The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a moderate risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 48%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%.
NV Bekaert SA
BEKAY · PNK · USD · Market cap $2.1B · 18,213 employees
NV Bekaert SA provides steel wire transformation and coating technologies worldwide.
PASS · Titan Ethical · score 70.0Price as of 27 Oct 2026Daily close, not a live quote
Screened 2026-10-27 · the tape above runs as of 10:09 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
Key facts today
- Price4.50 USD at the 27 Oct 2026 close
- Our ratingOvervalued, current read distribution
- Ethical screenPasses, score 70.0 out of 100
- Last reviewed27 Oct 2026 (2 days ago)
A summary of the dated readings below, not a live quote and not advice.
What this means: price 4.50 against the desk's fair-value range, over the last year.
- Trend Distribution
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical passes the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its distribution label.
NV Bekaert SA holds its Distribution at $4.50. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 49 days.
| Phase | Distribution · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 49 days |
| Price at the screen | $4.50 |
| Valuation | 23.68 trailing · N/A forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 1.12 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 29.75% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 29.7% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 22.01% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 22.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 0.00% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 0.0% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.29% | Below 5% | Only 0.3% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical ReadWhy It Clears, in Plain English
NV Bekaert clears all five screens. Its business is in a permissible area, its interest-bearing debt is about 30%, inside the ~33% line, and almost none of its income is interest, so it passes.
Read as at 2026-10-28. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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The Fair Value Range
Our analysis reads OVERVALUED
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-10-27 screen.
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The Business, in Plain WordsWhy it gives us pause
On our numbers, the price already runs ahead of the business.
| Trailing P/E | 23.7xa premium valuation |
| EPS, trailing | 0.19 |
| Revenue growth | -4.6%revenue is shrinking |
| Profit margin | 2.2%barely profitable |
| Return on equity | 3.7%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 8.01% |
| Dividend yield | 458.00% |
| Debt to equity | 0.39minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet |
| Current ratio | 1.54healthy short-term liquidity |
| Beta | 1.12moves a little more than the market |
| 52-week range | 3.94 - 5.45 |
| Market cap | $2.1B |
| Employees | 18,213 |
The risks · The things to watch: its business and earnings are exposed to Belgium and to currency swings.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to TradeBEKAY trades on PNK (the company is based in Belgium). As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
Every Entry, As Written
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a moderate risk profile. Technically it is holding around 16% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 48%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%.
Our analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a moderate risk profile. Technically it is holding around 16% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 48%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%.
The framework has shifted from markup to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 5.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a moderate risk profile. Technically it is holding around 16% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 48%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%.
Our analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 3.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a moderate risk profile. Technically it is holding around 16% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 48%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%.
Our analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a moderate risk profile. Technically it is holding around 16% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 48%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%.
Our analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
Our analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
- Bekaert: Update on the Share Buyback Program and the Liquidity Agreement Yahoo Finance · 6d ago
- Bekaert (ENXTBR:BEKB) Stock Looks Below Fair Value As 28% Five Year Gain Yahoo Finance · 11d ago
- Bekaert: Update on the Share Buyback Program and the Liquidity Agreement Yahoo Finance · 20d ago
- Bekaert signs agreement enabling a new industrial future for its tire cord production site in Sardinia, Italy Yahoo Finance · 3 Sep 2026
- NV Bekaert SA (BEKAY) (H1 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Resilient Growth Amid Geopolitical ... GuruFocus.com · 30 Jul 2026
Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference: not our reporting, not advice.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $4.71 | +4.8% | $0.23 | $1,096 | +9.6% |
| 2 months | $4.87 | +1.5% | $0.23 | $1,062 | +6.2% |
| 3 months | $4.34 | +13.8% | $0.23 | $1,190 | +19.0% |
| 6 months | $3.76 | +31.4% | $0.23 | $1,374 | +37.4% |
| 1 year | $3.34 | +47.9% | $0.23 | $1,547 | +54.7% |
| 2 years | $4.09 | +20.8% | $0.44 | $1,315 | +31.5% |
| 3 years | $3.95 | +25.2% | $0.63 | $1,413 | +41.3% |
| 5 years | $2.03 | +143.2% | $0.97 | $2,909 | +190.9% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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