Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co said on Tuesday that it will sell its Dunlop brand to Sumitomo Rubber Industries for $701 million in cash.
SMFG plans to boost its partnership with JEF to explore new business areas such as equity trading and drive growth in the Asia-Pacific region.
RIO signs a joint venture deal with Sumitomo Metal Mining to develop the Winu copper-gold project located in Western Australia.
Sumitomo's Q2 FY 2024 results missed expectations, and I think that it will be tough for the company to meet its full-year bottom line target. On the flip side, SSUMY's recent interim dividend and latest corporate actions send a favorable signal about the company's intention to create long-term shareholder value. I leave my existing Hold rating for SSUMY stock unchanged, based on my assessment of the company's outlook for the near term and long run.
Sumitomo Mitsui's fundamentals remain robust. The macro overhang is slowly clearing as well. A stubborn book value discount keeps the risk/reward very favorable.
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Sumitomo (SSUMY) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Investors with an interest in Diversified Operations stocks have likely encountered both Sumitomo Corp. (SSUMY) and ITT (ITT). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?
Here is how Sumitomo Corp. (SSUMY) and Vector Group (VGR) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.