April 24, 2025
Snapshot Top 10: Nikkei 225 Index



The Top 10 performing stocks in the Nikkei 225 Index are shown for seven different investment strategies. Whether you are looking for value, growth or dividend stocks, or you want stocks that rank well overall, you can see the top 10 stock picks, together with how they rank on a scale of 1 to 100 from the perspective of different investment strategies. We have also added our newest Sentiment and 360° View ranks, which encapsulate the market voices of analysts and professional investors into a simple ranking for easily evaluating stocks. As an objective research provider, Obermatt has been refining its stock analysis algorithms for more than 10 years (no AI used here!)

Select any stock for the detailed analysis of that stock's performance across the different investment analyses. Please note that the Top 10 stocks focus only on Large to XX-Large companies.


What the six ranks mean

For every stock, we judge its performance against its peers and rank it on a scale of 1 to 100. The higher the rank, the better the stock performs than its peers. And, we do this for six investment strategies:

Value - shows how good of a value the stock is. Green is "inexpensive"; red is "expensive".

Growth - shows a company's growth potential. Green is "high growth" expected; red is "tough times ahead".

Safety - relates to the amount of debt a company has. Green is low debt level; red is high debt level.

Combined Financial - this isn't an average of the first three ranks but rather a consolidated view across several financial indicators. Green = good; red = tread carefully.

(NEW) Sentiment - quantifies professional analyst ratings and holdings as well as market pulse. Green = positive sentiment; red = skepticism (Only available to Premium Subscribers).

(NEW) 360° View - the ultimate rating with all financial and non-financial indicators.

Special Analysis: TOP 10 Dividend Investment Strategy

Many people ask for tips about dividend stocks. These are the Top 10 dividend stocks in the Nikkei 225 Index as of April 24, 2025.

TOP 10 Dividend Investment Strategy Value Strategy DIVIDEND Value Strategy VALUE Combined Strategy COMBINED 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. Mazda Motor (XXL, JP)  Automobile Manufacturers
1. Mazda Motor (XXL, JP)   Automobile Manufacturers 98 100 88 64
2. Astellas Pharma (XL, JP)  Pharmaceuticals
2. Astellas Pharma (XL, JP)   Pharmaceuticals 98 82 10 8
3. Ube (XL, JP)  Diversified Chemicals
3. Ube (XL, JP)   Diversified Chemicals 96 100 53 25
4. NYK Line (XXL, JP)  Marine
4. NYK Line (XXL, JP)   Marine 96 99 95 94
5. NSK (XL, JP)  Industrial Machinery
5. NSK (XL, JP)   Industrial Machinery 96 87 28 4
6. Nikon (XL, JP)  Consumer Electronics
6. Nikon (XL, JP)   Consumer Electronics 92 97 36 17
7. Honda Motor (XXL, JP)  Automobile Manufacturers
7. Honda Motor (XXL, JP)   Automobile Manufacturers 92 97 59 47
8. Tosoh (XL, JP)  Commodity Chemicals
8. Tosoh (XL, JP)   Commodity Chemicals 91 68 70 74
9. Takeda Pharmaceutical (XXL, JP)  Pharmaceuticals
9. Takeda Pharmaceutical (XXL, JP)   Pharmaceuticals 91 72 14 23
10. AGC (XXL, JP)  Building Products
10. AGC (XXL, JP)   Building Products 89 87 88 66

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Nikkei 225 Top 10: Obermatt 360° Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Obermatt 360° Investment Strategy 360° Strategy 360° VIEW Value Strategy VALUE Combined Strategy COMBINED Sentiment Strategy SENTIMENT
1. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (XL, JP)   Marine
1. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (XL, JP)   Marine 100 91 100 88
2. Mizuho Financial (XL, JP)   Diversified Banks
2. Mizuho Financial (XL, JP)   Diversified Banks 94 67 92 81
3. NYK Line (XXL, JP)   Marine
3. NYK Line (XXL, JP)   Marine 94 99 95 67
4. Taiheiyo Cement (XL, JP)   Construction Materials
4. Taiheiyo Cement (XL, JP)   Construction Materials 94 55 71 98
5. Kobe Steel (XXL, JP)   Steel
5. Kobe Steel (XXL, JP)   Steel 93 97 98 56
6. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (XXL, JP)   Diversified Banks
6. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (XXL, JP)   Diversified Banks 90 49 94 65
7. Isuzu Motors (XXL, JP)   Automobile Manufacturers
7. Isuzu Motors (XXL, JP)   Automobile Manufacturers 90 75 96 61
8. Kuraray (XL, JP)   Commodity Chemicals
8. Kuraray (XL, JP)   Commodity Chemicals 89 71 98 34
9. Sojitz (XXL, JP)   Trading & Distribution
9. Sojitz (XXL, JP)   Trading & Distribution 88 97 90 68
10. Terumo (XL, JP)   Health Care Equipment
10. Terumo (XL, JP)   Health Care Equipment 87 20 49 98

