Quality Momentum

QM · rank #6 · 2026-09-09

JEN

XETRA · EUR · $2.73B (USD)

SignalStrong Buy4.2strength 4.2 / 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.
+106.63%
ROE TTM
Return on equity, trailing 12 months.
+8.8%
Profit margin
Net profit margin, trailing 12 months.
+8.3%
Market cap (USD)
Size filter: > $300M required (USD-equivalent).
$2.73B
Anchor (recent)
Close on 2026-08-10
$38.90
Anchor (far)
Close on 2025-08-08
$18.83

The AI research card

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Summary

Jenoptik is a German photonics OEM supplier serving semiconductor equipment, advanced manufacturing, biophotonics, and defense markets with optical and photonic components and systems.

Rationale

The quality-momentum signal is reinforced by a 53% H1 2026 order intake surge, a 1.4 book-to-bill, raised full-year guidance, and a 390bp EBITDA margin expansion that together confirm both earnings quality improvement and genuine price momentum rather than mere sentiment rotation.

Material risks

  • 1Large OEM customers insourcing or multi-sourcing photonics components would directly erode the long-standing OEM relationships and product-mix tailwinds that underpin the current margin expansion thesis.
  • 2A semiconductor capex downturn or inventory correction could rapidly deflate the €825m backlog conversion and reverse the H1 2026 order intake strength that is central to the momentum signal.

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