Brother Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:BRTHY) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Brother Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:BRTHY) was the target of a large growth in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 700 shares, a growth of 16.7% from the March 15th total of 600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Brother Industries Stock Performance

Shares of BRTHY stock opened at $36.97 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $35.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.63. Brother Industries has a twelve month low of $27.71 and a twelve month high of $37.94. The company has a market capitalization of $4.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.00 and a beta of 0.59.

Brother Industries (OTCMKTS:BRTHY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $1.44 billion for the quarter. Brother Industries had a return on equity of 6.55% and a net margin of 5.10%. On average, analysts forecast that Brother Industries will post 2.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Brother Industries Company Profile

Brother Industries, Ltd. manufactures and sells communications and printing equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It operates through Printing & Solutions, Machinery, Domino, Nissei, Personal & Home, and Network & Contents segments.