Kao Corporation (4452)

Kao Corporation is listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange (4452) in the Consumer Defensive sector. Prices from Yahoo Finance with their delay; analysis computed from daily price history.

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3,800.00 -2.34%
Closed · Last quote: 6 Nov, 10:30 GST · Source: Yahoo Finance
Exchange
Tokyo Stock Exchange · Closed Opens in 7h 29m
Data delay
20 min
Day range
3,779.00 – 4,004.00
Prev. close
3,891.00

Key statistics

Open
3,918.00
Previous close
3,891.00
52-week range
2,880.00 – 4,004.00
Volume
8.4M
Avg volume (3M)
3.3M
Market cap
3.44T JPY
P/E (TTM)
24.6
EPS (TTM)
154.18
Dividend yield
2.05%
Sector
Consumer Defensive Household & Personal Products
Listed in
Nikkei 225
Currency
JPY

Chart

Movement expectation (statistical)

Ranges the price would stay in with a given probability if its recent volatility continues.

Next trading day
3,701.863,900.74
Next 5 trading days
3,584.044,028.97
Horizon≈68% range (±1σ)≈95% range (±2σ)Past fit
Next trading day3,750.61 – 3,850.04
±1.32%		3,701.86 – 3,900.7472% / 95% of the last 250 periods stayed inside
Next 5 trading days3,690.44 – 3,912.81
±2.97%		3,584.04 – 4,028.9776% / 95% of the last 251 periods stayed inside

ATR range (Next trading day): 3,710.42 – 3,889.58 · (Next 5 trading days): 3,599.68 – 4,000.32

Daily volatility (σ, 60 days): 1.31%. Basis: close of 2026-11-06 and current price.

⚠️ These are statistical ranges calculated from the stock's own past volatility. They are not a price target, a forecast or a recommendation to buy or sell. Prices can and do move outside them, especially around earnings and news.

Trend reading

Uptrend A description of the indicators, not a recommendation.

  • Price is above its 200-day average: the long-term trend is up.
  • The 50-day average is above the 200-day (golden-cross structure).
  • Short term: above both the 20- and 50-day averages.
  • RSI 59.7: neutral zone (30–70).
  • MACD is above its signal line (positive momentum).
  • Volume today is 2.6× its 3-month average.
  • 5.1% below the 52-week high.

Pivot points

ClassicFibonacci
R34,168.004,086.00
R24,086.004,000.05
R13,943.003,946.95
P3,861.003,861.00
S13,718.003,775.05
S23,636.003,721.95
S33,493.003,636.00

From the 2026-11-06 daily bar (H 4,004.00 · L 3,779.00 · C 3,800.00)

Moving averages

Moving averagesPriceMA signal
SMA203,731.00Above
SMA503,595.88Above
SMA2003,266.64Above
EMA203,719.01Above
EMA503,609.32Above

MA signal: Strong buy · RSI (14): 59.7 · 1M volatility (ann.): 23.9%

Performance

1W+1.41%
1M+8.23%
3M+18.16%
YTD+21.39%
1Y+22.17%
52-week high4,004.00
52-week low2,880.00

MACD (12, 26, 9)

MACD
64.681
Signal
62.207
Histogram
2.474
ATR (14)
89.58

Position in the sector heatmap

Today #8 of 22 Consumer Defensive stocks in Asian by change; sector average -6.77%.

Japan Tobacco Inc.-19.31%Nongfu Spring Co., Ltd.-0.44%Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.-4.20%Ajinomoto Co., Inc.-12.40%Kao Corporation-2.34%

Sector peers

Largest Consumer Defensive stocks in Asian by market cap

Japan Tobacco Inc.29146,269.00 JPY-19.31%2.8M11.13T JPYConsumer Defensive
Nongfu Spring Co., Ltd.963345.22 HKD-0.44%5.8M508.6B HKDConsumer Defensive
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.33822,165.00 JPY-4.20%14M4.91T JPYConsumer Defensive
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.28024,268.00 JPY-12.40%11.6M4.06T JPYConsumer Defensive
Kao Corporation44523,800.00 JPY-2.34%8.4M3.44T JPYConsumer Defensive
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.25021,698.50 JPY-4.77%11M2.48T JPYConsumer Defensive
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited25032,967.00 JPY-6.32%4.3M2.35T JPYConsumer Defensive
Pan Pacific International Holdings Corporation7532753.70 JPY-5.56%18.9M2.25T JPYConsumer Defensive
WH Group Limited02886.590 HKD+0.30%40.7M84.6B HKDConsumer Defensive
Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Limited18766.375 HKD+2.57%23.9M84.3B HKDConsumer Defensive
China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited231921.40 HKD+0.47%22.4M82.6B HKDConsumer Defensive
Kikkoman Corporation28011,775.50 JPY-8.67%8.1M1.65T JPYConsumer Defensive

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