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ALTEN SA
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Rating:70Outperform
Price Target:
€88.00
▲(40.91% Upside)
Action:Upgraded
Date:07/31/26
The score is supported primarily by strong technical trend signals (price materially above major moving averages). This is tempered by weaker recent financial performance, with 2025 showing a sharp revenue decline and significant margin/ROE compression, and a valuation that looks only moderately supportive given those fundamentals.
Positive Factors
Diversified sector footprint
Serving a broad set of end markets (aerospace, defense, automotive, rail, energy, life sciences, telecoms) reduces exposure to any single cycle. This durable diversification supports steadier project pipelines and allows redeployment of engineers between sectors as demand shifts over months.
Negative Factors
2025 revenue contraction
A marked revenue decline in 2025 erodes scale and can persist if underlying client demand or contract mix weakens. For a staffing-led services model, lower revenue reduces utilization and pricing leverage, pressuring margins and reducing ability to invest in growth over coming quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Diversified sector footprint
Serving a broad set of end markets (aerospace, defense, automotive, rail, energy, life sciences, telecoms) reduces exposure to any single cycle. This durable diversification supports steadier project pipelines and allows redeployment of engineers between sectors as demand shifts over months.
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ALTEN SA (ATE) vs. iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ)
Market Cap
€2.63B
Dividend Yield2%
Average Volume (3M)61.91K
Price to Earnings (P/E)24.5
Beta (1Y)1.24
Revenue Growth-1.07%
EPS Growth-42.78%
CountryFR
Employees56,376
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryInformation Technology Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)3.06
Shares Outstanding35,461,075
10 Day Avg. Volume67,115
30 Day Avg. Volume61,908
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.55
Price to Book (P/B)1.15
Price to Sales (P/S)0.62
P/FCF Ratio8.00
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€135.00Price Target Upside116.17% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)7.2
Revenue Forecast (FY)€4.20B
ALTEN SA Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Established in 1988 and headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, Alten S.A. operates as a premier engineering and technology consultancy with a significant international presence spanning North America, Europe (including France, Germany, Sca...
How the Company Makes Money
ALTEN primarily makes money by selling engineering and IT services to business clients under professional services/consulting arrangements. Revenue is largely generated through time-and-materials style staffing of consultants (engineers, developer...
ALTEN SA Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
57
Neutral
Balance Sheet
72
Positive
Cash Flow
66
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 4.10B | 4.14B | 4.07B | 3.78B | 2.93B |
| Gross Profit | 341.82M | 768.17M | 714.42M | 582.68M | 451.55M |
| EBITDA | 416.99M | 450.74M | 430.04M | 682.25M | 363.17M |
| Net Income | 106.92M | 186.42M | 233.21M | 457.57M | 207.84M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 3.64B | 3.64B | 3.41B | 3.37B | 2.63B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 348.29M | 288.10M | 323.40M | 601.74M | 312.31M |
| Total Debt | 289.21M | 370.88M | 367.97M | 422.20M | 275.21M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.41B | 1.43B | 1.37B | 1.53B | 1.21B |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.22B | 2.21B | 2.04B | 1.84B | 1.42B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 320.24M | 415.60M | 220.19M | 210.27M | 212.09M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 332.01M | 430.40M | 241.12M | 236.39M | 228.68M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -105.47M | -326.06M | -320.25M | 58.17M | -117.62M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -157.98M | -141.40M | -192.66M | -4.48M | -88.82M |
ALTEN SA Technical Analysis
Positive
62.45
Price Trends
60.26
Positive
58.13
Positive
62.62
Positive
Market Momentum
5.51
Negative
70.67
Negative
87.23
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For FR:ATE, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 62.45 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 63.23, above the 50-day MA of 60.26, and below the 200-day MA of 62.62, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 5.51 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 70.67 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 87.23 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for FR:ATE.
ALTEN SA Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
77 Outperform | €3.55B | 11.76 | 14.63% | 3.42% | 1.62% | 12.95% | |
76 Outperform | €928.14M | 17.83 | 13.51% | 3.67% | 5.78% | -1.04% | |
74 Outperform | €801.16M | 9.70 | 12.19% | 1.18% | 1.13% | 8.32% | |
70 Outperform | €2.63B | 24.54 | 4.84% | 2.40% | -1.07% | -42.78% | |
70 Outperform | €17.38B | 12.58 | 10.95% | 3.78% | 6.23% | -11.48% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
42 Neutral | €631.21M | -0.53 | 319.82% | ― | -14.39% | -173.10% |
* General Sector Average
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