Shin-Etsu Chemical (SHECY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. is a Japanese chemical manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo. Founded in 1926, the company develops and produces materials used in electronics, construction, automotive, healthcare and other industries. Its operations serve customers in Japan and international markets through manufacturing and sales facilities around the world.

The company’s products include semiconductor silicon wafers, photoresists and other materials used in chip manufacturing, as well as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), silicones, specialty chemicals, cellulose derivatives and rare-earth magnets. Shin-Etsu also supplies optical-fiber preforms, electronic materials and functional materials used in a range of industrial and consumer applications.

Shin-Etsu Chemical is organized into businesses focused on infrastructure materials, electronics materials and specialty products. Its broad materials portfolio and international production network support its role as a supplier to semiconductor, chemical, automotive, construction and technology companies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.53 to $19.48
• 50-Day Range: $17.28 to $22.33
• 52-Week Range: $13.64 to $24.74
• Volume: 225,113 shs
• Average Volume: 553,017 shs
• Market Capitalization: $74.00 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.46
• Dividend Yield: 1.07%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Shin-Etsu Chemical Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Shin-Etsu Chemical scored higher than 50% 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: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Shin-Etsu Chemical has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Shin-Etsu Chemical has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 19.32%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Shin-Etsu Chemical are expected to grow by 19.32% in the coming year, from $0.88 to $1.05 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Shin-Etsu Chemical is 22.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Shin-Etsu Chemical is 22.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.09.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Shin-Etsu Chemical has a P/B Ratio of 2.30. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Shin-Etsu Chemical has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Shin-Etsu Chemical has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.06, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Shin-Etsu Chemical has recently increased by 26.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Shin-Etsu Chemical pays a meaningful dividend of 1.03%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Shin-Etsu Chemical does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Shin-Etsu Chemical is 24.10%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Shin-Etsu Chemical will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.05% next year. This indicates that Shin-Etsu Chemical will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Shin-Etsu Chemical has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Shin-Etsu Chemical this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Shin-Etsu Chemical insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.01% of the stock of Shin-Etsu Chemical is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/24/2026
• Today: 9/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:SHECY
• CIK: 1442651
• Web: www.shinetsu.co.jp
• Phone: (136) 812-2300
• Fax: 813-3246-5096
• Employees: 27,274
• Year Founded: 1926

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.46
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.18
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $3.15 billion
• Net Margins: 18.39%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.49%
• Return on Assets: 8.62%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.05
• Current Ratio: 6.09
• Quick Ratio: 4.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.33
• Cash Flow: $1.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.81
• Book Value: $8.12 per share
• Price / Book: 2.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,969,990,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $74.00 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.35