AU · rank #12 · 2026-09-09
G1A
XETRA · EUR · $12.27B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of all factors below. | 1.122 |
|---|---|
| EPS revisions (30d) Change in consensus EPS estimate over the past 30 days ($/share). | +$0.13 |
| Net revisions (30d) Number of analysts revising upward minus downward. | 13 |
| Insider signal (90d) | — |
| Analyst upside Consensus target $69.79 | +7.4% |
| Momentum acceleration 3-month minus 12-month momentum. | +18.10% |
| Analyst rating 5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell. | 3.82 |
| Gross margin TTM | +37.7% |
| 52w high | $68.10 |
| Market cap (USD) | $12.27B |
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Summary
GEA Group is a global process-technology and equipment supplier serving food, beverage, pharma, and industrial customers, with a growing service and aftermarket business underpinning recurring revenue.
Rationale
100% revision agreement across 13 net upward EPS revisions over 30 days, combined with 18% momentum acceleration, directly validates the analyst_upside strategy's premise that broad, synchronized analyst conviction is repricing a structurally improving earnings trajectory — reinforced by a guidance raise and record Q2 margins.
Material risks
- 1Large food and industrial customers internalizing engineering or shifting capex to alternative suppliers is the most credible thesis-breaker, as GEA lacks a sole-source position in most applications and a capex pullback by a few large accounts could rapidly deflate the order backlog that underpins the current re-rating.
- 2The -7.32% last earnings surprise is a live signal that consensus has previously run ahead of delivery, and with analyst target dispersion at 35.8% the market is not uniformly convinced the upgraded guidance is achievable — a second miss would sharply reverse the revision momentum driving this screen.
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