.37. Advantest has a fifty-two week low of $31.52 and a fifty-two week high of $65.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

Advantest (OTCMKTS:ATEYY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter. Advantest had a net margin of 19.95% and a return on equity of 29.15%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Advantest will post 1.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Advantest

Advantest Corporation manufactures and sells semiconductors, component test system products, and mechatronics related products in Japan, the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company operates through three segments: Semiconductor and Component Test System; Mechatronics Related Business; and Services, Support and Others.