Komatsu (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

Komatsu Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Friday . Approximately 240,316 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 52% from the previous session’s volume of 157,975 shares.The stock last traded at $34.33 and had previously closed at $33.84.

Komatsu Stock Up 1.5%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $32.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $30.68. The stock has a market cap of $32.67 billion, a PE ratio of 11.26, a P/E/G ratio of 6.93 and a beta of 0.99.

Komatsu (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $6.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.49 billion. Komatsu had a net margin of 10.37% and a return on equity of 13.05%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Komatsu Ltd. will post 2.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Komatsu

Komatsu Ltd. manufactures and sells construction, mining, and utility equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, China, Rest of Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and CIS countries. It operates through three segments: Construction, Mining and Utility Equipment; Retail Finance; and Industrial Machinery and Others.