Japan Tobacco stock: UBS keeps Buy rating at JPY 8,150.00

Published on 10/21/2026 at 15:06 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Japan Tobacco reports JPY 198.6 billion in second-quarter revenue. Japan Tobacco stock costs EUR 42.30 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 3:01 p.m. CEST.

Analyst target and reporting date

UBS maintained a Buy rating and a JPY 8,150.00 target on October 15, 2026.
Second-quarter revenue reached JPY 198.60 billion, up 17.70 percent year over year.
Japan Tobacco stock costs EUR 42.30 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 3:01 p.m. CEST.
Japan Tobacco is scheduled to report third-quarter results on October 29, 2026.

Japan Tobacco, JP3726800000, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

Japan Tobacco Inc. (ISIN JP3726800000) is heading into its next results date with UBS maintaining a Buy rating and a JPY 8,150.00 price target on October 15, 2026. Markets Insider reported that UBS kept its rating and target. Japan Tobacco was trading at EUR 42.30 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 3:01 p.m. CEST.

Revenue gives the target support

Japan Tobacco reported second-quarter revenue of JPY 198.60 billion for fiscal 2026, an increase of 17.70 percent from the same period a year earlier. Operating income rose 26.20 percent to JPY 66.20 billion, while net income increased 29.00 percent to JPY 64.40 billion, according to Japan IR. The figures give the analyst target a fundamental reference beyond the share-price level.

Tokyo trading stays below the yearly high

Japan Tobacco closed at JPY 7,502.00 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on October 21, 2026, down 0.21 percent from JPY 7,518.00. Its 52-week range was JPY 4,886.00 to JPY 7,617.00, placing the latest close JPY 115.00, or 1.51 percent, below the high. Trading volume reached 3,816,500 shares.

Valuation and the next date

The price-to-earnings ratio was 21.41 and the dividend yield was 0.04 percent on October 21, 2026. Japan Tobacco's market capitalization was JPY 13.40 trillion on October 16, 2026. The company is scheduled to release third-quarter fiscal 2026 results on October 29, 2026, according to Japan IR.

Comparison with peers

Japan Tobacco: down 0.21 percent, P/E 21.41, market capitalization JPY 13.3 trillion.

Kirin Holdings Company: down 0.48 percent, P/E 12.02, market capitalization JPY 2.3 trillion.

Asahi Group Holdings: down 0.30 percent, P/E 15.20, market capitalization JPY 2.4 trillion.

What matters before results

UBS's JPY 8,150.00 target stands 8.64 percent above the Tokyo closing price of JPY 7,502.00. The October 29 results will test whether the 17.70 percent first-half revenue growth can continue into the second half.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Japan Tobacco stock.