West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) Shares Gap Up – Still a Buy?

Posted by Dante Gardener on Oct 10th, 2026

West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY – Get Free Report)’s stock price gapped up before the market opened on Thursday. The stock had previously closed at $17.8075, but opened at $18.7010. West Japan Railway shares last traded at $18.2450, with a volume of 1,328 shares.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Zacks Research raised shares of West Japan Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating. According to MarketBeat, West Japan Railway currently has a consensus rating of “Strong Buy”.

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West Japan Railway Trading Up 0.9%

The business has a 50-day moving average price of $18.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $18.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.95 and a beta of 0.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06.

West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $2.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.66 billion. West Japan Railway had a return on equity of 9.37% and a net margin of 6.41%. West Japan Railway has set its FY 2027 guidance at 1.401-1.401 EPS. On average, analysts expect that West Japan Railway will post 1.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

West Japan Railway Company Profile

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West Japan Railway Co, known as JR West, is a Japanese passenger railway company formed in 1987 following the breakup and privatization of Japanese National Railways. Headquartered in Osaka, the company serves western Japan, with a network covering major urban and regional areas in the Kansai, Chugoku and Hokuriku regions.

JR West operates conventional commuter and intercity rail services, as well as the Sanyo Shinkansen connecting Shin-Osaka with Hakata and the Hokuriku Shinkansen in western Japan.