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QM · rank #5 · 2026-10-23

NDX1

XETRA · EUR · $10.42B (USD)

SignalStrong Buy3.4strength 3.4 / 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.
+93.90%
ROE TTM
Return on equity, trailing 12 months.
+32.4%
Profit margin
Net profit margin, trailing 12 months.
+5.0%
Market cap (USD)
Size filter: > $300M required (USD-equivalent).
$10.42B
Anchor (recent)
Close on 2026-09-23
$40.72
Anchor (far)
Close on 2025-09-23
$21.00

The AI research card

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Summary

Nordex SE is a European onshore wind-turbine OEM offering N131–N175 turbine platforms, installation, and multi-year Premium Service contracts, with an €18B+ combined order book as of H1 2026.

Rationale

The 94% trailing momentum is directly reinforced by concrete fundamentals — Q3 EBITDA doubling YoY, a 29.5% surge in order intake, and a raised full-year EBITDA-margin guidance band — making this a momentum signal grounded in accelerating earnings delivery rather than pure sentiment rotation.

Material risks

  • 1Intense pricing competition from Vestas, Siemens Gamesa, and increasingly aggressive Chinese turbine suppliers could commoditize turbine margins and erode the newly raised 11.5–12.5% EBITDA-margin guidance before the large order book fully converts.
  • 2U.S. policy or tariff reversals could cancel or delay the re-established U.S. pipeline, removing a key incremental growth driver that partially underpins the current momentum and order-intake trajectory.

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