Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Here’s What Happened

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) saw strong trading volume on Friday . 372,323 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 109% from the previous session’s volume of 178,001 shares.The stock last traded at $7.8650 and had previously closed at $7.99.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Zacks Research downgraded Subaru from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Subaru Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.86, a current ratio of 2.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $9.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.37. The stock has a market cap of $11.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.60 and a beta of 0.36.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by ($0.34). Subaru had a return on equity of 3.87% and a net margin of 2.27%.The business had revenue of $7.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.22 billion. Subaru has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.561-0.561 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Subaru Corporation will post 1.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Subaru by 8.4% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 16,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $167,000 after purchasing an additional 1,279 shares in the last quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA lifted its position in shares of Subaru by 27.5% in the third quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 64,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $663,000 after buying an additional 13,929 shares in the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Subaru by 11.6% during the third quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 356,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,601,000 after buying an additional 37,021 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Beddow Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Subaru by 2.8% during the third quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 595,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,019,000 after buying an additional 16,372 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

About Subaru

Subaru Corporation, traded over the counter as OTCMKTS:FUJHY, is a Japanese multinational automaker known for its distinctive use of the horizontally opposed “boxer” engine and standard symmetrical all-wheel-drive system across most of its vehicle lineup. Founded in 1953 as Fuji Heavy Industries, the company rebranded to Subaru Corporation in 2017 to align its corporate identity with its well‐established automotive brand. Subaru’s product portfolio includes compact and midsize sedans, sport wagons, crossovers and SUVs, with flagship models such as the Impreza, Legacy, Outback, Forester and Crosstrek (also marketed as the XV in some regions), as well as the performance-oriented BRZ sports coupe developed in partnership with Toyota.

In addition to passenger vehicles, Subaru Corporation is involved in the manufacturing of automotive components, aerospace products and industrial machinery, leveraging advanced materials and precision engineering capabilities inherited from its Fuji Heavy Industries heritage.