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: $16.51 to $16.51
• 50-Day Range: $15.90 to $19.59
• 52-Week Range: $11.83 to $20.60
• Volume: 456 shs
• Average Volume: 707 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.47 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.31
• Dividend Yield: 1.70%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Sumitomo Chemcl Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sumitomo Chemcl scored higher than 79% 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: 1.2 / 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 only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 27.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sumitomo Chemcl are expected to grow by 27.33% in the coming year, from $1.50 to $1.91 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sumitomo Chemcl is 13.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sumitomo Chemcl is 13.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.47.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sumitomo Chemcl has a P/B Ratio of 0.67. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 Sumitomo Chemcl has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sumitomo Chemcl has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.66, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sumitomo Chemcl has recently increased by 132.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Sumitomo Chemcl pays a meaningful dividend of 1.69%, 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 22.58%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sumitomo Chemcl will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.66% next year. This indicates that Sumitomo Chemcl will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

Sumitomo Chemcl has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Sumitomo Chemcl 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, 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: 7/05/2026
• 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: 13.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.00
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $402.25 million
• Net Margins: 2.65%
• Pretax Margin: 4.98%
• Return on Equity: 5.16%
• Return on Assets: 1.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.74
• Current Ratio: 1.51
• Quick Ratio: 0.91

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.47 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.35
• Cash Flow: $3.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.55
• Book Value: $24.61 per share
• Price / Book: 0.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 331,580,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $5.47 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.33