There has been very little movement in Alfen N.V.'s share price. This situation is bound to change. An exit on the upside out of the current trading range should go with a comeback in volatility. Therefore, the timing for new long positions seems good.
Summary
● The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
Strengths
● According to sales estimates from analysts polled by Standard & Poor's, the company is among the best with regard to growth.
● The company's profit outlook over the next few years is a strong asset.
● Analysts covering this company mostly recommend stock overweighting or purchase.
● The average target price set by analysts covering the stock is above current prices and offers a tremendous appreciation potential.
● Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised upwards significantly.
● Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been strongly revised upwards.
● Historically, the company has been releasing figures that are above expectations.
Weaknesses
● The company appears highly valued given the size of its balance sheet.
● The company is highly valued given the cash flows generated by its activity.
● For the last twelve months, sales expectations have been significantly downgraded, which means that less important sales volumes are expected for the current fiscal year over the previous period.
● For the past year, analysts have significantly revised downwards their profit estimates.
● Prospects from analysts covering the stock are not consistent. Such dispersed sales estimates confirm the poor visibility into the group's activity.
● The price targets of various analysts who make up the consensus differ significantly. This reflects different assessments and/or a difficulty in valuing the company.
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Surperformance is Buy on ALFEN N.V. since 2020-11-18
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Alfen N.V. is operating internationally in the heart of the energy transition, as a specialist in energy solutions for the future. With over 85-years' history, Alfen N.V. has a unique combination of activities. The group designs, develops and produces smart grids, energy storage systems, and electric vehicle charging equipment and combines these in integrated solutions to address the electricity challenges of its clients. Alfen N.V. has a market leading position in the Netherlands and experiences fast international growth benefitting from its first mover advantage.