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TSE:6305Machinery

How Hitachi's AI-Powered Smart Mining Bet At Hitachi Construction Machinery (TSE:6305) Has Changed Its Investment Story

Earlier in 2025, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. announced a minority investment in Rithmik Solutions as part of Rithmik’s latest financing round, aiming to combine its global equipment footprint with Rithmik’s real-time AI-powered analytics for smart mining. The move underlines Hitachi Construction Machinery’s push to build open digital platforms that can boost mining productivity while helping reduce environmental impact across operations. Next, we’ll examine how this AI-driven...
TSE:9824
TSE:9824Trade Distributors

Asian Dividend Stocks To Enhance Your Portfolio

As global markets navigate a landscape marked by dovish signals from central banks and mixed economic data, Asian indices have shown resilience with notable gains in key regions such as Japan and China. In this dynamic environment, dividend stocks in Asia can offer investors a potential source of steady income while providing exposure to the region's diverse economic growth.
TSE:4568
TSE:4568Pharmaceuticals

Is There Now an Opportunity in Daiichi Sankyo After the Recent Share Price Slump?

Whether you are wondering if Daiichi Sankyo Company is starting to look like good value after a rough stretch, or if the market still sees more downside ahead, this breakdown will help you sort signal from noise. The stock is down 7.8% over the last week, 2.9% over the last month, and a steep 26.2% over the past year, even though long term holders over 5 years are still sitting on a 10.7% gain. Recent headlines have focused on Daiichi Sankyo's expanding oncology portfolio and major global...
TSE:8473
TSE:8473Capital Markets

Is SBI’s ¥50 Billion Buyback And New Stock Options Plan Altering The Investment Case For SBI Holdings (TSE:8473)?

In November 2025, SBI Holdings, Inc. (TSE:8473) announced a ¥50,000 million share repurchase program of 10,000,000 shares (3.09% of outstanding shares as of October 31, 2025), running until March 31, 2026, while its board also approved issuing paid stock options to directors of the company and its subsidiaries. Together, the buyback aimed at enhancing capital efficiency and the new stock options framework indicate a concerted effort to refine SBI Holdings’ capital structure and align...
TSE:6981
TSE:6981Electronic

Murata Manufacturing (TSE:6981): Evaluating Valuation After New High‑Voltage MLCC for SiC Power Electronics

Murata Manufacturing (TSE:6981) just rolled out mass production of a new high voltage multilayer ceramic capacitor designed for silicon carbide based power systems, a quiet but meaningful development for its EV and high performance electronics exposure. See our latest analysis for Murata Manufacturing. That focus on next generation power components seems to be resonating with investors, with a strong 35.14% 3 month share price return and a solid 34.37% 1 year total shareholder return,...
TSE:6701
TSE:6701IT

Should NEC’s Agentic AI “Client Zero” Sales Push Require Action From NEC (TSE:6701) Investors?

NEC Corporation has announced a new Agentic AI-powered sales support solution in Japan, launched earlier in 2025, which automatically generates customer-specific proposals and discussion sheets by drawing on sales activity records and standard templates to streamline sales workflows. A key differentiator is NEC’s “Client Zero” roll-out approach, using its own operations as a proving ground to validate the solution’s real-world effectiveness before wider commercialization. We’ll now examine...
TSE:5831
TSE:5831Banks

Shizuoka Financial Group (TSE:5831): Assessing Valuation After New Share Buyback Activity

Shizuoka Financial GroupInc (TSE:5831) just confirmed it bought 2.4 million of its own shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the latest step in a larger 10 million share buyback program aimed at tightening its capital base. See our latest analysis for Shizuoka Financial GroupInc. The buyback comes after a strong run, with the share price returning 76 percent year to date and a 1 year total shareholder return of roughly 79 percent, suggesting momentum is still firmly on the upside. If this...