Analyst Upside

AU · rank #1 · 2026-09-09

ATE

PARIS · EUR · $2.80B (USD)

SignalStrong Buy10.0strength 10.0 / 10
verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Composite score
Z-score blend of all factors below.
4.030
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
+36.4%
Momentum acceleration
3-month minus 12-month momentum.
+20.64%
Analyst rating
5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell.
Gross margin TTM+17.8%
52w high$81.81
Market cap (USD)$2.80B

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Summary

Alten SA is a global engineering and IT services consultancy that embeds specialist engineers at client sites across aerospace, automotive, energy, and technology sectors.

Rationale

All 5 covering analysts revised EPS upward in the last 30 days with 100% revision agreement, and Q2 2026 revenue beat drove a guidance raise, giving the 36% analyst upside signal a concrete fundamental catalyst rather than pure sentiment.

Material risks

  • 1Analyst target dispersion of 88.5% is exceptionally wide for a 5-analyst panel, suggesting deep disagreement on valuation that could mean the consensus target is an artifact of one or two outlier bulls rather than a durable re-rating.
  • 2Rating momentum turned negative (-0.33 over 1 month) even as EPS revisions rose, implying at least one analyst downgraded on the guidance raise — a classic "sell the news" dynamic that could cap near-term price appreciation.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 3 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI
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Claude
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Gemini
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