Japanese broker cuts Sharp target to JPY 620 for Sharp stock

Published on 10/20/2026 at 18:50 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Six analysts set a JPY 555 target on October 7, 2026. Sharp stock costs EUR 3.34 on October 20, 2026, 0.60 percent above the Frankfurt close.

Analyst target cut for Sharp

A Japanese securities firm cut its Sharp target to JPY 620 from JPY 880 on October 8, 2026.
Six analysts had a JPY 555 consensus target on October 7, 2026.
Sharp stock costs EUR 3.34 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 6:41 p.m. CEST, 0.60 percent above the Frankfurt close of October 16, 2026.
Sharp plans to publish its fiscal 2027 second-quarter results on November 9, 2026.

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Sharp (ISIN JP3359600008) faces a lower analyst target after a Japanese securities firm cut its view to JPY 620 from JPY 880 on October 8, 2026, while keeping a neutral rating, according to Yahoo Finance. The revised target is 4.98 percent above the Tokyo price of JPY 590.60. Sharp stock was trading at EUR 3.34 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 6:41 p.m. CEST, 0.60 percent above the Frankfurt close of October 16, 2026 at EUR 3.32.

Consensus stays below the new target

The target cut sits above the broader analyst view. Investing.com listed a JPY 622.90 average 12-month target from seven analysts, with a JPY 470.00 low and a JPY 890.00 high. A separate October 7 consensus cited by Yahoo Finance used six analysts and placed the target at JPY 555, giving investors two different reference points for the current debate.

Sharp stock stays near the yearly low

Sharp traded at JPY 590.60 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at 3:30 p.m. JST on October 20, 2026. The stock stood 10.52 percent above its 52-week low of JPY 534.40 and 34.74 percent below its 52-week high of JPY 905.00, according to the market figures listed by Investing.com. Its trailing P/E was 16.45 and market capitalization was JPY 383.5 billion.

Results date gives the next marker

Sharp's investor-relations calendar schedules the fiscal 2027 second-quarter results for November 9, 2026. The date is stated on the company's investor-relations page, which also lists the fiscal 2027 first-quarter materials dated August 7, 2026: Sharp Corporation. That reporting date will provide the next formal checkpoint for the target cut and the wider consensus range.

Sharp against electronics peers

Sharp operates in consumer electronics, with products spanning appliances, displays, information equipment and electronic components. Sony Group traded at JPY 3,960 on October 20, 2026, with a market capitalization of JPY 23.3 trillion and a trailing P/E of minus 105.94. SCREEN Holdings traded at JPY 12,805, with a market capitalization of JPY 2.4 trillion and a trailing P/E of 28.22. These comparisons put Sharp's JPY 383.5 billion valuation and 16.45 P/E in a materially smaller-company bracket than both peers.

What the target cut means

The new JPY 620 target is only 4.98 percent above the Tokyo price, while the six-analyst JPY 555 consensus is 6.03 percent below it. The difference makes the November 9 results date important for judging whether the newer target or the broader consensus better reflects Sharp's earnings path.

Sharp stock price and outlook

Sharp stock was trading at EUR 3.34 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 6:41 p.m. CEST, 0.60 percent above the Frankfurt close of October 16, 2026 at EUR 3.32.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Sharp stock.