VAT Group (SWX:VACN) Reports 102% Order Intake Growth, Is The Upside Already Priced In?

Why VAT Group Stock Is Back in Focus After New Guidance

VAT Group (SWX:VACN) is back on investors’ radar after reporting 102% year over year growth in order intake, confirming higher full year 2026 sales and net income guidance, and outlining ongoing capacity expansion.

See our latest analysis for VAT Group.

At a share price of CHF650.6, VAT Group has given investors a 50.39% year to date share price return and a very large 1 year total shareholder return of 127.72%. Shorter term momentum has eased slightly, with the 7 day and 30 day share price returns both modestly down, while the 90 day share price return of 11.21% remains positive.

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For VAT Group, a 127.72% 1-year total return, triple-digit order intake growth and confirmed higher 2026 guidance point to a business story, while softer recent earnings and short-term pullbacks hint at sentiment. How does the current valuation balance those forces?

Most Popular Narrative: 5.4% Overvalued

VAT Group's most followed narrative points to a fair value of CHF617 per share, slightly below the last close at CHF650.6, which frames the current pricing debate.

The analysts have a consensus price target of CHF617.11 for VAT Group based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of CHF750.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just CHF380.0.

Read the complete narrative.

Want to see what sits behind that tight gap between fair value and market price? The narrative leans on punchy growth, higher margins, and a premium earnings multiple to make the maths work, and the details matter.

Result: Fair Value of CHF617 (OVERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, this VAT Group narrative can still be knocked off course if Swiss franc strength further compresses reported results, or if semiconductor capex and fab build outs slow materially.

Find out about the key risks to this VAT Group narrative.

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