Shin-Etsu Chemical (OTCMKTS:SHECY) Stock Passes Below 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. (OTCMKTS:SHECY)’s stock price passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $20.67 and traded as low as $19.87. Shin-Etsu Chemical shares last traded at $19.89, with a volume of 277,106 shares trading hands.

Shin-Etsu Chemical Stock Down 0.9%

The business’s 50 day moving average is $21.19 and its 200-day moving average is $20.67. The stock has a market cap of $78.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.96 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 4.60 and a current ratio of 6.09.

Shin-Etsu Chemical (OTCMKTS:SHECY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 24th. The basic materials company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $4.16 billion during the quarter. Shin-Etsu Chemical had a net margin of 18.39% and a return on equity of 10.49%. Shin-Etsu Chemical has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.450-0.450 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. will post 0.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Shin-Etsu Chemical Company Profile

Shin-Etsu Chemical is a large Japanese chemical company that manufactures a broad range of basic and specialty chemical products for industrial and technology customers. The company is known for production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and related vinyl products, silicones and silicone-based compounds, and high-purity silicon materials used in semiconductor and photovoltaic industries. Its product mix spans commodity chemicals for construction and plumbing as well as higher-margin specialty materials for electronics and precision manufacturing.

Key product lines include PVC resins and compounds for infrastructure and building applications; silicones and silicone elastomers used across automotive, healthcare and consumer markets; and semiconductor-grade silicon and silicon wafers that supply chipmakers and solar-cell manufacturers.