1VACN Stock Chart & Stats
€603.20
-€17.60(-2.70%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
€603.20
-€17.60(-2.70%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range€186.00 - €1,157.00
Previous CloseN/A
Volume127.00
Average Volume (3M)52.00
Market Cap
€18.18B
Enterprise Value€21.49B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)€115.34M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)€396.90M
Price to Earnings (P/E)80.8
Beta0.64
Next Earnings
Mar 02, 2027EPS Estimate
3.9Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)6.93
Shares Outstanding30,000,000
10 Day Avg. Volume65
30 Day Avg. Volume52
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio42.34
Price to Book (P/B)14.58
Price to Sales (P/S)10.77
P/FCF Ratio48.87
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€841.72Price Target Upside39.54% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering7
EPS Forecast (FY)11.65
Revenue Forecast (FY)€1.45B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
High Profitability And ReturnsSustained high margins and returns indicate VAT has meaningful pricing, technology, or scale advantages within its specialized vacuum markets. This profitability provides internal funding for capacity, research, and product development while supporting resilience through industry cycles.
Conservative Balance SheetLow leverage gives VAT financial flexibility to expand capacity, invest in innovation, and manage semiconductor-cycle volatility without excessive interest or refinancing pressure. A resilient capital structure also increases the company’s ability to absorb temporary operating disruptions.
Strong Order Visibility And InnovationRecord orders and a book-to-bill ratio well above one support near-term revenue conversion, while specification wins can strengthen future design-in positions with equipment customers. Together, they suggest demand and technology relevance extending beyond a single quarter.
Bears Say
Cyclical Revenue VolatilityVAT’s exposure to semiconductor equipment investment makes revenue timing dependent on industry and customer capital-spending cycles. The prior sharp decline and subsequent recovery show that earnings can fluctuate materially, reducing predictability even when the longer-term market expands.
Margin VariabilityVariable gross margins can make profit growth less dependable than revenue growth because product mix, pricing, and factory utilization affect cost absorption. This may limit earnings visibility during demand transitions and reduce the certainty of maintaining historically strong profitability.
Supply-chain Execution RiskComponent availability and supplier ramping could delay conversion of VAT’s substantial order book into sales, even when customer demand is strong. Inventory build-up and multi-sourcing may protect output but can increase working-capital needs and operational complexity during expansion.
VAT Group AG News
1VACN FAQ
What was VAT Group AG’s price range in the past 12 months?
VAT Group AG lowest stock price was €186.00 and its highest was €1157.00 in the past 12 months.
What is VAT Group AG’s market cap?
VAT Group AG’s market cap is €18.18B.
When is VAT Group AG’s upcoming earnings report date?
VAT Group AG’s upcoming earnings report date is Mar 02, 2027 which is in 129 days.
How were VAT Group AG’s earnings last quarter?
VAT Group AG released its earnings results on Jul 22, 2026. The company reported €3.556 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of €3.493 by €0.062.
Is VAT Group AG overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts VAT Group AG’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does VAT Group AG pay dividends?
VAT Group AG does not currently pay dividends.
What is VAT Group AG’s EPS estimate?
VAT Group AG’s EPS estimate is 3.9.
How many shares outstanding does VAT Group AG have?
VAT Group AG has 30,000,000 shares outstanding.
What happened to VAT Group AG’s price movement after its last earnings report?
VAT Group AG reported an EPS of €3.556 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of €3.493. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -3.611%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of VAT Group AG?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in IT:1VACN
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Company Description
VAT Group AG
VAT Group AG, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of vacuum and gas inlet valves, multi-valve modules, motion components, and edge-welded metal bellows. It operates in two segments, Valves and Global Service. The Valves segment offers vacuum valves for the semiconductor, displays, photovoltaics, and vacuum coating industries, as well as for the industrial and research sectors. The Global Service segment provides spare parts, repairs, and upgrades, as well as support services. The company offers vacuum isolation, gate, angle, inline, check, cylinder, and all-metal valves; vacuum pendulum and butterfly valves; 3 position, multi-value, and vacuum control valves; vacuum transfer valves and doors; pressure relief/venting, gas dosing, and fast closing/beam stopper valves; and flange connections, bellows, and vacuum modules. It has operations in Switzerland, rest of Europe, the United States, Japan, Korea, Singapore, China, rest of Asia, and internationally. VAT Group AG was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Solothurn, Switzerland.
1VACN Company Deck
1VACN Earnings Call
Q2 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call conveyed a strongly positive operational and market momentum: record orders, rapid factory output ramp (32% Q/Q) and a healthy order book (book-to-bill 1.7x) underpin near-term growth and confidence in achieving a >CHF 450m quarterly run rate by year-end. Innovation metrics (60 specification wins, 7% R&D spend) and the strategic acquisition of Atonarp support a longer-term technology expansion beyond core valves. Offsetting risks include front-loaded ramp costs weighing on H1 EBITDA (29.0% vs 29.6%), supply-chain and component constraints, FX/commodity headwinds, and limited near-term financial visibility for the Atonarp asset. Management expects operational leverage in H2 and a record 2026 for orders, sales and free cash flow, but acknowledged uncertainty in 2027 visibility.View all IT:1VACN earnings summaries1VACN Stock 12 Month Forecast
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