Quality Momentum

QM · rank #12 · 2026-07-22

ALR

GPW · PLN · $4.74B (USD)

SignalBuy1.4strength 1.4 / 10
verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Momentum 12-1
Return from 12 months ago to 1 month ago.
+61.09%
ROE TTM
Return on equity, trailing 12 months.
+18.9%
Profit margin
Net profit margin, trailing 12 months.
+40.0%
Market cap (USD)
Size filter: > $300M required (USD-equivalent).
$4.74B
Anchor (recent)
Close on 2026-06-22
$133.85
Anchor (far)
Close on 2025-06-20
$83.09

The AI research card

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Summary

Alior Bank (ALR) is a Polish universal lender with ~PLN 105bn in assets, growing retail deposits and mortgage volumes, and strong capital ratios operating in a rate-sensitive domestic banking market.

Rationale

The combination of 61% trailing momentum, 18.9% ROE, and 40% profit margins confirms the quality-momentum screen is capturing a genuinely profitable, re-rating Polish bank whose Q1 2026 beat on net interest income and costs validates the earnings quality signal.

Material risks

  • 1Net interest margin compression from 588bp to 519bp year-on-year is already materializing and, if Polish rate cuts accelerate, could erode the NII base that underpins the ROE and profit-margin signals driving this screen.
  • 2The 15% year-on-year net profit decline driven by higher corporate income tax and Bank Guarantee Fund levies represents a structural tax drag that could persistently cap the ROE improvement the momentum thesis requires.

AI verdict council

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

OpenAI
Proceed
Claude
Proceed
Gemini
Error