NSK (6471) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 6471 does

NSK (6471) is a Tokyo Stock Exchange stock in the Consumer Cyclical sector, operating in the Auto Parts industry. The company manufactures and sells industrial machinery bearings, automotive products, and precision equipment and parts worldwide. Its product range includes ball and roller bearings, bearing units, super precision bearings, and bearings designed for steel, mining, construction, papermaking, and pump and compressor applications, as well as for special environments such as sanitary, corrosion-resistant, vacuum, cleanroom, high-temperature, non-magnetic, and dust-contaminated settings. In the automotive segment, NSK provides chassis products like electric power steerings, steering columns, intermediate shafts, brake systems, and hub unit bearings, along with electrification products, power train components, engine parts, electrical accessories, automatic and manual transmissions, differential gears, propeller shafts, toroidal CVT powertrain units, and motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle parts.

Key numbers explained

• The current price of 1.100 JPY reflects the latest trading value; the +0.14% price change today shows the intraday move.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 23.6 indicates how much investors pay per unit of recent earnings; the forward P/E ratio of 18.9 uses expected future earnings.
• The dividend yield of 3.09% represents the annual dividend as a percentage of the current price, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 29, 2026.
• The beta of 0.53 suggests the stock has historically been less volatile than the overall market.
• The price-to-book ratio of 0.78 compares the market price to the company's book value per share.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 49.4% shows the proportion of debt relative to shareholders' equity.
• The return on equity of 4.9% measures how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders' capital.
• The 52-week price range of 733,6 – 1.414,5 JPY and the 43.2% price change over the last 52 weeks illustrate the stock's recent price journey.

What to watch

NSK (6471) is part of the Tokyo Stock Exchange stocks universe and operates alongside peers such as Bridgestone (5108), Yamaha Motor (7272), and The Yokohama Rubber Company (5101). Investors tracking the Nikkei 225 may monitor NSK as part of the broader index. Key factors that typically affect this kind of stock include global industrial production cycles, automotive demand trends, raw material costs, currency fluctuations (especially the Japanese yen), and the company's ability to grow revenue, which has been 30.6% year over year. The next earnings date is Oct 29, 2026.