KDDI Co. (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) Short Interest Update

KDDI Co. (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 74,300 shares, a growth of 136.6% from the December 31st total of 31,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 466,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

KDDI Price Performance

Shares of KDDI stock traded up $0.16 on Thursday, hitting $16.75. 280,086 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 369,090. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $15.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $73.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.75 and a beta of 0.08. KDDI has a 1-year low of $12.80 and a 1-year high of $17.64.

KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 1st. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter. KDDI had a return on equity of 10.70% and a net margin of 10.62%. The company had revenue of $9.86 billion for the quarter. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that KDDI will post 1.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

KDDI Company Profile

KDDI Corporation provides telecommunications services in Japan and internationally. It operates in two segments, Personal Services and Business Services. The Personal Services segment offers telecommunication services and other services such as finance, energy, and LX through its multi-brands au, UQ mobile, and povo.