Keyence (FRA:KEE) Risk Assessment

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FRA:KEE Keyence Corp FRA:KEE
100 GF Score
Price €388.00
GF Value €419.97
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Keyence Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Keyence is: Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding.

Keyence  (FRA:KEE) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Keyence Risk Assessment Related Terms

FRA:KEE vs COHR, KEYS, GRMN: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Keyence's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment 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.

Keyence Risk Assessment vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Keyence's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Keyence's Risk Assessment falls into.


FRA:KEE
100GF Score
Keyence Corp FRA:KEE
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Is Keyence (FRA:KEE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Keyence stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €388.00 is trading 7.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of €419.97. GuruFocus considers Keyence to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:KEE:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: €419.97 vs. price of €388.00 (7.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 100/100

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:KEE stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Keyence Business Description

Address 1-3-14 Higashinakajima, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, JPN, 533-8555
Keyence Corporation, founded in May 1974 by Takemitsu Takizaki and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, began as Lead Electric Co., Ltd. before rebranding to Keyence (derived from "KEY of sciENCE") in 1986. As a global leader in industrial automation, the company designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of high-precision products, including sensors (photoelectric, laser, proximity), machine vision systems, measurement instruments (laser displacement sensors, 3D scanners), control systems (PLCs, HMIs), laser markers, digital microscopes, and safety equipment.
100GF Score

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€388.00
Price
€419.97
GF Value