Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. Upgrade Now Frankfurt - Delayed Quote • EUR Panasonic Holdings Corporation (MAT1.F) Follow Compare 11.50 -0.41 (-3.44%) At close: 8:27:19 PM GMT+1 All News Press Releases SEC Filings All SEC Filings Corporate Changes & Voting Matters Periodic Financial Reports Proxy Statements Tender Offer/Acquisition Reports Offering Registrations Goldman Sachs Upgrades Panasonic Stock, Citing Management Reforms and Valuation Appeal Goldman Sachs upgraded Panasonic from "Neutral" to "Buy" and raised its price target to JPY 2,500. Panasonic Shares Jump Most in 11 Years on Restructuring Plans (Bloomberg) -- Shares of Panasonic Holdings Corp. soared 15% on its plans to overhaul personnel and trim underperforming businesses, part of a shift into high-margin areas like powering AI data centers.Most Read from BloombergState Farm Seeks Emergency California Rate Hike After FiresNYC’s Newest Transit Leader Builds a Worker-Driven StrategyTransportation Memos Favor Places With Higher Birth and Marriage RatesNew York’s First ‘Passive House’ School Is a Model of Downtown DensityWhen French Comm Panasonic unveils an AI-powered wellness coach, powered by Anthropic's Claude, at CES 2025 At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Panasonic unveiled its upcoming digital assistant, Umi, which offers families a personalized, AI-powered wellness coach. Created in partnership with Anthropic, Umi uses the Claude AI model to help families "care, coordinate, and connect" with each other, the company said. More specifically, this involves an AI assistant that focuses on helping families create goals, like spending more time together or being more active, through an interactive interface, which also allow Panasonic Teams Up With Anthropic, Aims for 30% of Sales From AI (Bloomberg) -- Panasonic Holdings Corp. will embrace artificial intelligence technology across its hardware and software businesses and team up with Anthropic, one of the leaders in the industry, with the goal of boosting AI-related revenue to 30% in a decade, Chief Executive Officer Yuki Kusumi said. Most Read from BloombergWhat Robotaxis Brought San FranciscoNYC Condo Owners May Bear Costs of Landmark Green Building LawAmbitious High-Speed Rail Plans Advance in the Baltic RegionNYC’s Subway Vi Canada Growth Fund announces first transaction in critical minerals sector with investment in Quebec-based Nouveau Monde Graphite Canada Growth Fund Inc. ("CGF") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement with respect to a ~C$35.6 million private placement with Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (TSXV: NOU) (NYSE: NMG) ("NMG"), a Québec-based integrated graphite mining and processing company. With operations in Saint-Michel-des-Saints and Bécancour, NMG is developing an integrated value chain to transform natural graphite into active anode material, a critical component of lithium-ion batteries. NMG's Panasonic opens RE100 Cardiff facility combining hydrogen, solar and batteries Hydrogen will serve a role in generating both electricity and heat at the site. Japan’s ‘god of management’ has come back as an AI avatar Konosuke Matsushita remains one of Japan's most revered entrepreneurs even 35 years after his death in 1989. Stocks to watch this week: BP, Shell, Uber, HSBC and Intel Earnings preview of key companies reporting this week and what to look out for. Japanese sponsors Toyota, Bridgestone and Panasonic end Olympic contracts The International Olympic Committee's three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating their contracts. Japanese sponsors have turned away from the Olympics, likely related to the one-year delay in holding the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The delay reduced sponsors’ visibility with fans not allowed to attend competition venues, increased costs, and unearthed a myriad of corruption scandals around the Games. Japan's Panasonic ends 37-year contract as top Olympics sponsor Japan's Panasonic Holdings said on Tuesday it would end its 37-year contract as a top sponsor for the Olympics following the end of the Paris Games. The Osaka-based company first became an official partner of the Olympic Games in 1987 and expanded its partnership to the Paralympics from 2014. Toyota Motor, another top sponsor, is also ending its sponsorship of the Olympics this year as its 10-year contract expires. Tesla-supplier Panasonic Energy prepares for high-capacity EV battery production KINOKAWA, Japan (Reuters) -Japanese Tesla supplier Panasonic Energy has finalised preparations for the mass-production of its high-capacity electric-vehicle batteries, the company said on Monday, as it seeks to start supplying the cell to automakers. Panasonic Energy's renovated plant in the western prefecture of Wakayama will serve as the main factory for producing the 4680 cells, which the company says have five times the capacity of its smaller 2170 cylindrical batteries. The unit of Panasonic Holdings has