Japanese companies in specialty chemicals

Highly formulated compounds such as polymers, adhesives, and performance coatings are synthesized by specialty chemical corporations. Traders follow these stocks because raw material price swings and shifting end-market demand create notable volatility. At present, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. represents the highest volume leader, and Riken Technos Corporation records the largest intraday price growth. The table below provides essential fundamental and technical metrics.
Symbol
Mkt cap
Price
Chg %
Vol
Rel vol
P/E
EPS dil
TTM
EPS dil growth
TTM YoY
Div yield %
TTM
Sector
Analyst rating
4063Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
11.44 T JPY5,312 JPY−6.69%10.04 M1.3019.57271.39 JPY+5.13%2.26%Process industries
Strong buy
4091Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation
2.51 T JPY5,581 JPY−6.97%1.35 M1.3416.54337.43 JPY+36.49%1.14%Process industries
Neutral
4004Resonac Holdings Corporation
2.45 T JPY10,530 JPY−7.10%5.09 M1.6436.05292.06 JPY+44.13%0.50%Process industries
Strong buy
3407Asahi Kasei Corporation
2.11 T JPY1,490.5 JPY−7.16%8.3 M1.5210.48142.18 JPY+61.70%2.79%Process industries
Buy
4021Nissan Chemical Corporation
987 B JPY6,763 JPY−7.22%1.26 M1.7017.25391.98 JPY+18.20%2.73%Process industries
Buy
4005Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
856.9 B JPY473.3 JPY−8.82%37.28 M2.107.4963.18 JPY+21.97%2.97%Process industries
Buy
4042Tosoh Corporation
805.55 B JPY2,321.5 JPY−6.77%3.46 M2.0613.26175.06 JPY+15.45%3.95%Process industries
Neutral
4182Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
668.16 B JPY3,055 JPY−6.00%1.81 M1.53—−156.20 JPY−173.16%3.06%Process industries
Buy
4088Air Water Inc.
642.31 B JPY2,739 JPY−5.09%1.66 M1.96—−278.98 JPY−259.89%2.64%Process industries
Neutral
4403NOF Corporation
615.54 B JPY2,510.5 JPY−7.16%1.57 M1.3314.47173.51 JPY+20.02%2.57%Process industries
Strong buy
7988Nifco Inc.
412.84 B JPY2,409.0 JPY−5.25%741.1 K0.9213.61177.02 JPY−29.27%2.61%Process industries
Strong buy
4118Kaneka Corporation
374.69 B JPY6,016 JPY−3.85%714.8 K2.8910.38579.84 JPY+62.46%2.97%Process industries
Neutral
4202Daicel Corporation
360.19 B JPY1,531.5 JPY−3.16%3.47 M2.6343.2435.42 JPY−77.64%4.60%Process industries
Neutral
4368Fuso Chemical Co., Ltd.
323.58 B JPY2,653 JPY−5.49%1.53 M1.7914.70180.48 JPY+48.05%0.91%Process industries
Strong buy
4208UBE Corporation
319.48 B JPY3,138 JPY−3.77%1.39 M2.4012.86243.98 JPY—4.12%Process industries
Buy
4043Tokuyama Corporation
275.72 B JPY3,565 JPY−4.58%946.3 K1.5212.77279.09 JPY−15.96%3.13%Process industries
Strong buy
4061Denka Co., Ltd.
257.67 B JPY2,758.5 JPY−5.40%1.08 M1.5217.57157.04 JPY—3.34%Process industries
Buy
4046OSAKA SODA CO.,LTD.
244.37 B JPY1,835 JPY−3.17%845.6 K2.1113.07140.44 JPY+67.59%1.65%Process industries
Strong buy
4107ISE Chemicals Corporation
209.62 B JPY3,675 JPY−5.65%482.5 K0.8833.02111.31 JPY−11.83%0.98%Process industries
No rating
7970Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
196.38 B JPY2,240 JPY−5.49%334.3 K0.6717.27129.70 JPY+1.68%2.80%Process industries
No rating
6055Japan Material Co., Ltd.
195.49 B JPY1,623 JPY−7.99%716.2 K1.3614.17114.50 JPY+38.94%1.68%Process industries
Buy
4045Toagosei Co., Ltd.
