Astellas Pharma Inc. (OTCMKTS:ALPMY) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

Astellas Pharma Inc. (OTCMKTS:ALPMYGet Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 31,500 shares, a decrease of 58.7% from the December 31st total of 76,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 787,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Astellas Pharma Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of Astellas Pharma stock opened at $9.78 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $10.99. Astellas Pharma has a 1 year low of $9.05 and a 1 year high of $13.14. The company has a market capitalization of $17.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.57 and a beta of 0.34.

Astellas Pharma (OTCMKTS:ALPMYGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Astellas Pharma had a net margin of 3.26% and a return on equity of 10.40%. The company had revenue of $3.11 billion during the quarter. Research analysts forecast that Astellas Pharma will post 0.61 EPS for the current year.

Astellas Pharma Company Profile

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Astellas Pharma Inc manufactures, markets, and imports and exports pharmaceuticals in Japan and internationally. The company provides XTANDI, a treatment for prostate cancer; XOSPATA, a treatment for patients who have relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia with a FLT3 mutation; and PADCEV, a treatment for patients with metastatic urothelial cancer.

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