Japan Steel Works stock falls 3.97 percent. Analysts target JPY 11,158

Published on 10/08/2026 at 03:32 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Japan Steel Works stock traded at JPY 6,985 on October 8, 2026, while five analysts had a mean target of JPY 11,158. First-quarter operating income rose 11.2 percent.

Japan Steel Works, JP3721400004, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (ISIN JP3721400004) was trading at JPY 6,985 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on October 8, 2026 at 10:17 a.m. JST, down 3.97 percent from the prior close of JPY 7,274. The share price move puts the industrial machinery maker close to its 52-week low of JPY 6,694, while its 52-week high stands at JPY 10,620.

Analysts set a higher target

Japan IR lists a strong-buy consensus from five analysts, with a mean target price of JPY 11,158, a median target of JPY 11,250, a high of JPY 12,450 and a low of JPY 9,100, updated October 1, 2026. The mean target lies 59.7 percent above the JPY 6,985 share price.

The valuation gap is substantial, but the latest trading data show a more cautious session. Japan Steel Works opened at JPY 7,192, reached a high of JPY 7,193 and touched a low of JPY 6,970, with volume of 369,000 shares by 10:17 a.m. JST.

First-quarter margins improve

The latest reported operating figures cover the first quarter of fiscal year ending March 2027. According to Japan IR on August 3, 2026, consolidated sales were JPY 58.172 billion, down 13.9 percent from the year-earlier quarter, while operating income rose 11.2 percent to JPY 5.865 billion.

Ordinary income reached JPY 6.114 billion in the same quarter, an 8.8 percent year-over-year increase. The combination of lower sales and higher operating income makes profitability the central operating issue behind the target-price debate.

Stock trades near yearly low

Japan Steel Works had a market capitalization of JPY 514.2 billion on October 8, 2026. The stock's position between its JPY 6,694 52-week low and JPY 10,620 high leaves the current price 3.5 percent above the low and 34.2 percent below the high.

For investors, the key contrast is clear: first-quarter operating income improved despite a 13.9 percent sales decline, while the share price remains near its yearly low and the mean analyst target is JPY 11,158.