Quality Momentum

QM · rank #20 · 2026-07-24

ABN

AMSTERDAM · EUR · $35.68B (USD)

SignalBuy1.0strength 1.0 / 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.
+67.40%
ROE TTM
Return on equity, trailing 12 months.
+8.4%
Profit margin
Net profit margin, trailing 12 months.
+26.5%
Market cap (USD)
Size filter: > $300M required (USD-equivalent).
$35.68B
Anchor (recent)
Close on 2026-06-24
$36.63
Anchor (far)
Close on 2025-06-24
$21.88

The AI research card

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Summary

ABN AMRO is a leading Dutch bank with diversified retail, corporate, and wealth operations anchored by a differentiated global clearing franchise and dominant domestic mortgage market presence.

Rationale

The 67% trailing momentum aligns with confirmed fundamental delivery — Q1 2026 ROE of 10.7%, 12% net profit growth, and an 18.0% CET1 ratio supporting capital returns — making the quality-momentum signal structurally grounded rather than sentiment-only.

Material risks

  • 1NII sensitivity is the primary thesis-breaker: the €6.4 billion 2026 NII target is already flagged as tracking below expectations, and any further rate-driven compression would directly undercut the quality earnings narrative underpinning the screen.
  • 2Concentration in Dutch mortgages (€2.0 billion net Q1 growth) creates outsized exposure to a domestic housing cycle downturn that could rapidly deteriorate credit quality and pressure the ROE trajectory the momentum signal is pricing in.

AI verdict council

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

OpenAI
Proceed
Claude
Proceed
Gemini
Proceed