Rohto, Yakult, etc. (additional) Rating

Upgraded - Bullish Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Change After----------------------------------------------- <2914> JTGS "Hold" "Buy" Target Price Change Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Change After----------------------------------------------- <4676> Fuji HD Mizuho 1750 yen 2240 yen <4911> Shiseido Company, Limited Sponsored ADR GS 2700 yen 2900 yen <6

Fisco Japan22:28 ET

ELECOM, ASICS, ETC (additional) Rating

Downgrade - Bearish Code Stock Name Brokerage Company Previous Change After-------------------------------------------------------------<9204> Skymark Morgan S "Overweight" "Equal Weight" Target Price Change Code Stock Name Brokerage Company Previous Change After-------------------------------------------------------------<3861

Fisco JapanMar 18 23:49 ET

March 18 [Today's Investment Strategy]

[FISCO Selected Stocks] 【Material Stocks】 National Guarantee <7164> 5,685 yen (3/17) engages in mortgage guarantee services. The performance forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2025 has been revised upward. The operating profit is estimated to be 41.5 billion yen (a 30.0% increase year-on-year). This is about a 2% increase from the previous forecast. Factors include stable trends in the guarantee liability balance due to M&A activity by other guarantee companies and an increase in insurance-related income. The year-end dividend (= annual dividend) is set at 209 yen. The previous forecast was 197 yen, and the figure for the previous period was 170 yen.

Fisco JapanMar 17 19:46 ET

Focus on Danqing Society and Double A, while Proled and Gift HD seem to be sluggish.

In the US stock market on the 17th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by $353.44 to 41,841.63, the Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 54.57 points to 17,808.66, and the Chicago Nikkei 225 Futures were up 490 yen from the Osaka day session to 37,690 yen. The exchange rate stands at 1 dollar = 149.10-20 yen. In today's Tokyo market, Tanposha <9743> announced an operating profit forecast of a 32.5% increase compared to the previous period and a 16.6% increase for the current period, while Double A <76> announced a 5.2% decrease in operating profit for the previous period but a forecast of a 48.7% increase for the current period.

Fisco JapanMar 17 19:15 ET

Berkshire "as promised" increased its Shareholding in Japan's five major trading companies, with an average holding ratio close to 10%.

The shareholding ratios of Mitsui & Co. increased from 8.09% to 9.82%, Mitsubishi Corporation's shareholding rose from 8.31% to 9.67%, Sumitomo Corporation's shareholding increased from 8.23% to 9.29%, Itochu Corporation's shareholding was raised from 7.47% to 8.53%, and Marubeni Corporation's shareholding went up from 8.30% to 9.30%. Munger once stated that Buffett's bet on the Japanese stock market is a "once in a century" opportunity, as the low interest rate environment allows investors to achieve substantial returns at almost zero cost.

wallstreetcnMar 17 04:44 ET

Nippon Electric Glass, Japan Post Insurance, ETC (Additional) Rating

Upgraded - Bullish Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Changed After ---------------------------------------------------------- <6807> Wireless Electronics Macquarie "Neutral" "Outperform" Target Price Change Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Changed After ---------------------------------------------------------- <3349> Cosmos Pharma

Fisco JapanMar 13 23:20 ET