Japan's AI Strategy and Surging Hyperscaler Orders Create Dual Tailwinds for Fujikura
Published on 07/12/2026 at 17:07 | Redaktion boerse-global.de
The stars are aligning for Fujikura, the Japanese cable maker that has become a bellwether for the infrastructure underpinning the artificial intelligence boom. Two distinct catalysts — one geopolitical, one corporate — have converged to sharpen the investment case for the stock, which closed Friday at €28.28, up 1.73 percent on the day. Over the past month the shares have climbed 26.79 percent, though the weekly performance slipped 2.88 percent.
Behind the short-term noise lies a more durable story. Fujikura raised its full-year operating profit target by 47 percent to 310 billion yen (€1.9 billion) at the end of June, a revision that analysts at Morgan Stanley described as unusually bold so soon after the release of annual results. The driving force: hyperscalers — the likes of Amazon, Microsoft and Google — that are placing bigger-than-expected orders for the optical components and high-voltage cables needed to build out their AI data centres.
That surge in demand dovetails neatly with a strategic pivot in Tokyo. On Sunday the Japanese government designated "Vertical AI" and "Physical AI" as the twin pillars of a new national artificial intelligence strategy, with the explicit goal of building a domestic supply chain independent of the United States and China. The scale of the ambition is matched by concrete capital commitments: Mitsubishi Estate announced a plan to invest 1.5 trillion yen (€9.6 billion) in ten specialist AI data centres by 2036, targeting a total capacity of 2,500 megawatts.
For Fujikura, whose core business includes high-voltage power cables, thermal management systems and dense optical fibre solutions, these projects represent a structural demand driver that could persist for years. The company holds a strong market position in 800-volt HVDC power systems and high-density fibre — precisely the technology that modern AI clusters require.
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Yet the supply side remains stretched. Bernstein analysts warned on Sunday that 35 to 40 percent of announced global data centre capacity is at risk of delay or cancellation, largely due to electricity shortages and long lead times for critical hardware. High-voltage transformers and specialist cables now take 80 to 100 weeks to deliver, a bottleneck that favours established players with proven production capacity. Fujikura's decades of experience in power and telecom cabling put it in a select group of suppliers that hyperscalers are reluctant to drop.
Additional support comes from the telecommunications sector. China Mobile launched a tender on Sunday for optical fibre cables covering the 2026-2027 period, with a volume of 69.2 million fibre kilometres. While that figure is slightly below last year's, industry experts expect stable or rising prices for premium optical products, driven by the technical demands of AI networks.
The consensus among sell-side analysts now sees Fujikura's revenue reaching roughly 1.5 trillion yen in the 2027 financial year, a 26 percent increase over the trailing twelve months. Price targets have been revised upward, with some models pointing to a fair value of as much as 6,977 yen per share, based on the assumption that earnings per share will grow by more than 50 percent this year.
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Despite the momentum, the stock's 30-day annualised volatility stands at 128.89 percent — a reminder that the shares can swing violently on any news about AI spending or fibre demand. The 14-day relative strength index of 47.7 sits in neutral territory, suggesting the rally has not yet become overextended by traditional measures.
With no major economic data on the immediate horizon for the metals and cable sector, near-term price action is likely to be driven by institutional positioning ahead of earnings season. Fujikura is due to report first-quarter results for its 2027 fiscal year on August 10, 2026. Until then, the market will be watching for further signs that the operating pace of the past weeks is sustainable — and for concrete government subsidy programmes that could add yet another layer of support to Japan's home-grown AI supply chain.
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