Risk factor
Negligible price volatility
Profitability factor
Strong margins and returns
About
Shimadzu Corporation manufactures and sells analytical and measuring instruments, medical systems, industrial machinery, and aircraft equipment worldwide. Its analytical instruments include gas and liquid chromatography, gas and liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometry, data management and software, molecular spectroscopy, elemental analysis, surface analysis, life science lab instrument, total organic carbon analysis, continuous monitoring analysis, thermal analysis, particle size analysis, materials testing and inspection, non-destructive testing, and balance products. It provides medical systems comprising angiography, fluoroscopy, mobile C-arm, radiography, mobile X-ray systems, and fluorescence imaging products; consist of diffraction gratings, aspherical mirrors, laser mirrors and windows for high power lasers, polka-dot beam splitters, and precision refractometers. The company also offers industrial machinery, including turbo molecular pumps, helium leak detectors, sputtering system, multi deposition system, vacuum heat-treatment furnaces, liquid delivery equipment gear pumps, mechatronic systems glass fiber winders, liquid crystal injection system, and dynamic balancing machines. Further, it provides hydraulic equipment, such as hydraulic gear pumps, power packages, and multi control valves; and aircraft equipment, including electro-mechanical actuators, flight control systems, landing gear systems, and electro-mechanical actuators. Shimadzu Corporation was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.
Company Valuation
Considering past and projected metrics, the stock is neither 'expensive' nor 'cheap' compared to its peers. In particular, the stock is reasonably priced on P/E, of fair
Target Price
The average target price of 7701.T is 5106 and suggests 36% upside potential. Usually, this means a BUY recommendation among investment firms, or a recommendation to incr