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Nikkei 225 Top 10: Sentiment Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Sentiment Investment Strategy Sentiment Strategy SENTIMENT Value Strategy VALUE Combined Strategy COMBINED 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. Isetan Mitsukoshi (XL, JP)   Department Stores
1. Isetan Mitsukoshi (XL, JP)   Department Stores 100 54 40 75
2. Terumo (XL, JP)   Health Care Equipment
2. Terumo (XL, JP)   Health Care Equipment 98 20 49 87
3. Taiheiyo Cement (XL, JP)   Construction Materials
3. Taiheiyo Cement (XL, JP)   Construction Materials 98 55 71 94
4. Tokio Marine (XXL, JP)   Property & Casualty Insurance
4. Tokio Marine (XXL, JP)   Property & Casualty Insurance 97 29 74 62
5. Mitsui Fudosan (XXL, JP)   Real Estate: Diversified Operations
5. Mitsui Fudosan (XXL, JP)   Real Estate: Diversified Operations 94 16 1 13
6. Obayashi (XXL, JP)   Construction & Engineering
6. Obayashi (XXL, JP)   Construction & Engineering 92 27 46 75
7. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (XL, JP)   Marine
7. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (XL, JP)   Marine 88 91 100 100
8. Asahi Group (XXL, JP)   Brewers
8. Asahi Group (XXL, JP)   Brewers 87 61 29 53
9. Shin-Etsu Chemical (XXL, JP)   Specialty Chemicals
9. Shin-Etsu Chemical (XXL, JP)   Specialty Chemicals 84 14 24 45
10. Fanuc (XL, JP)   Industrial Machinery
10. Fanuc (XL, JP)   Industrial Machinery 83 47 3 6

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Nikkei 225 Top 10: Value Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Value Investment Strategy Value Strategy VALUE Growth Strategy GROWTH Combined Strategy COMBINED 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. Maruha Nichiro (XL, JP)   Packaged Foods & Meats
1. Maruha Nichiro (XL, JP)   Packaged Foods & Meats 100 31 70 52
2. Sumitomo Heavy (XL, JP)   Industrial Machinery
2. Sumitomo Heavy (XL, JP)   Industrial Machinery 100 47 87 54
3. Gs Yuasa (XL, JP)   Electr. Components & Equipment
3. Gs Yuasa (XL, JP)   Electr. Components & Equipment 100 17 74 68
4. Ube (XL, JP)   Diversified Chemicals
4. Ube (XL, JP)   Diversified Chemicals 100 7 53 25
5. Mazda Motor (XXL, JP)   Automobile Manufacturers
5. Mazda Motor (XXL, JP)   Automobile Manufacturers 100 13 88 64
6. Mitsubishi Chemical (XXL, JP)   Diversified Chemicals
6. Mitsubishi Chemical (XXL, JP)   Diversified Chemicals 100 3 30 17
7. Konica Minolta (XL, JP)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals
7. Konica Minolta (XL, JP)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals 99 1 23 1
8. Alps Alpine (XL, JP)   Electronic Components
8. Alps Alpine (XL, JP)   Electronic Components 99 59 94 74
9. Mitsubishi Motors (XXL, JP)   Automobile Manufacturers
9. Mitsubishi Motors (XXL, JP)   Automobile Manufacturers 99 1 72 34
10. NYK Line (XXL, JP)   Marine
10. NYK Line (XXL, JP)   Marine 99 77 95 94

