JPX Equity Snapshot

4452 Weekly Equity Report

Kao Corporation

Interactive chart JSON snapshot
Latest Close 6,044 JPY 12 Jun 2026
1W Return 2.1% latest completed week
4W Return 2.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 0.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 30.8% 16 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
Company Brief

What the company does

Kao Corporation develops and sells hygiene living care, health beauty care, life care, cosmetics, and chemical products in Japan. It offers fabric, kitchen, home, and sanitary care products; facial, body, hair, and oral care, hair styling and color, salon, in-bathroom health care, and warming products; and self-selection cosmetics, as well as provides cosmetics counselling services. It also provides oleo chemicals, such as oleochemicals, fat and oil derivatives, surfactants, and fragrances; water-reducing admixtures for concrete, casting sand binders, plastics additives, and process chemicals for various industries; and toners/toner binders, inkjet ink colorants, ink, fine polishing agents …

Snapshot

What the weekly tape is saying

4452 closed the latest completed week at 6,044 JPY. The 4-week return is 2.7% and the 12-week return is 0.4%. Trend Signal is inactive, Market Dynamics is -0.49. Setup signature: Risk-first tape with a 38/100 composite read.

Trend Signal Inactive
Market Dynamics No fresh buy
Price vs Trend -2.4%
Volume 1.0x
Setup Cockpit

A compressed read of the whole setup

The radar blends trend persistence, momentum, Market Dynamics, Relative Strength, volume confirmation, and risk control into one weekly cockpit.

Composite setup radar

Scoreboard

Trend 17 Persistence of active Trend Signal over the last year and current streak.
Momentum 57 Blend of 4-week and 12-week follow-through.
Dynamics 46 Latest Market Dynamics and whether pressure has improved over four weeks.
Relative Strength 0 Relative leadership and short-term RS change.
Volume 42 Participation compared with the 13-week volume baseline.
Risk Control 65 Drawdown and recent weekly volatility pressure.

16-week signal tape

27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun
Weekly return bar Trend Signal dot Positive Market Dynamics dot
Price Action

Price, Trend Line, and Fair Value

Weekly price context with the latest close, trend position, Fair Value gap, drawdown, and 52-week range location.

52-week price path

Price Trend Line Fair Value

Price map

Trend Line
6,191 JPY
Vs Trend Line
-2.4%
Fair Value
6,049 JPY
Vs Fair Value
-0.1%
52W High
6,922 JPY
52W Low
5,760 JPY
Drawdown
-12.7%
Range Position
24.4%
Momentum

Returns and trend persistence

Return windows separate the latest week from short-term and medium-term follow-through.

Return windows

1W 2.1%
4W 2.7%
12W 0.4%
26W -3.3%
52W -7.5%

Trend read

Active Streak
0 weeks
52W Active Weeks
16
52W Active Breadth
30.8%
Sector Scope
JP Consumer Defensive
Sector Rank
94 of 279
Sector Percentile
66.5%
Peer Context

Sector and industry pulse

Peer breadth helps separate a stock-specific move from a broader group rotation.

Market Dynamics

Pressure, Relative Strength, and expectation

Market Dynamics and Relative Strength show whether buying pressure and relative leadership are confirming the price move.

Dynamics path

Market Dynamics Relative Strength

Signal state

Market Dynamics
-0.49
4W MD Change
54.1%
Relative Strength
-28.00
4W RS Change
0.3%
Expectation
Undecided
Probability
50.70%
Volume

Participation and confirmation

Volume tells us whether the latest weekly move is being confirmed by unusual participation.

52-week volume profile

Volume map

Latest Volume
7.9M
13W Average
7.9M
52W Average
7.2M
Vs 13W
1.0x
Vs 52W
1.1x
Risk Anatomy

Volatility, downside weeks, and return shape

A compact risk profile shows whether the move is steady, volatile, or being driven by sharp one-week jumps.

26-week return distribution

Risk map

13W Volatility
1.8%
52W Volatility
2.3%
Upside Weeks
24
Downside Weeks
28
Downside Breadth
53.8%
Avg Gain / Loss
1.9% / -1.8%
Context

Classification, opportunities, risks, and watch points

Top-level read across company classification, constructive evidence, caution points, and the next things that matter.

Classification

Exchange
JPX
Country
JP
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Household & Personal Products
Currency
JPY
Market Cap
2765.9B

Opportunity signals

  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and Market Dynamics.

Risk signals

  • Trend Signal is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Market Dynamics is negative, which weakens the current setup.

Watch next

  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Market Dynamics is the pressure gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Weekly Tape

Recent completed weeks

The latest weekly rows behind the report snapshot.

Week Close Return Trend Fair Value MD RS Volume Signal
12 Jun 2026 6,044 JPY 2.1% 6,191 JPY 6,049 JPY -0.49 -28.00 7.9M Off
5 Jun 2026 5,921 JPY -3.2% 6,209 JPY 6,042 JPY -0.68 -30.92 8.6M Off
29 May 2026 6,115 JPY 2.0% 6,226 JPY 6,034 JPY -0.76 -29.26 10.9M Off
22 May 2026 5,996 JPY 1.9% 6,237 JPY 6,024 JPY -1.01 -28.19 7.6M Off
15 May 2026 5,883 JPY -1.1% 6,251 JPY 6,016 JPY -1.06 -28.08 8.8M Off
8 May 2026 5,947 JPY 1.5% 6,262 JPY 6,010 JPY -1.09 -29.50 4.0M Off
1 May 2026 5,862 JPY -0.7% 6,269 JPY 6,002 JPY -1.00 -27.52 7.5M Off
24 Apr 2026 5,901 JPY -1.8% 6,281 JPY 5,998 JPY -0.81 -27.91 7.2M Off
17 Apr 2026 6,008 JPY -1.5% 6,299 JPY 5,993 JPY -0.54 -25.75 6.8M Off
10 Apr 2026 6,100 JPY -0.7% 6,318 JPY 5,986 JPY -0.42 -23.27 7.4M Off
3 Apr 2026 6,140 JPY -0.1% 6,337 JPY 5,979 JPY -0.19 -17.92 9.1M Off
27 Mar 2026 6,147 JPY 2.2% 6,361 JPY 5,970 JPY 0.03 -19.00 9.8M Off
20 Mar 2026 6,017 JPY -2.4% 6,376 JPY 5,962 JPY 0.32 -21.34 7.1M Off
13 Mar 2026 6,166 JPY -2.0% 6,398 JPY 5,953 JPY 0.61 -20.65 8.4M Off