Mitsui (TSE:8031) Valuation After New Green Aluminium and Energy Transition Deal With AM Green
Mitsui (TSE:8031) just signed a Memorandum of Understanding with AM Green to explore investment in an integrated green aluminium platform, a move that ties its trading clout directly to the energy transition narrative.
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That backdrop helps explain why, even after a soft 7 day share price return, Mitsui’s 30 day share price return of 13.78 percent and hefty 1 year total shareholder return of 48.57 percent suggest momentum is still building rather than fading.
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Yet with the shares now near analyst targets and trading above some intrinsic value estimates, investors must ask if Mitsui is still mispriced for its decarbonisation pivot or whether the market already prices in tomorrow’s growth.
Most Popular Narrative: 2.1% Overvalued
With Mitsui’s last close at ¥4,532 versus a narrative fair value near ¥4,438, the story leans toward a slight premium, not a deep bargain.
The analysts have a consensus price target of ¥3618.0 for Mitsui based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of ¥4200.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just ¥2860.0.
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Result: Fair Value of ¥4,438 (OVERVALUED)
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However, sustained weakness in core commodity prices and stricter ESG regulation could pressure earnings and challenge assumptions about Mitsui’s resilient, higher quality growth profile.
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