SMC (SMCAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SMC Corporation manufactures, processes, and sells automatic control equipment, sintered filters, and various types of filtration equipment worldwide. The company offers air management system, directional control valves, air cylinders, rotatory actuators/air grippers, electric actuators/cylinders, fitting and tubing, and modular F.R.L./pressure control equipment, as well as vacuum, air preparation, and lubrication equipment. It also provides flow control equipment, speed controllers, silencers/exhaust/blow guns/pressure gauges, switches/sensors/controllers, static neutralization equipment, and industrial device communication equipment/wireless system. In addition, the company offers process valves, chemical liquid valves/fittings and needle valves/tubing, process pumps, temperature control equipment, and process gas equipment, as well as high vacuum equipment, industrial filters/sintered metal elements, and pneumatic instrumentation and hydraulic equipment. The company was formerly known as Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd. and changed its name to SMC Corporation in April 1986. SMC Corporation was incorporated in 1959 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.22 to $21.68
• 50-Day Range: $20.48 to $22.95
• 52-Week Range: $19.63 to $31.42
• Volume: 163,743 shs
• Average Volume: 369,637 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 26.37
• Dividend Yield: 0.97%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

SMC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SMC scored higher than 23% 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 SMC.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.80%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SMC are expected to grow by 9.80% in the coming year, from $1.02 to $1.12 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SMC is 26.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 114.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SMC is 26.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 202.79.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

SMC has a PEG Ratio of 4.85. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SMC has a P/B Ratio of 2.17. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SMC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SMC has recently increased by 210.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

SMC has a dividend yield of 0.98%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of SMC is 25.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, SMC will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.75% next year. This indicates that SMC will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SMC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SMC has recently increased by 210.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added SMC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 1.03% of the stock of SMC is held by institutions.

SMCAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SMCAY shares performed this year?

SMC's stock was trading at $26.70 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, SMCAY shares have decreased by 19.0% and is now trading at $21.62.
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How do I buy shares of SMC?

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Company Calendar

• Today: 11/23/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Private households
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:SMCAY
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:SMCAY
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.smcworld.com
• Phone: (135) 207-8271
• Fax: 035-298-5361
• Employees: 23,171
• Year Founded: 1959

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.82
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.37
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.20
• P/E Growth: 4.87
• Net Income: $1.23 billion
• Net Margins: 20.75%
• Pretax Margin: 32.52%
• Return on Equity: 8.46%
• Return on Assets: 7.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 8.34
• Quick Ratio: 5.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.38 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.25
• Cash Flow: $1.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.33
• Book Value: $9.96 per share
• Price / Book: 2.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,306,810,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $28.25 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.82