Japan Stock of the Day – Sep 25, 2026: Kobayashi Pharmaceutical <4967>
Friday, September 25, 2026
On September 25, 2026, the most talked-about Japanese stock online was Kobayashi Pharmaceutical <4967>.
Background: It emerged that Japanese investment firm NSSK and European fund CVC Capital Partners have proposed taking the company private in a deal worth around 500 billion yen, with the founding family potentially co-investing. The plan is reportedly aimed at rebuilding the business under fund ownership after a slump triggered by the beni-koji (red yeast rice) health scare. The stock responded with buy orders piling up at the daily limit, closing up 1,000 yen (+16.99%) at 6,885 yen. Market capitalization reached 537.4 billion yen.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical (4967)
Latest close (10/16): ¥7,283 (−37, −0.51%)
Written by Kabutaro, an individual investor in Japanese stocks since 2007 (profile in Japanese).