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INFICON — ranks 10th of 86 chip stocks on 1-month move while eight peers sit 16% to 50% below highs
The Closelooknet read
INFICON (SIX: IFCN.SW) ranks 10th of the 86 stocks in our chip section on its one-month move, while the eight peers we compare it with are mostly far below their highs. INFICON is 8.36% below its 52-week closing high; those peers range from 16.35% to 49.6% below theirs. Our money-flow reading (a gauge of net buying pressure) is 73, which our label calls hot, though it is down 3.4 over five sessions and 4.9 over the past month. The stock closed at CHF 184.20 after a one-day gain of 8.35%. We watch whether it holds above its 50-day average of CHF 175.78, or slips back under it, and whether the reading stops sliding.
Where INFICON stands among chip stocks
INFICON's one-month move is 0%, yet that places it 10th of 86 in our chip section. Among the peers in the pack, only Comet Group (SIX: COTN.SW) is higher over the month at 1.65%. The others are lower: VAT Group (SIX: VACN.SW) -9.24%, ASM International (ASM.AS) -12.44%, Aixtron (AIXA.DE) -12.83%, Tokyo Electron (8035.T) -16.93%, Applied Materials (AMAT) -18.66%, Lam Research (LRCX) -23.41% and Kokusai Electric (6525.T) -26.75%.
On distance from the 52-week high, VAT Group is closest of the peers at 16.35% below, set on 5 October 2026. INFICON's own high of CHF 201.00 came on 2 October 2026.
Our money-flow and quality readings
Our money-flow reading is 73 and is labelled hot, our label for the strength of net buying. It is still positive but slowing, with changes of -3.4 over five sessions and -4.9 over the past month.
INFICON's composite score is 58 of 100. Momentum (85) and balance sheet (87) are the strongest readings, followed by quality at 68. Growth is 47, cash quality 36, capital allocation 34 and valuation 27. The Piotroski score, a check of financial health, is scored 5 of 8.
Price trend
INFICON closed at CHF 184.20 on 27 October 2026, up 8.35% on the day after opening 4.47% higher. It is up 17.18% over three months and 86.44% year to date. The close is 4.79% above its 50-day average of CHF 175.78 and 22.42% above the average close of the last 200 sessions, CHF 150.47. Its typical daily swing is about 2.41%, so the day's move was 3.47 times that size.
A stochastic signal turned up out of oversold territory (%K 16.4 over %D 11.4), flagged on 26 October 2026.
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