BN · rank #8 · 2026-07-24
ALAB
NASDAQ · $56.05B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.54 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +44.3% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +27.8% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +26.7% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +1.1% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | — |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 0.12× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | -9.2% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +13% |
| Market cap (USD) | $56.05B |
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Summary
ALAB is a fabless semiconductor company selling PCIe/CXL retimers and switches for rack-scale AI and cloud infrastructure, with Scorpio and Aries products targeting the connectivity bottlenecks in next-generation AI servers.
Rationale
The signal fits a bottleneck-solver name because Astera is posting very strong forward growth and high margins while shipping new PCIe 6 AI fabric products into a fast-growing advanced AI chip packaging and memory market that appears to reward its specialized interconnect IP.
Material risks
- 1Large hyperscale customers could build more connectivity in-house or shift to larger semiconductor vendors, which would directly weaken Astera’s bottleneck position and compress the moat the strategy is betting on.
- 2The stock lacks clear long-term backlog visibility, so any slowdown in AI server capex or product-cycle hiccup could make the upside look sentiment-driven rather than structurally durable.
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