What the company does
MEC Company Ltd. engages in the research and development, production, and sale of chemicals, equipment, and related materials for the production of printed circuit boards in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, and Europe. It offers various chemicals for electronic substrates, such as roughening type adhesion enhancement; rolled annealed copper roughening treatment; pre-lamination treatment of multilayer substrates and adhesion enhancement for high-frequency substrates; anisotropic etching and seed layer etching; copper surface treatment for CO2 laser direct drilling; degreasing, rust removal, and temporary anti-tarnish; other metal surface treatment; DFR pre-treatment; microetching; etch down; and various residue …
What the weekly tape is saying
4971 closed the latest completed week at 10,140 JPY. The 4-week return is -3.2% and the 12-week return is 48.2%. Trend Signal is active, Market Dynamics is 1.54. Setup signature: Balanced read with a 74/100 composite read.
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.
Scoreboard
16-week signal tape
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 map
- Trend Line
- 7,191 JPY
- Vs Trend Line
- 41.0%
- Fair Value
- 4,195 JPY
- Vs Fair Value
- 141.7%
- 52W High
- 12,230 JPY
- 52W Low
- 2,375 JPY
- Drawdown
- -17.1%
- Range Position
- 78.8%
Returns and trend persistence
Return windows separate the latest week from short-term and medium-term follow-through.
Return windows
Trend read
- Active Streak
- 43 weeks
- 52W Active Weeks
- 43
- 52W Active Breadth
- 82.7%
- Sector Scope
- JP Basic Materials
- Sector Rank
- 173 of 264
- Sector Percentile
- 34.6%
Sector and industry pulse
Peer breadth helps separate a stock-specific move from a broader group rotation.
JP Basic Materials
- Tracked Peers
- 100
- 4W Rank
- 66 of 100
- Avg 1W
- -1.4%
- Avg 4W
- 0.5%
- Trend Breadth
- 64.0%
- Positive MD
- 42.0%
JP Specialty Chemicals
- Tracked Peers
- 100
- 4W Rank
- 72 of 100
- Avg 1W
- -2.2%
- Avg 4W
- 2.8%
- Trend Breadth
- 60.0%
- Positive RS
- 25.0%
Pressure, Relative Strength, and expectation
Market Dynamics and Relative Strength show whether buying pressure and relative leadership are confirming the price move.
Dynamics path
Signal state
- Market Dynamics
- 1.54
- 4W MD Change
- -16.8%
- Relative Strength
- 46.56
- 4W RS Change
- -37.8%
- Expectation
- Positive
- Probability
- 57.78%
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
- 1.9M
- 13W Average
- 1.4M
- 52W Average
- 1.2M
- Vs 13W
- 1.3x
- Vs 52W
- 1.5x
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
- 6.9%
- 52W Volatility
- 5.6%
- Upside Weeks
- 35
- Downside Weeks
- 17
- Downside Breadth
- 32.7%
- Avg Gain / Loss
- 5.7% / -2.9%
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
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Currency
- JPY
- Market Cap
- 196.1B
Opportunity signals
- Trend Signal is active with a 43-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Market Dynamics is positive on the latest completed week.
Risk signals
- No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
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.
Recent completed weeks
The latest weekly rows behind the report snapshot.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend | Fair Value | MD | RS | Volume | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | 10,140 JPY | -2.9% | 7,191 JPY | 4,195 JPY | 1.54 | 46.56 | 1.9M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 10,440 JPY | -2.8% | 7,020 JPY | 4,151 JPY | 1.87 | 52.05 | 1.5M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 10,740 JPY | 0.1% | 6,827 JPY | 4,104 JPY | 1.98 | 59.72 | 1.6M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 10,730 JPY | 2.5% | 6,619 JPY | 4,055 JPY | 1.90 | 70.17 | 2.2M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 10,470 JPY | 1.1% | 6,396 JPY | 4,006 JPY | 1.85 | 74.85 | 2.7M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 10,360 JPY | 16.1% | 6,179 JPY | 3,957 JPY | 1.70 | 73.09 | 877.3K | On |
| 1 May 2026 | 8,920 JPY | -3.4% | 5,971 JPY | 3,906 JPY | 1.55 | 60.19 | 899.4K | On |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 9,230 JPY | 12.3% | 5,808 JPY | 3,865 JPY | 1.27 | 68.10 | 1.4M | On |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 8,220 JPY | 4.6% | 5,630 JPY | 3,821 JPY | 1.02 | 55.85 | 1.4M | On |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 7,860 JPY | 16.1% | 5,470 JPY | 3,784 JPY | 0.76 | 55.85 | 1.1M | On |
| 3 Apr 2026 | 6,770 JPY | -3.3% | 5,317 JPY | 3,749 JPY | 0.81 | 46.31 | 1.2M | On |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 7,000 JPY | 2.3% | 5,193 JPY | 3,721 JPY | 1.23 | 52.87 | 1.4M | On |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 6,840 JPY | -2.6% | 5,059 JPY | 3,691 JPY | 1.46 | 51.66 | 728.7K | On |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 7,020 JPY | -6.3% | 4,927 JPY | 3,663 JPY | 1.67 | 56.51 | 1.9M | On |