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AU · rank #17 · 2026-10-22

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XETRA · EUR · $1.11B (USD)

SignalBuy1.2strength 1.2 / 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.
0.091
EPS revisions (30d)
Change in consensus EPS estimate over the past 30 days ($/share).
+$0.02
Net revisions (30d)
Number of analysts revising upward minus downward.
2
Insider signal (90d)—
Analyst upside
Consensus target $24.67
+26.4%
Momentum acceleration
3-month minus 12-month momentum.
+1.29%
Analyst rating
5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell.
4.33
Gross margin TTM+24.6%
52w high$23.90
Market cap (USD)$1.11B

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Summary

VINCORION SE is a ~900-person German defense specialist supplying generators, power electronics, and weapon-stabilization systems for armored vehicles, air-defense platforms, and aviation, with ~€1.2 billion backlog anchored in Leopard 2 and European air-defense programs.

Rationale

The 26.4% analyst upside, 100% revision agreement across all six covering analysts, and accelerating EPS upgrades over 7/30/60/90-day windows are directly corroborated by a 39.8% Q3 revenue beat and a second guidance raise in 2026, giving the analyst_upside signal fundamental grounding rather than mere sentiment drift.

Material risks

  • 1Approximately €590 million of the €1.2 billion backlog is frame or soft orders whose conversion depends on customer program approvals and defense-budget execution, meaning the revenue visibility underpinning the analyst target prices is partially contingent rather than contractually locked.
  • 2Customer and platform concentration on a handful of European armored-vehicle and air-defense programs exposes VINCORION to prime-contractor decisions to dual-source or internalize stabilization and power capabilities, which would directly erode the program-incumbency moat the thesis relies on.

AI verdict council

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Claude
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Gemini
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