OTCMKTS:SMECF SMC (SMECF) Stock Price, News & Analysis → The Best AI Stock to Own in the World Today is Trading for Just $25 (From Banyan Hill Publishing) (Ad) Free SMECF Stock Alerts $523.30 -1.70 (-0.32%) (As of 05/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$519.65▼$532.4450-Day Range$494.00▼$622.0052-Week Range$438.64▼$622.00Volume474 shsAverage Volume941 shsMarket CapitalizationN/AP/E Ratio0.37Dividend Yield27.46%Price TargetN/A Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisChartHeadlinesShort InterestStock AnalysisChartHeadlinesShort Interest Get SMC alerts: Email Address SMC MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingN/AUpside/DownsideN/AShort InterestBearishDividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.40Based on 12 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings GrowthN/ASee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.0.38 out of 5 stars N/A Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for SMC. Previous Next 2.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares ShortedShort Interest Ratio / Days to CoverSMC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 73.7, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in SMC has recently decreased by 14.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 0.8 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldSMC has a dividend yield of 0.48%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthSMC does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of SMC is 10.07%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for SMECF. Previous Next 2.4 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentSMC has a news sentiment score of 0.40. 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 0.29 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for SMC this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, SMC insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 29.89% of the stock of SMC is held by institutions. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of SMC is 0.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 146.51.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of SMC is 0.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 384.92. 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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.Read More SMECF Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart SMECF Stock News HeadlinesMay 1, 2024 | tmcnet.comStandard Meat Company Announces Appointment of Keith Blanks as Chief Commercial OfficerApril 30, 2024 | msn.comBank of Commerce rolls out P5-B new bond offerMay 1, 2024 | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)The Best AI Stock to Own in the World Today is Trading for Just $25“Titan of Tech” Bets Big on Tiny AI Company He’s made as much as 3,250,000% in just three years on companies like Facebook, Airbnb, and PayPal… But our research shows his latest investment could be his most successful venture yet.April 29, 2024 | msn.comSMC removes 6 million MT waste in river cleanup driveApril 29, 2024 | msn.comShares to buy for long-term: SMC Global recommends these two stocks to buy todayApril 29, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comSMC Co. (OTCMKTS:SMECF) Short Interest Down 14.2% in AprilApril 27, 2024 | msn.comGovt should make malaria tests, treatment free for indigents, children - St Racheal's PharmaApril 25, 2024 | msn.comSMC to finish SLEX upgrade by DecemberMay 1, 2024 | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)The Best AI Stock to Own in the World Today is Trading for Just $25“Titan of Tech” Bets Big on Tiny AI Company He’s made as much as 3,250,000% in just three years on companies like Facebook, Airbnb, and PayPal… But our research shows his latest investment could be his most successful venture yet.April 25, 2024 | msn.comSMC to provide bigger OFW lounge at NAIA-3April 25, 2024 | msn.comDecember opening of expanded SLEx to ease trafficApril 25, 2024 | msn.comRomualdez thanks SMHC for bigger OFW lounge at Naia Terminal 3April 25, 2024 | msn.comSunway Medical Centre wins Hospital of the Year award againApril 23, 2024 | msn.comSan Miguel bond offer to fund airport projectsApril 23, 2024 | msn.comSMC eyes P20 billion fixed bond offerApril 23, 2024 | msn.comStoxkart receives 100 Crore Investment from the SMC Global Group, Launches Trading AppApril 21, 2024 | msn.comSMC prioritizes NAIA over Bulacan airportApril 20, 2024 | msn.comPIN, Pan-Atlantic University Partner to Empower Journalists with Digital Rights and Inclusion Knowledge and SkillsApril 20, 2024 | msn.comSibu to launch Earth Day event at Permai LakeApril 19, 2024 | msn.comPIN, Pan-Atlantic University join forces to empower media with skills trainigApril 19, 2024 | msn.comSeeing eye-to-eye on health servicesApril 18, 2024 | msn.comNasser Mutebi wins SMC Challenge Rally, Mangat disqualifiedApril 18, 2024 | msn.comTurkana first county to implement new malaria prevention planApril 13, 2024 | msn.comWorld Water Day: SMC clears 5.5M MT of waste via river rehabApril 12, 2024 | msn.comVigilance against Parex and its possible successorsApril 12, 2024 | msn.comFavourite Mangat, crews wary of rainApril 11, 2024 | msn.comHISA Partners With Sports Medicine Concepts For Comprehensive Emergency Preparedness InitiativeSee More Headlines Receive SMECF Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for SMC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeOTCMKTS SectorIndustrials Industry Specialty Industrial Machinery Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolOTCMKTS:SMECF CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.smcworld.com Phone(135) 207-8271FaxN/AEmployees23,356Year FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Trailing P/E Ratio0.37 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Pretax MarginN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/A Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/A Sales & Book Value Annual SalesN/A Price / SalesN/A Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book ValueN/A Price / BookN/AMiscellaneous Outstanding SharesN/AFree FloatN/AMarket CapN/A OptionableNot Optionable BetaN/A Beginners Guide To Retirement StocksClick the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven best retirement stocks and why they should be in your portfolio. Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Yoshiki Takada (Age 66)President, Senior GM of Sales Headquarters & Chairperson Comp: $757.27kMs. Kelley Stacy (Age 62)President of SMC US, Executive Officer & Director Comp: $1.09MMr. Masahiro Ota (Age 61)Executive Officer, GM of Finance & Accounting Division and Director Akinori KatoGeneral Manager of Corporate Communications OfficeMr. Toshio Isoe (Age 63)Executive Officer, GM of General Affairs Department, In charge of HR & Director Mr. Samuel Neff (Age 42)Executive Officer & Director Mr. Susumu Maruyama (Age 61)GM of Presidential Office, Executive Officer & Director Mr. Yoshitada Doi (Age 62)Managing Executive Officer, GM of Engineering & Technology Headquarters and Director Mr. Koji Ogura (Age 70)Executive Officer, Deputy GM of Sales Headquarters & Director More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsAalbertsOTCMKTS:AALBFAgfa-GevaertOTCMKTS:AFGVFAirTrona InternationalOTCMKTS:ARTRAlfa Laval CorporateOTCMKTS:ALFVFAmadaOTCMKTS:AMDWFView All Competitors SMECF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have SMECF shares performed in 2024? SMC's stock was trading at $535.00 at the start of the year. Since then, SMECF stock has decreased by 2.2% and is now trading at $523.2960. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting SMC? SMC saw a decline in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 125,300 shares, a decline of 14.2% from the March 31st total of 146,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 73.7 days. View SMC's Short Interest. Is SMC a good dividend stock? SMC (OTCMKTS:SMECF) pays an annual dividend of $143.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.48%. The dividend payout ratio is 10.07%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. How do I buy shares of SMC? Shares of SMECF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. 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