JAPAF (Japan Tobacco) Short Interest


JAPAF Japan Tobacco Inc JAPAF
78 GF Score
Price $37.74
GF Value $33.10
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Japan Tobacco Short Interest?

Short Interest can be expressed as a percentage by dividing the number of shares sold short by the total number of outstanding shares.

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JAPAF vs PM, MO, TPB: Short Interest Comparison

For the Tobacco subindustry, Japan Tobacco's Short Interest, along with its competitors' market caps and Short Interest data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Japan Tobacco Short Interest vs Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Japan Tobacco's Short Interest distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Japan Tobacco's Short Interest falls into.


JAPAF
78GF Score
Japan Tobacco Inc JAPAF
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Is Japan Tobacco (JAPAF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Japan Tobacco stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $37.74 is trading 14% above its estimated GF Value™ of $33.10. GuruFocus considers Japan Tobacco to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for JAPAF:

  • Short Interest:
  • GF Value™: $33.10 vs. price of $37.74 (14% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 7 warning signs

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Japan Tobacco Business Description

Address 4-1-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-6927
Japan Tobacco primarily sells cigarettes and reduced-risk products, organized in three clusters consisting of Asia (which includes its home market and countries in Asia Pacific), Western Europe, and EMA (which includes Eastern Europe, the Middle East North Africa, Turkey, Americas, and duty-free). Its leading cigarette brands include Winston (non-US), Camel (non-US), Mevius, and LD. Its reduced-risk brands include Logic in vaping, Ploom in heated tobacco, and Nordic Spirit in nicotine pouches, though these generates less than 5% of tobacco sales.
78GF Score

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$37.74
Price
$33.10
GF Value