The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 22% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 53%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (1 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $26. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc ADR SMFG
Outside both standardsAn entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.
In plain words · Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides banking, leasing, securities, consumer finance, and other services in Japan, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania.
read at $26.18
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc ADR holds its Markup at $26.18.
- PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Markup label
- INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
- SCScreen · does not pass the values gate
- edge confirmed
- edge broken
- edge forming
Each arm is one independent read. Conviction is not a single call, it is how many edges converge.
The investor read · the season, not the day
| Phase | Markup |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 3 days |
| Price | $26.18 |
| Valuation | 17.34 trailing · 63.85 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 30.0 |
| Beta | 0.38 |
The opportunity · what the numbers say it is worth
Price history & projections · where it has been, where the models see it going
The valuation journey · where the price sits against fair value and the Street
Green marks levels above today's price, red below; the shaded band is the gap between the price and our fair value.
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.
| Profit margin | 27.11% |
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy · 1 covering |
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; target range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The values screen, explained · five checks, plain English
This company is excluded by both standards. There are two widely recognised ways to check whether a company is suitable for a Muslim investor. It fails on both:
Used by most halal investing apps ✗ DOES NOT PASS
The one Titan applies ✗ DOES NOT PASS
Why it fails. The problem is its excluded industry: banks - diversified. Because both standards agree on this, it is a clear exclusion, not a borderline case.
What these two standards are, and how they differ →
- Business activity Excluded industry: Banks - Diversified Fail
- Debt load Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. Fail
- Interest-bearing cash Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. Fail
- Receivables Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. Fail
- Revenue purity of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. Fail
Every security is read against two recognised standards: our stricter asset-based screen (ratios measured against total assets) and the more widely used market-value standard (measured against market capitalisation). Where they agree we say so plainly; where they part ways — almost always on the debt check — we show both readings and mark it, because that disagreement is the finding, not a fault. We report the score; you and your scholar make the call.
The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean
Japanese bank sits above fair value and ethics
Picture salary transfers and small business loans crossing Japanese counters every morning. Sumitomo Mitsui handles that steady domestic banking alongside leasing and securities abroad.
The price sits at twenty five dollars while fair value lands at sixteen, a thirty five percent premium with forward earnings at sixty point nine times. Profit margins reach twenty seven percent yet return on equity stays low at seven percent, and the ethical screen excludes all diversified banks.
A narrow moat leaves it exposed to local rate cycles and competition, no matter what the single strong buy rating suggests. We pass on both valuation and principle.
Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 63.9x expensive — the price assumes strong growth ahead |
| Trailing P/E | 17.3x reasonably valued |
| Profit margin | 27.1% healthy profit margins |
| Return on equity | 6.9% a modest return on shareholder capital |
| Beta | 0.38 barely tracks the market's swings |
| Market cap | $166.3B |
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.
Latest news · what the market is reading on SMFG
- › GGAL or SMFG: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now? Zacks · 3d ago
- › Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (TSE:8316) Stock Looks Reasonable On Fair Value But Rich On Earnings Simply Wall St. · 6d ago
- › Is Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (TSE:8316) Expensive As Its Strong Run Meets Valuation Doubts? Simply Wall St. · 6d ago
- › Fed Faces Growing Pressure to Hike Rates as Price Risks Rebound Bloomberg · 7d ago
- › Japan’s 40-Year Yield Rises 10 Basis Points on Inflation Fears Bloomberg · 9d ago
Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference — not our reporting, not advice.
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Screened names in the same industry · explore each on its own page.
The trader read · the latest dated commentary
The dated journal · newest first, never edited
The framework has shifted from accumulation to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 22% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 53%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (1 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $26. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 22% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 53%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (1 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $26. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 22% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 53%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (1 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $26. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 22% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 53%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (1 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $26. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 4.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 22% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 53%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (1 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $26. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 2.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 22% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 53%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (1 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $26. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 22% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 53%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (1 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $26.
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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
The political ledger · congressional disclosures
| Date | Politician | Party | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May2026 | Ro Khanna | Democrat | buy | 1K–15K |
What holding actually paid · price plus dividends
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $21.78 | +5.6% | · | $1,056 | +5.6% |
| 2 months | $21.16 | +8.7% | · | $1,087 | +8.7% |
| 3 months | $19.32 | +19.0% | · | $1,190 | +19.0% |
| 6 months | $18.99 | +21.1% | · | $1,211 | +21.1% |
| 1 year | $15.03 | +53.0% | · | $1,530 | +53.0% |
| 2 years | $12.69 | +81.1% | $0.49 | $1,850 | +85.0% |
| 3 years | $7.86 | +192.4% | $0.66 | $3,008 | +200.8% |
| 5 years | $6.80 | +238.2% | $0.66 | $3,479 | +247.9% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.