Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) Short Interest Update

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) was the target of a large increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,300 shares, an increase of 4,333.3% from the March 31st total of 300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 37,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Ajinomoto Stock Up 2.4 %

OTCMKTS:AJINY opened at $37.28 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $19.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.68 and a beta of 0.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.37. Ajinomoto has a fifty-two week low of $34.34 and a fifty-two week high of $42.71. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $36.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $37.73.

Ajinomoto (OTCMKTS:AJINY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter. Ajinomoto had a net margin of 6.78% and a return on equity of 11.16%. The firm had revenue of $2.57 billion during the quarter.

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.