Japan Stock of the Day | Kabutaro & Friends

On November 12, 2026, the most talked-about Japanese stock online was Achilles <5142>.
Background: In its interim results for the fiscal year ending March 2027 announced around 2 p.m. on the 12th, the company announced an upward revision to its full-year earnings forecast and a dividend increase, which drew buying. It raised its operating profit forecast from 2.2 billion yen to 4.6 billion yen, up 54.7% from the previous year, turning from a forecast decline to a sharp increase. First-half operating profit was 2.62 billion yen, 2.1 times the level a year earlier. Films for the electronics field and anti-static products used in semiconductor wafer transport were solid. It raised its year-end lump-sum dividend forecast from the previously planned 50 yen to 60 yen (40 yen in the previous year). The stock surged in the afternoon session after the announcement and closed at the daily limit (limit-up) of 2,213 yen, up 400 yen (22.06%), making it the top gainer on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market. Trading volume was 889,100 shares, turnover was about 1.9 billion yen, and market capitalization was 32.2 billion yen.