Chips · Stock report · Ferrotec Holdings (TSE: 6890.T)
Ferrotec — ranks 65 of 86 chip stocks over a month, yet crossed back above its 200-day average
The Closelooknet read
Ferrotec Holdings (TSE: 6890.T) sits 65th of the 86 stocks in our chip section on one-month move, down 18.5%, yet it closed Wednesday above the average close of the last 200 sessions. Our money-flow reading (a gauge of net buying pressure) stands at 73.6, still positive but slowing: it is down 7.7 over five days and 10.8 over 21 days. The close of ¥8,390 follows a 5.7% jump and sits above the 200-day line at ¥7,985.25. What we watch: whether it holds above ¥7,985.25 in the coming sessions, or slips back under it.
The cross came while the stock remains 11.6% below its 50-day average.
Where Ferrotec stands among chip stocks
Ferrotec's one-month fall of 18.5% places it 65th of 86 in our chip section. Across venues, the testing and metrology peers show a split. In Tokyo, Advantest (6857.T) gained 3.56% and Lasertec (6920.T) gained 3.97% over the month, while Hamamatsu Photonics (6965.T) lost 3.71%. In the US, Teradyne (TER) fell 22.28%, KLA Corp (KLAC) 19.21% and Onto Innovation (ONTO) 26.59%. Technoprobe (TPRO.MI) in Milan fell 16.27%.
Ferrotec is 31.1% below its 7 October 52-week high close; Advantest, which peaked on 6 October, is 16.5% below its own.
Our money-flow and quality readings
Our money-flow reading for Ferrotec is 73.6, labelled warm (our label for the strength of net buying) and still positive but slowing. It has lost 7.7 points in five days and 10.8 in 21 days. Our momentum score is 50. The composite and the Piotroski check of financial health are not available for this stock, so the picture rests on flow and momentum alone.
Price trend
Ferrotec closed at ¥8,390 (about $53.14), up 5.7% on the day with a gap at the open of the same size. Its typical daily swing is about 5.0%, so the move is 1.14 times that. The stock is up 66.8% this year and 107.9% over one year, but down 5.9% over three months. The 50-day average is ¥9,489.60 and the 200-day average, the average close of the last 200 sessions, is ¥7,985.25, which the close sits 5.1% above. The 52-week low close was ¥4,035 on 14 October 2025.
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