AU · rank #2 · 2026-09-07
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PARIS · EUR · $2.87B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of all factors below. | 3.286 |
|---|---|
| EPS revisions (30d) Change in consensus EPS estimate over the past 30 days ($/share). | +$0.56 |
| Net revisions (30d) Number of analysts revising upward minus downward. | 5 |
| Insider signal (90d) | — |
| Analyst upside Consensus target $96.00 | +32.5% |
| Momentum acceleration 3-month minus 12-month momentum. | +15.17% |
| Analyst rating 5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell. | — |
| Gross margin TTM | +17.8% |
| 52w high | $81.81 |
| Market cap (USD) | $2.87B |
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Summary
Alten is a large European engineering and technology consultancy delivering R&D and IT services across industrials, aerospace, defense, automotive, and financial sectors primarily through staff augmentation and project-based engagements.
Rationale
The 32.5% analyst upside, 100% revision agreement across all five covering analysts, and accelerating EPS revisions over 7/30/60/90-day windows are directly reinforced by Alten's Q2 2026 beat-and-raise — a concrete fundamental catalyst, not mere sentiment rotation — validating the analyst_upside signal.
Material risks
- 1Automotive double-digit revenue decline could broaden if OEMs accelerate in-house engineering build-outs, directly threatening the external R&D capacity model that underpins Alten's revenue base and the margin recovery thesis embedded in the 9% operating profitability target.
- 2Analyst target dispersion of 88.5% with only five analysts covering and a negative one-month rating momentum (-0.33) signals fragile consensus — a single downgrade or FX-driven H2 miss ahead of the September 24 earnings date could rapidly unwind the post-Q2 re-rating.
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