← Analyst Upside

AU · rank #12 · 2026-10-26

SIX2

XETRA · EUR · $3.78B (USD)

SignalBuy2.2strength 2.2 / 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.
0.539
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 $94.33
+31.4%
Momentum acceleration
3-month minus 12-month momentum.
+1.79%
Analyst rating
5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell.
4.83
Gross margin TTM+63.6%
52w high$76.80
Market cap (USD)$3.78B

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Summary

Sixt SE is a premium vehicle rental and mobility company operating ~200,000 vehicles across Europe and North America, competing on fleet quality, digital experience, and brand against Enterprise, Hertz, and Avis Budget.

Rationale

A 31.4% analyst consensus upside, near-unanimous buy rating (4.83/5), 100% revision agreement across all six covering analysts, and accelerating EPS revisions over 7/30/60/90-day windows collectively validate the analyst_upside signal against a company that just delivered 39% EBT growth and reconfirmed full-year guidance.

Material risks

  • 1Target dispersion of 23.3% across only six analysts signals low coverage depth and wide valuation disagreement, meaning the 31% upside figure is fragile and a single downgrade or miss could materially reprice consensus.
  • 2Fleet expansion into North America is capital-intensive and financed with debt (new EUR 500M bond post-H1), so rising vehicle financing costs or residual-value deterioration could compress the ~10% EBT margin that underpins the bull case.

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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