Shiseido Co. (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 581.0% in October

Shiseido Co. (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 97,560 shares, an increase of 581.0% from the October 15th total of 14,325 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 71,385 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Shiseido Trading Up 4.5%

Shares of Shiseido stock opened at $25.97 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.38 billion, a P/E ratio of -64.92, a P/E/G ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 0.26. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $22.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $20.08. Shiseido has a 1 year low of $13.60 and a 1 year high of $26.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 0.94.

Shiseido (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 10th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.12. Shiseido had a negative net margin of 2.39% and a positive return on equity of 4.06%. The business had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.49 billion. Shiseido has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.975-0.975 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Shiseido will post 0.80 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Shiseido

Shiseido Company, Limited is a Japanese beauty company founded in Tokyo in 1872 by pharmacist Arinobu Fukuhara. It began as a Western-style pharmacy and developed into an international cosmetics and skincare business. The company develops, markets and sells skincare, makeup, sun-care and fragrance products. Its brands include Shiseido, NARS, Clé de Peau Beauté, Anessa and Drunk Elephant. Headquartered in Tokyo, Shiseido serves customers in Japan and markets across Asia, the Americas and Europe. Its business includes product development, brand marketing and sales through retail and other distribution channels.