sent samples of the 4680 batteries to some automakers to which it is already a supplier, and intends to kick off production after getting the green light from clients, a Panasonic spokesperson said. Panasonic's battery unit Q1 operating profit sinks as sales drops TOKYO (Reuters) -Panasonic Holdings said on Wednesday its first-quarter operating profit fell 7%, weighed by lower sales at its battery-making energy unit and an output drop at its automotive battery factory in Japan, but kept its profit outlook for the year. Operating income for the key segment, which makes batteries for Tesla and other automakers, dropped 27% year-on-year to 21.6 billion yen ($141.97 million). Overall operating profit declined 7% to 83.7 billion yen in the first quarter. 3 Deeply Undervalued EV Stocks to Buy Before They Drive Higher A very simple rule to make money in the market is to buy when there is fear. Of course, there also needs to be long term fundamental factors that support the logic of buying depressed stocks. With the market trading near all-time highs, it’s relatively difficult to find value stocks. The best idea is to look at depressed sectors that have the potential to bounce back in the coming years. The electric vehicle (EV) sector is one such area, and that’s why now is the best time to buy undervalued EV 3 Dividend Stocks to Buy Under $10 for 100% Returns It’s a myth that low-priced stocks have weak fundamentals or are speculative. While there can be purely speculative ideas among low-priced stocks, there are also some high-quality bets. This column focuses on dividend stocks under $10 that are fundamentally strong and look undervalued. In my view, these dividend stocks are poised for 100% returns within the next 24 months. Additionally, I expect steady dividend growth as revenue and EBITDA increases in the coming years. It’s worth mentioning her Panasonic’s CEO Urges Managers to Embrace a ‘Sense of Crisis’ (Bloomberg) -- Panasonic Holdings Corp.’s managers need to feel more of a “sense of crisis” given the company’s low profitability and will be judged accordingly, Chief Executive Officer Yuki Kusumi said. Most Read from BloombergCanada’s Immigration Minister Has a Message for Foreign Students: You Can’t All StayBrookfield Lines Up a 36-Year-Old Rising Star as Next Billionaire CEOBiden Faces Intensified Calls to Step Aside While Ill With CovidWall Street’s ‘Great Rotation Trade’ Takes a Break: Mar 3 Battery Stocks to Buy at Bargain Levels Before They Surge Back in 2021, when growth stocks were in a major bull market, electric vehicle (EV) companies were among the hottest picks. With a global focus on decarbonization and with government support, there were reasons to be bullish on EV stocks. However, factors of macroeconomic headwinds, geopolitical tensions, trade wars and intense competition have dampened industry sentiments. In my view, most of these factors are temporary headwinds. Therefore, it’s a good time to consider exposure to undervalued The 3 Smartest Battery Stocks to Buy With $200 Right Now Battery stocks to buy are tough to overlook, considering the global push towards a sustainable energy future. Of late, though, we’ve seen a sharp pullback in battery stock valuations following the slowdown in the broader EV market. Additionally, Bloomberg’s EV Outlook for the year highlights a mixed landscape in the global EV space. While EV sales are rising overall, the pace of growth varies by region and segment. Additionally, multiple automotive players have had to adjust their timelines for 3 EV Stocks That Could Make Your Grandchildren Rich In June 2010, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) had a market valuation of $2.2 billion. Currently, the electric vehicle company commands a valuation of $583 billion. Clearly, massive wealth has been created by one of the leading EV companies in the world. Having said that, EV stocks have been depressed in the last 12 to 18 months. The reasons include macroeconomic headwinds, intense competition and slower-than-expected EV adoption. These factors have translated into some of the best EV stocks trading at under Panasonic shows prototype 4680-format battery cell How far is the potentially game-changing cell from production? Under-$10 Picks: 3 EV Stocks to Buy at Deeply Undervalued Levels During the growth stocks rally of 2021, EV stocks were among the hottest investment themes. Things have changed drastically as investors adopt a cautious approach related to the EV industry. There are reasons to be worries and includes macroeconomic headwinds, intense competition and geopolitical tensions. However, if there was a time to look at EV stocks to buy, it’s now. The EV industry is at an interesting stage where the markets are segregating the winners from the losers. This was bound to Performance Overview Trailing total returns as of 3/4/2025, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is Nikkei 225 Return MAT1.F Nikkei 225 YTD +16.85% -6.43% 1-Year -10.98% -6.93% 3-Year +183.70% +43.66%