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Ethical passes the values gate
Price5,524.00 JPY
Fair value4,467.02
Ethical score70.0/100
RatingAVOID
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-08-20Read Accumulation4,657.00+18.6% to today ✓
2026-07-02Read Markdown4,657.00+18.6% to today
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
Hitachi Ltd holds its Accumulation at $5,524.00. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 3 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-09-18
Phase
Accumulation
Quantitative state
Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 3 days
Price at the screen
$5,524.00
Valuation
31.30 trailing · 31.01 forward price to earnings
Values screen
PASS· score 70.0
Beta
0.50
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
9.08%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is just 9.1% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money.
Pass
Interest-bearing cash
6.52%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 6.5% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
26.32%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 26.3% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
0.27%
Below 5%
Only 0.3% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical Read
Why It Clears, in Plain English
Hitachi clears all five screens. Its business is in a permissible area, its interest-bearing debt is about 9%, inside the ~33% line, and almost none of its income is interest, so it passes.
Read as at 2026-10-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
What the Numbers Say It Is Worth
The Fair Value Range
Our framework reads AVOID: it trades above our $4,467.02 fair value estimate, 11.30% revenue growth.
Fair value range in JPY, drawn from the 2026-09-18 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 19.1% above the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 14 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +10% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as fully-to-richly valued here, while the Street is more bullish: a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.
Price History & Projections
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-18 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words
Why it gives us pause
At 31.0x forward earnings, the price already runs ahead of the business. It trades 19% above our $4,467.02 fair value, so you would be buying at a premium, not a discount.
The risks · The things to watch: its business and earnings are exposed to Japan and to currency swings.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
6501.T trades on TSE (the company is based in Japan). As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-10-02Accumulation$5,524.00+18.6%Entry 8
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 18.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 7% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 18%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%. The street (14 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $5914. Since the last review it its composite score eased.
2026-09-19Accumulation$4,657.00+0.0%Entry 7
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 7% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 18%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%. The street (14 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $5914.
The framework has shifted from markdown to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 7% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 18%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%. The street (14 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $5914.
2026-07-19Markdown$4,657.00+0.0%Entry 5
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 7% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 18%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%. The street (14 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $5914.
2026-07-18Markdown$4,657.00+0.0%Entry 4
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 7% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 18%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 31%. The street (14 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $5914.
2026-07-05Markdown$4,657.00Entry 3
5 July 2026 — ¥4,657 — MARKDOWN (state model: sideways, 253 days). Journal opened on the morning after the great re-rating: 186.8% three-year run, now 23% off the high with every recent column mildly red. Tensions on file: an operating story that never stopped (11.3% growth, screen pass, street at ¥6,100), against a finished multiple story. The lines: ¥4,784 above, ¥3,822 below. Next review: the state committing or a line breaking, whichever is first.
2026-07-03Markdown$4,657.00+0.0%Entry 2
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Markdown$4,657.00Entry 1
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
Period
Price then
Price return
Divs per share
$1,000 became
Total return
1 month
$4,887.00
-2.1%
·
$979
-2.1%
2 months
$4,810.00
-0.5%
·
$995
-0.5%
3 months
$4,897.80
-2.3%
$27.00
$982
-1.8%
6 months
$4,981.32
-4.0%
$27.00
$966
-3.4%
1 year
$4,041.85
+18.4%
$50.00
$1,196
+19.6%
2 years
$3,352.72
+42.7%
$93.00
$1,455
+45.5%
3 years
$1,668.37
+186.8%
$129.00
$2,945
+194.5%
5 years
$1,105.66
+332.7%
$183.00
$4,492
+349.2%
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
The Ledger's Promise
This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever 6501.T does next, these words stay.
Hitachi Ltd · 6501.T · Accumulation · $5,524.00
Recorded 2026-09-18 · before the outcome · scored mechanically
