Quality Momentum

QM · rank #7 · 2026-07-27

TTMI

NASDAQ · $13.83B (USD)

SignalStrong Buy5.2strength 5.2 / 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.
+375.75%
ROE TTM
Return on equity, trailing 12 months.
+11.4%
Profit margin
Net profit margin, trailing 12 months.
+6.3%
Market cap (USD)
Size filter: > $500M required.
$13.83B
Anchor (recent)
Close on 2026-06-26
$191.49
Anchor (far)
Close on 2025-06-27
$40.25

The AI research card

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Summary

TTM Technologies is a leading printed circuit board manufacturer serving AI data center, networking, aerospace and defense, and medical OEMs with complex, high-reliability interconnect solutions.

Rationale

The quality-momentum signal is reinforced by a 30% YoY revenue surge, a 1.41 book-to-bill ratio providing near-term revenue visibility, raised 2026 guidance, and ROE/margin metrics consistent with a business generating real returns rather than riding pure sentiment.

Material risks

  • 1Large hyperscaler and defense OEM customers developing or consolidating in-house PCB and interconnect capabilities could erode TTM's share of complex board content and compress the pricing leverage underpinning current margin expansion.
  • 2TTM's momentum is heavily concentrated in AI data center and defense capex cycles; a pause or reallocation in either vertical would rapidly deflate the book-to-bill ratio and pressure the beat-and-raise cadence the market is pricing in.

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