In the eighth installment of Company Shikiho Online’s advance feature, “Breaking News: Surprise Stocks,” 5 stocks were selected from the approximately 3,800 companies covered in the Autumn Edition whose projected operating profit is expected to exceed the Japan Company Handbook’s forecast even after first-quarter revisions. Depending on further upward revisions from the second quarter onward, they could potentially see their share prices re-rated.
The eighth installment of Toyo Keizai Online’s “Breaking News: Surprise Stocks” series offers an advance look at the content of the Japan Company Handbook’s 2026 Issue 4, Autumn Edition. This time, the focus is on 5 of the 50 stocks, selected from approximately 3,800 companies covered in the Autumn Edition, that are expected to outperform the Handbook’s independent forecasts.
Although each company raised its operating-profit guidance in its first-quarter results, Japan Company Handbook reporters view the revised plans as conservative and forecast operating profit to exceed them further. Based on the confidence they have gained through interviews, the reporters are said to be presenting outlooks that surpass the companies’ latest assessments.
These 5 stocks have in common that the Japan Company Handbook has published profit forecasts above the companies’ current revised plans. If the companies raise their forecasts again from the second quarter onward, their share prices could potentially be reassessed.
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