Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) Short Interest Up 235.7% in September

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) saw a large growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 4,700 shares, a growth of 235.7% from the September 15th total of 1,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 38,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Ajinomoto Stock Performance

Shares of AJINY stock opened at $38.99 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $37.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $37.50. Ajinomoto has a 12 month low of $34.28 and a 12 month high of $41.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The firm has a market cap of $20.11 billion, a PE ratio of 35.45 and a beta of 0.08.

Ajinomoto (OTCMKTS:AJINY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $2.34 billion during the quarter. Ajinomoto had a return on equity of 9.36% and a net margin of 5.72%.

About Ajinomoto

Ajinomoto Co, Inc engages in the seasonings and foods, frozen foods, and healthcare and other businesses in Japan and internationally. The Seasonings and Foods segment offers sauces and flavored seasoning products under the AJI-NO-MOTO, HON-DASHI, Cook Do, Ajinomoto KK Consommé, Pure Select Mayonnaise, Ros Dee, Masako, Aji-ngon, Sazón, Sajiku, and CRISPY FRY names; and solutions and ingredients for foodservice and processed food manufacturers, processed foods, and restaurants, as well as industrial, retail, and other applications.