Komatsu (KMTUY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Komatsu Ltd. manufactures and sells construction, mining, and utility equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, China, Rest of Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and CIS countries. It operates through three segments: Construction, Mining and Utility Equipment; Retail Finance; and Industrial Machinery and Others. The company offers construction and mining equipment, including excavators, wheel loaders, bulldozers, motor graders, dump truck, rope and hybrid shovels, electric wheel loaders, continuous miners, and jumbo drills. It also provides forestry equipment, including harvesters, forwarders, feller bunchers, excavators, mini excavators, and forklifts; demolition, waste, and recycling equipment, such as mobile crushers, hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, and mini shovels; material handling equipment; and tunnel-boring machines, pipe layers, towing tractors, and engines. In addition, the company offers industrial machinery, including presses, sheet-metal machinery, 3D laser cutting machine, transfer machines, battery manufacturing equipment, wire saws, thermos modules, thermoelectric generation module, and temperature control products; quarry equipment; agricultural and livestock equipment; EH sensor device; iron and steel casting products; and logistics equipment. Further, the company provides retail financing; construction machinery rental services; remanufactured products; other support services; transportation, warehousing, packing, and other services; and purchases and sells used equipment. Komatsu Ltd. was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.66 to $28.23
• 50-Day Range: $25.81 to $28.15
• 52-Week Range: $24.05 to $32.16
• Volume: 493,140 shs
• Average Volume: 117,883 shs
• Market Capitalization: $25.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.67
• Dividend Yield: 3.11%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Komatsu Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Komatsu scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Komatsu.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -2.71%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Komatsu are expected to decrease by -2.71% in the coming year, from $2.58 to $2.51 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Komatsu is 9.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 134.63.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Komatsu is 9.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 21.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Komatsu has a PEG Ratio of 5.49. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Komatsu has a P/B Ratio of 1.31. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the outstanding shares of Komatsu have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Komatsu has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Komatsu has recently decreased by 69.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Komatsu pays a meaningful dividend of 3.04%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Komatsu does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Komatsu is 30.07%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Komatsu will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.07% next year. This indicates that Komatsu will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the outstanding shares of Komatsu have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Komatsu has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Komatsu has recently decreased by 69.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Komatsu has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Komatsu insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.91% of the stock of Komatsu is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 0.19% of the stock of Komatsu is held by institutions.

KMTUY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KMTUY shares performed this year?

Komatsu's stock was trading at $25.96 at the start of the year. Since then, KMTUY stock has increased by 2.9% and is now trading at $26.70.
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How were Komatsu's earnings last quarter?

Komatsu Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January, 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.03. The industrial products company earned $6.58 billion during the quarter. Komatsu had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.74% and a net margin of 9.70%.

How do I buy shares of Komatsu?

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Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 1/30/2024
• Today: 12/18/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrial Products
• Industry: Construction machinery
• Sub-Industry: Personal Services
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:KMTUY
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.komatsu.com
• Phone: (135) 561-4711
• Fax: 813-3586-0374
• Employees: 65,738
• Year Founded: 1921

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.76
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.67
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.35
• P/E Growth: 5.49
• Net Income: $2.73 billion
• Net Margins: 9.70%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.74%
• Return on Assets: 7.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $26.77 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.95
• Cash Flow: $3.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.78
• Book Value: $20.36 per share
• Price / Book: 1.31

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 950,953,000
• Free Float: 923,280,000
• Market Cap: $25.39 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.06