Chips · Stock report · Ferrotec Holdings (TSE: 6890.T)
Ferrotec — ranks 9th of 85 chip stocks over a month, hot money-flow reading as it hits a new high
The Closelooknet read
Ferrotec Holdings (TSE: 6890.T) ranks 9th of the 85 stocks in our chip section over the past month, with a gain of 31.4%. Our money-flow reading (a gauge of net buying pressure) stands at 85.6, which our label calls hot, yet it is still positive but slowing: it is down 7.3 over 21 days and up 1.2 over five. Our momentum score is 94. The stock closed at ¥12,040, a new 52-week high. What we watch: whether it holds above the old high close of ¥11,590 in the coming sessions, or slips back under it.
Where Ferrotec stands among its peers
Among the testing and metrology names in the pack, Ferrotec is not alone at highs. Advantest (TSE: 6857.T) set its 52-week high on 2 October and sits 4.32% above that mark in the pack. Cohu (COHU) is 0.24% below its high. Others sit further back: Teradyne (TER) is 8.12% below, FormFactor (FORM) 7.47% below, and KLA Corp (KLAC) 31.44% below.
On one-month moves, Cohu rose 60.35% and FormFactor 52.95%, ahead of Ferrotec's 31.44%. Tokyo-listed Lasertec (6920.T) gained 39.63% over the month but is 19.66% below its June high.
Our money-flow and quality readings
Our money-flow reading for Ferrotec is 85.6. Our label for that strength of net buying is hot, and the direction is still positive but slowing. It rose 1.2 over five days but fell 7.3 over 21 days.
The momentum score is 94 under our semis-cyclical weighting. Only one scoring module is available, so no composite score is shown.
Price trend
Ferrotec closed at ¥12,040 on 5 October, up 4.33% on the day after a 2.51% gap at the open. The previous 52-week high close was ¥11,590 on 22 June 2026; the stock now sits above it. It is up 16.89% over five days, 139.36% this year and 196.19% over one year.
It trades 31.48% above its 50-day average of ¥9,157 and 58.13% above the average close of the last 200 sessions, ¥7,614.10. Its typical daily swing is about 5.85%.
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