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BN · rank #11 · 2026-10-22

FII

PARIS · EUR · $3.16B (USD)

SignalBuy1.8strength 1.8 / 10
verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Bottleneck themes
The structural shortage this name supplies into.
European air defense industrial base
Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Composite score
Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank.
-0.32
Forward revenue growth
Consensus forward revenue growth.
+10.7%
Forward net margin
Consensus forward net margin.
+9.8%
Net margin TTM
Trailing twelve month net margin.
+8.9%
Margin expansion
Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points).
+0.9%
Forward PEG
Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth.
0.99
Debt / FCF
Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer.
3.50×
Analyst upside
Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price.
+23.1%
Last EPS surprise
Most recent reported EPS versus consensus.
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Market cap (USD)$3.16B

The AI research card

Independent qualitative review of each pick before the order is placed. On the rare day the research service is unavailable, the paper book trades on the quant ranking alone and no card appears here.

Summary

LISI S.A. manufactures qualified fasteners and structural components for commercial aerospace, defense, and automotive applications, with its aerospace division accounting for 70% of total revenue.

Rationale

LISI directly resolves a key aerospace production bottleneck by supplying qualified fasteners and structural parts needed for Airbus and Boeing assembly rate ramps, supporting 10.7% forward revenue growth at a 0.99 forward PEG.

Material risks

  • 1Execution bottlenecks in aerospace capacity expansion and high working capital demands—with inventories at 109 revenue-days—could impair free cash flow conversion if aircraft build schedules slip.
  • 2Sustained weakness in LISI Automotive (30% of sales, down 4.2% in H1) alongside restructuring drag from the Puiseux-Pontoise site closure and Hungary integration could weigh on consolidated profitability.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 2 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI
Proceed
Claude
Caution
Gemini
Proceed