Nippon Electric Glass (5214) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 5214 does

Nippon Electric Glass (5214) is a stock listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that manufactures and sells specialty glass products and glassmaking machinery in Japan and internationally. The company supplies glass for LCD/OLED displays and optoelectronics, as well as ultra-thin glass and glass wafers used in semiconductor support. It also produces glass substrates for probe cards, LTCC products, functional glass powders, cover glass for image sensors, and glass tubes for small electronic components. Beyond electronics, Nippon Electric Glass provides chopped strands and roving for plastics reinforcement, alkali-resistant glass fibers for cement, glass tubing for pharmaceutical and medical use, and glass-ceramic building materials.

Key numbers explained

• The current price is 4,875 JPY, up +0.35% today.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 14.3 shows how much investors pay per unit of recent earnings; a lower number can suggest a more modest price relative to earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 25.7 reflects the price relative to expected future earnings, which can differ from the trailing figure if earnings are forecast to grow or shrink.
• The dividend yield of 3.28% indicates the annual dividend as a percentage of the current price; the ex-dividend date is 29 Dec 2026.
• The company pays out 47% of earnings as dividends, meaning roughly half of profit is returned to shareholders.
• The beta of 0.4 suggests the stock tends to move less than the overall market, often interpreted as lower volatility.
• The 52-week range of 4,323 – 8,377 JPY shows the lowest and highest traded prices over the past year, with the current price near the lower end of that span.
• The price-to-book ratio of 0.72 compares the market price to the company's book value per share, with values below 1 sometimes interpreted as the stock trading below its accounting net assets.

What to watch

Investors tracking Nippon Electric Glass often monitor the broader Technology sector and the electronic components industry, where demand can shift with cycles in consumer electronics and semiconductor investment. The company is part of the Nikkei 225, an index that reflects large-cap Japanese equities and can be influenced by yen movements and domestic economic data. Peer companies such as Minebea Mitsumi (6479), Renesas Electronics (6723), Keyence (6861), SUMCO (3436), Lasertec Corporation (6920), Sharp (6753), and Murata Seisakusho (6981) operate in similar or adjacent spaces, and their results can provide context for Nippon Electric Glass's own performance. General factors to watch include raw-material costs for glass production, global supply chains, and currency fluctuations, all of which can affect margins and demand.