191.74 B JPY1,756.5 JPY−3.14%506.4 K2.2013.66128.54 JPY+50.31%3.80%Process industries
Strong buy
4099SHIKOKU KASEI HOLDINGS CORPORATION
186.66 B JPY1,870 JPY−6.22%1.19 M1.4714.20131.71 JPY+37.79%1.39%Process industries
No rating
4023Kureha Corporation
161.68 B JPY4,190 JPY−4.34%424.6 K0.98—−229.27 JPY−264.17%5.02%Process industries
Neutral
3101Toyobo Co., Ltd.
132.81 B JPY1,407 JPY−5.44%963.4 K1.649.80143.63 JPY+353.58%2.68%Process industries
Buy
4220Riken Technos Corporation
123.58 B JPY2,420 JPY+0.92%304.6 K1.4011.41212.14 JPY+32.39%3.09%Process industries
No rating
4971MEC Company Ltd.
107.69 B JPY4,925 JPY−5.65%615 K1.5614.59337.56 JPY+172.68%2.16%Process industries
Strong buy
4047Kanto Denka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
107.66 B JPY1,565 JPY−7.56%1.14 M1.5013.83113.14 JPY+148.69%1.55%Process industries
Neutral
4461DKS Co. Limited
103.81 B JPY7,900 JPY−7.06%810.2 K1.139.14864.44 JPY+138.33%1.68%Process industries
No rating
8014Chori Co., Ltd.
102.5 B JPY4,030 JPY−4.95%89.7 K2.597.92508.80 JPY+28.84%3.84%Process industries
No rating
4028ISHIHARA SANGYO KAISHA, LTD.
100.69 B JPY2,353 JPY−3.92%870.7 K3.876.97337.42 JPY+25.66%5.56%Process industries
Buy
4116Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg.Co., Ltd.
94.59 B JPY1,256 JPY−4.34%209.4 K1.2910.08124.57 JPY−24.06%4.64%Process industries
No rating
7942JSP Corporation
74.42 B JPY2,961 JPY−4.64%98.4 K1.207.62388.48 JPY+90.30%3.54%Process industries
No rating
4097Koatsu Gas Kogyo Co., Ltd.
66.69 B JPY1,189 JPY−4.96%80.6 K0.8512.8092.91 JPY+12.09%3.31%Process industries
No rating
4970Toyo Gosei Co., Ltd.
64.61 B JPY6,870 JPY−6.40%135.4 K2.1014.42476.39 JPY+50.52%0.55%Process industries
Strong buy
4221Okura Industrial Co., Ltd.
60.96 B JPY4,920 JPY−3.53%142.8 K1.388.52577.38 JPY+52.95%3.29%Process industries
No rating
4078Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
60.77 B JPY3,100 JPY−3.88%296.6 K1.7715.67197.88 JPY−27.02%4.84%Process industries
No rating
4022Rasa Industries,Ltd.
58.18 B JPY1,182 JPY−8.23%3.05 M2.4410.08117.31 JPY+33.61%2.81%Process industries
No rating
4109Stella Chemifa Corporation
57.08 B JPY4,160 JPY−4.15%168.7 K1.9914.97277.89 JPY+14.76%4.07%Process industries
Strong buy
6309Tomoe Engineering Co., Ltd.
53.65 B JPY1,819 JPY−2.68%196.6 K1.0313.35136.21 JPY−2.31%4.12%Process industries
No rating
6646ACrasus Chemical, Inc.
46.41 B JPY190.6 JPY−3.25%8.95 M1.65———0.00%Process industries
No rating
4027Tayca Corporation
44.62 B JPY2,070 JPY−3.27%146.7 K2.07—−17.38 JPY−118.07%3.65%Process industries
No rating
9539Keiyo Gas Co., Ltd.
39.9 B JPY1,200 JPY−0.83%1.7 K0.7710.09118.96 JPY+18.95%2.12%Process industries
No rating
4094Nihon Kagaku Sangyo Co., Ltd.
39.72 B JPY1,985 JPY−1.68%45.2 K2.6517.33114.54 JPY−5.86%4.40%Process industries
No rating
4968Arakawa Chemical Industries,Ltd.
