Bandai Namco (NCBDY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. is a Japan-based entertainment company that develops and distributes products and services spanning video games, toys, amusement facilities and other forms of popular entertainment. Its businesses are built around creating and extending intellectual property across multiple platforms, including home consoles, personal computers, mobile devices, retail products and location-based attractions.

Through its digital entertainment operations, the company publishes and develops video games based on original and licensed properties. Its toys and hobby business produces character merchandise, collectibles, model kits and related products, including items associated with Gundam, Tamagotchi, Dragon Ball and other entertainment franchises. The company also operates amusement facilities and provides arcade games and other location-based entertainment.

Bandai Namco was established in 2005 through the management integration of Bandai Co. and Namco Limited, with Bandai Namco Holdings serving as the group’s holding company. The group serves customers in Japan and international markets through subsidiaries and business partners across North America, Europe, Asia and other regions. Its portfolio also includes entertainment content and merchandise connected with properties such as Pac-Man, Tekken and other widely recognized franchises.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$18.64 to C$18.96
• 50-Day Range: C$13.92 to C$18.74
• 52-Week Range: C$10.94 to C$18.96
• Volume: 84,133 shs
• Average Volume: 103,321 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$24.17 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.96%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Bandai Namco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bandai Namco scored higher than 37% 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Bandai Namco has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bandai Namco has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 24.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Bandai Namco are expected to grow by 24.10% in the coming year, from C$0.83 to C$1.03 per share.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.04% of the float of Bandai Namco has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bandai Namco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.63, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bandai Namco has recently increased by 735.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Bandai Namco has a dividend yield of 1.00%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Bandai Namco does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Bandai Namco will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.48% next year. This indicates that Bandai Namco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.28

News Sentiment

Bandai Namco has a news sentiment score of 0.28. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Bandai Namco this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

Bandai Namco has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 10/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Leisure Products
• Sub-Industry: Leisure Products
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:NCBDY
• Previous Symbol: OTCMKTS:NCBDY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.bandainamco.co.jp
• Phone: (136) 634-8800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,457
• Year Founded: 2005

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,290,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$24.17 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.17