Short Interest in Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) Increases By 150.0%

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,500 shares, an increase of 150.0% from the November 15th total of 1,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 15,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of KWHIY opened at $17.04 on Friday. Kawasaki Heavy Industries has a fifty-two week low of $7.88 and a fifty-two week high of $18.50. The firm has a market cap of $7.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.04 and a beta of 0.97. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $16.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $15.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 1.09.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Kawasaki Heavy Industries to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 12th.

About Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. engages in aerospace systems, energy solution and marine engineering, precision machinery and robot, rolling stock, and motorcycle and engine businesses in Japan and internationally. It manufactures aircraft for the Japan ministry of defense; helicopters; and helicopter and jet engines for commercial aircrafts.