38.98 B JPY1,715 JPY−8.58%312.6 K1.1011.48149.40 JPY+115.09%3.05%Process industries
No rating
4410HARIMA CHEMICALS GROUP Incorporated
34.88 B JPY1,371 JPY−4.19%327.4 K0.847.89173.70 JPY+320.91%3.17%Process industries
No rating
9845Parker Corporation
34.78 B JPY1,267 JPY−3.28%25.4 K1.607.05179.78 JPY+14.15%4.61%Process industries
No rating
4463Nicca Chemical Co., Ltd.
29.24 B JPY1,746 JPY−4.01%49.9 K2.707.22241.87 JPY+52.17%3.50%Process industries
No rating
4229Gun Ei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
28.24 B JPY4,205 JPY−2.21%23.2 K0.7912.42338.43 JPY+17.79%2.70%Process industries
No rating
5018Moresco Corporation
26.09 B JPY2,655 JPY−3.17%66 K1.419.61276.16 JPY+168.60%1.62%Process industries
No rating
7871Fukuvi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
20.08 B JPY928 JPY−4.43%10.9 K2.589.9493.37 JPY+27.60%3.15%Process industries
No rating
9537Hokuriku Gas Co., Ltd.
20.04 B JPY4,150 JPY−1.07%7001.136.00692.21 JPY+34.46%1.91%Process industries
No rating
4093Toho Acetylene Co., Ltd.
14.12 B JPY388 JPY−3.96%32.7 K2.5510.4737.07 JPY+4.42%3.47%Process industries
No rating
8152Somar Corporation
13.07 B JPY6,370 JPY−5.63%9.2 K2.738.05791.38 JPY−34.86%1.48%Process industries
No rating
4629Daishin Chemical Co., Ltd.
11.35 B JPY2,175 JPY−8.54%12.6 K1.606.87316.78 JPY+125.63%1.81%Process industries
No rating
4224Lonseal Corporation
10.92 B JPY2,305 JPY−4.48%38.3 K1.888.86260.19 JPY+866.98%3.59%Process industries
No rating
4119Nippon Pigment Holdings Company Limited
9.8 B JPY6,000 JPY−4.91%5.1 K5.806.57913.41 JPY—1.92%Process industries
No rating
4040NANKAI CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
9.58 B JPY3,935 JPY−3.67%20.7 K1.812.641,489.96 JPY+239.15%1.58%Process industries
No rating
4406New Japan Chemical Co., Ltd.
8.05 B JPY202 JPY−5.16%865.3 K3.785.5336.56 JPY+149.18%2.08%Process industries
No rating
4531Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co., Ltd.
7.31 B JPY316 JPY−4.82%114 K2.0414.2622.15 JPY−31.32%2.99%Process industries
No rating
7425Hatsuho Shouji Co., Ltd.
7.1 B JPY1,027 JPY−2.84%12.9 K0.868.07127.23 JPY−7.53%3.72%Process industries
No rating
5010Nippon Seiro Co., Ltd.
5.61 B JPY266 JPY−8.90%421.3 K3.314.5858.11 JPY+55.80%0.00%Process industries
No rating
4120Sugai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
4 B JPY2,734 JPY−5.37%1.7 K2.7010.41262.68 JPY+20.74%3.09%Process industries
No rating
7375REFINVERSE Group, Inc.
3.46 B JPY923 JPY−7.52%102.2 K2.2012.0976.31 JPY+74.92%0.00%Process industries
No rating
4102Maruo Calcium Co., Ltd.
3.28 B JPY1,401 JPY−4.04%2.1 K6.008.49164.98 JPY+312.61%4.08%Process industries
No rating
9212Green Earth Institute Co.,Ltd.
2.67 B JPY207 JPY−2.82%196.4 K0.34—−1.56 JPY−7.83%0.00%Process industries
No rating
4098Titan Kogyo, Ltd.
2.62 B JPY830 JPY−3.60%21.1 K3.7114.8955.76 JPY+23.47%1.38%Process industries
No rating
4243NIX, INC.
2.2 B JPY880 JPY−7.07%18.9 K6.495.10172.63 JPY+106.84%2.12%Process industries
No rating
4361Kawaguchi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
2.11 B JPY1,666 JPY−3.14%24.3 K3.024.07409.79 JPY+108.06%3.45%Process industries
No rating