Chips · Stock report · INFICON (SIX: IFCN.SW)
INFICON — a 52-week high at CHF 191.40, while the 8 chip-gear peers we track sit 4% to 37% below theirs
The Closelooknet read
INFICON (SIX: IFCN.SW) is making new highs while none of the eight chip-equipment peers we compare it with are. It closed at CHF 191.40 on 30 September, above its prior closing high of CHF 190.20 from 29 September, and gained 17.6% over the past month, 15th of the 85 stocks in our chip section. Our money-flow reading (a gauge of net buying pressure) is 78.1 and rated hot, but it is down 6.1 over the past month, so buying is still positive yet slowing. What we watch: whether INFICON closes above CHF 190.20 in the coming sessions, or slips back under it while the flow reading keeps fading.
Where INFICON stands among our chip stocks
INFICON's one-month gain ranks 15th of 85 in our chip section, and it is the only name in this comparison at a fresh high. Among the eight peers in the pack, VAT Group (VACN.SW) is closest, 4.0% below its 3 July high after a 16.6% month. Comet Group (COTN.SW) is 15.0% below its 22 June high, ASM International (ASM.AS) 17.7% below and Kokusai Electric (6525.T) 20.2% below. Further back, Lam Research (LRCX) is 24.2% below, Tokyo Electron (8035.T) 25.0%, Applied Materials (AMAT) 29.3% and Aixtron (AIXA.DE) 37.2%.
Our money-flow and quality readings
Our money-flow reading for INFICON is 78.1, hot but decelerating: it slipped 0.2 over five sessions and 6.1 over the past month. On our scores INFICON rates 59 of 100 overall, led by momentum (89) and balance sheet (88), with quality at 67 and growth at 46. Valuation scores 27, cash quality 36 and capital allocation 32. The Piotroski score, a checklist of financial-health tests, is 5 of the 8 tests available.
Price trend
INFICON closed at CHF 191.40, up 0.6% on the day, 4.7% over five sessions and 93.7% so far this year. It sits 12.8% above its 50-day average of CHF 169.72 and 34.3% above its 200-day average of CHF 142.51, the average close of the last 200 sessions. Its 52-week low close was CHF 92.40 on 28 October 2025. Its typical daily swing is about 2.7%. Our technical read says it is above its 20-, 50- and 200-day averages, still in an uptrend.
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