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Nikkei 225 Top 10: Growth Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Growth Investment Strategy Growth Strategy GROWTH Value Strategy VALUE Combined Strategy COMBINED 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. Fujikura (XL, JP)   Electr. Components & Equipment
1. Fujikura (XL, JP)   Electr. Components & Equipment 100 37 70 86
2. Advantest (XL, JP)   Semiconductor Equipment
2. Advantest (XL, JP)   Semiconductor Equipment 97 21 41 51
3. Mizuho Financial (XL, JP)   Diversified Banks
3. Mizuho Financial (XL, JP)   Diversified Banks 96 67 92 94
4. Furukawa Electric (XL, JP)   Electr. Components & Equipment
4. Furukawa Electric (XL, JP)   Electr. Components & Equipment 95 77 82 75
5. Nippon Express (XXL, JP)   Air Freight & Logistics
5. Nippon Express (XXL, JP)   Air Freight & Logistics 93 91 95 75
6. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (XL, JP)   Diversified Banks
6. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (XL, JP)   Diversified Banks 92 53 75 54
7. Canon (XXL, JP)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals
7. Canon (XXL, JP)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals 91 47 87 67
8. MS&AD Insurance (XXL, JP)   Property & Casualty Insurance
8. MS&AD Insurance (XXL, JP)   Property & Casualty Insurance 91 97 94 44
9. Kuraray (XL, JP)   Commodity Chemicals
9. Kuraray (XL, JP)   Commodity Chemicals 89 71 98 89
10. Toray (XXL, JP)   Commodity Chemicals
10. Toray (XXL, JP)   Commodity Chemicals 89 32 44 55

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Nikkei 225 Top 10: Safety Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Safety Investment Strategy Safety Strategy SAFETY Value Strategy VALUE Combined Strategy COMBINED 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. Nitto Denko (XL, JP)  Specialty Chemicals
1. Nitto Denko (XL, JP)   Specialty Chemicals 100 25 68 65
2. Comsys (XL, JP)  Construction & Engineering
2. Comsys (XL, JP)   Construction & Engineering 100 62 55 81
3. Subaru (XXL, JP)  Automobile Manufacturers
3. Subaru (XXL, JP)   Automobile Manufacturers 98 97 94 81
4. Omron (XL, JP)  Electronic Components
4. Omron (XL, JP)   Electronic Components 94 47 77 44
5. Tokio Marine (XXL, JP)  Property & Casualty Insurance
5. Tokio Marine (XXL, JP)   Property & Casualty Insurance 92 29 74 62
6. Yamatos (XL, JP)  Air Freight & Logistics
6. Yamatos (XL, JP)   Air Freight & Logistics 91 41 69 42
7. Meiji (XL, JP)  Packaged Foods & Meats
7. Meiji (XL, JP)   Packaged Foods & Meats 90 47 48 38
8. T&Ds (XXL, JP)  Life & Health Insurance
8. T&Ds (XXL, JP)   Life & Health Insurance 89 79 90 13
9. Yamaha (XL, JP)  Leisure Products
9. Yamaha (XL, JP)   Leisure Products 89 27 26 16
10. Kuraray (XL, JP)  Commodity Chemicals
10. Kuraray (XL, JP)   Commodity Chemicals 88 71 98 89

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Nikkei 225 Top 10: Combined Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Combined Investment Strategy Combined Strategy COMBINED Value Strategy VALUE Growth Strategy GROWTH 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (XL, JP)  Marine
1. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (XL, JP)   Marine 100 91 77 100
2. Kuraray (XL, JP)  Commodity Chemicals
2. Kuraray (XL, JP)   Commodity Chemicals 98 71 89 89
3. Kobe Steel (XXL, JP)  Steel
3. Kobe Steel (XXL, JP)   Steel 98 97 59 93
4. Asahi Kasei (XXL, JP)  Commodity Chemicals
4. Asahi Kasei (XXL, JP)   Commodity Chemicals 96 75 83 87
5. Isuzu Motors (XXL, JP)  Automobile Manufacturers
5. Isuzu Motors (XXL, JP)   Automobile Manufacturers 96 75 57 90
6. Nippon Express (XXL, JP)  Air Freight & Logistics
6. Nippon Express (XXL, JP)   Air Freight & Logistics 95 91 93 75
7. NYK Line (XXL, JP)  Marine
7. NYK Line (XXL, JP)   Marine 95 99 77 94
8. Alps Alpine (XL, JP)  Electronic Components
8. Alps Alpine (XL, JP)   Electronic Components 94 99 59 74
9. Subaru (XXL, JP)  Automobile Manufacturers
9. Subaru (XXL, JP)   Automobile Manufacturers 94 97 15 81
10. MS&AD Insurance (XXL, JP)  Property & Casualty Insurance
10. MS&AD Insurance (XXL, JP)   Property & Casualty Insurance 94 97 91 44

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