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Brother Industries, Ltd. was the target of a large growth in short interest, with 500 shares as of December 15th, a 25.0% increase from November 30th, and a short-interest ratio of 2.5 days. On Friday, OTCMKTS: BRTHY traded down $0.54, reaching $31.22 with a trading volume of 610 shares. The firm has a market cap of $4.02 billion.

The company last reported its quarterly earnings results on November 7th, with $0.68 earnings per share, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.11, and revenue of $1.38 billion for the quarter. Brother Industries had a net margin of 4.52% and a return on equity of 5.97%.

Brother Industries, Ltd. manufactures and sells communications and printing equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally.

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat. Brother Industries currently has a “hold” rating among analysts, but top-rated analysts have identified five stocks that are better buys.



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