Sumitomo Chemcl (SOMMY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. is a diversified chemical company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1913 as part of the historic Sumitomo Group, the company has grown into a global industry leader, operating across multiple chemical and material science industries. It is listed in Japan’s premier equity markets and is available to U.S. investors via its American depositary receipts trading under the ticker SOMMY on the OTCMKTS exchange.

The company’s operations are organized into several core business segments, including petrochemicals, energy and functional materials, IT‐related chemicals, living materials, and health & crop sciences. Its petrochemical division produces basic chemical intermediates used in a wide range of downstream products, while the energy and functional materials arm specializes in battery components, performance materials and electronic chemicals. Sumitomo Chemical’s living materials business provides high-performance adhesives, coatings and fibers, and its health & crop sciences segment delivers crop protection agents, specialty fertilizers and pharmaceutical ingredients.

Sumitomo Chemical maintains a global footprint, with manufacturing sites and research facilities across Asia, the Americas and Europe. Through strategic partnerships and a network of regional subsidiaries, the company serves customers in automotive, electronics, agriculture, healthcare and other key industries. Its continued investment in research and development underscores a commitment to innovation in sustainability, enhanced product performance and advanced solutions for growing global demands.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.05 to $18.63
• 50-Day Range: $14.50 to $19.59
• 52-Week Range: $11.25 to $20.60
• Volume: 541 shs
• Average Volume: 989 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.56
• Dividend Yield: 1.44%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Sumitomo Chemcl Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sumitomo Chemcl scored higher than 33% 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

Sumitomo Chemcl 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

Sumitomo Chemcl has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sumitomo Chemcl is 14.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sumitomo Chemcl is 14.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.10.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sumitomo Chemcl has a P/B Ratio of 0.84. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Sumitomo Chemcl has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sumitomo Chemcl has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.66.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sumitomo Chemcl has recently increased by 9.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Sumitomo Chemcl pays a meaningful dividend of 1.44%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Sumitomo Chemcl does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sumitomo Chemcl is 20.97%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Sumitomo Chemcl 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

Sumitomo Chemcl has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/14/2026
• Today: 5/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/07/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: CHEM - DIVERSIFD
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:SOMMY
• CIK: 1409236
• Web: www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp
• Phone: (135) 543-5500
• Fax: 813-5543-5901
• Employees: 29,279
• Year Founded: 1913

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.24
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.56
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.37
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $404.87 million
• Net Margins: 2.65%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 5.21%
• Return on Assets: 1.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.76
• Current Ratio: 1.57
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.47 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.39
• Cash Flow: $3.39 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.33
• Book Value: $21.40 per share
• Price / Book: 0.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 331,580,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $5.99 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.26