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The Screen · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

TransDigm Group logoTransDigm Group

TDG · a US exchange · USD · Market cap $63.3B · 16,500 employees

TransDigm Group Incorporated designs, produces, and supplies aircraft components in the United States and internationally.

FAIL · Does not pass the screen
1,145.14 USD

At the last full screen
2026-09-08

Screened 2026-09-08 · the tape above runs as of 09:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its markdown label.

TransDigm Group holds its Markdown at $1,145.14. The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 24 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-09-08
PhaseMarkdown · caution
Quantitative stateThe statistical read favours the buyers, held for 24 days
Price at the screen$1,145.14
Valuation34.70 trailing · 23.65 forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL · score 10.0
Beta0.89
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Business activity screen

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Excluded Core business clean Business activity: Aerospace & Defense Fail

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.

What the Numbers Say It Is Worth

The Fair Value Range

Our framework reads AVOID: it trades at roughly a 7% discount to our $1,221.60 fair value, 22.50% revenue growth.

1,215.00Conservative1,221.60Base case1,404.84Growth case 1,145.14Price

Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-08 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 6.7% margin of safety to the base estimate.

The Street's Range
1,350.00Street low 1,475.00Street average 1,972.00Street high 1,145.14Price

Third-party analyst targets: 19 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +29% from the screen price.

Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.

Price History & Projections
$2,086$1,261$436TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONStreet high$1,972.00 +63%Street avg$1,475.00 +22%Our fair value$1,221.60 +1%Conservative$1,215.00 +0%

Where 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 2026-09-08 screen.

Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.

The Business, in Plain Words

Aircraft parts maker trips ethical screen first

Every jet that takes off carries invisible parts from companies like this one, the kind that keep flaps moving and engines firing. Revenue climbs at 18 percent with 22 percent margins, yet we pass for two clear reasons.

The valuation offers no margin of safety at current levels, and the ethical screen flags the business activity outright. Analyst targets sit higher, but that does not change the core mismatch.

High multiples in aerospace often mask cyclical swings in defence budgets and supply issues. The ethical failure simply removes any temptation to look past the price.

Analysis, not advice.

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E23.7xfairly priced for its growth rate
Trailing P/E34.7xa premium valuation
EPS, trailing33.00
EPS, forward48.41
Revenue growth+22.5%strong top-line growth
Profit margin21.3%healthy profit margins
FCF yield2.30%
Current ratio3.02comfortably covers its short-term bills
Beta0.89steadier than the market
Short interest, float0.02%
52-week range1,123.61 - 1,463.03
Market cap$63.3B
Employees16,500

The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

Where & How to Trade

TDG trades on a US exchange. 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.

The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-09-14 Markdown · changed $1,145.14 -8.7% Entry 5

The framework has shifted from markup to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 8.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 10%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%. The street (20 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $1524.

2026-08-14 Markup $1,254.71 +1.3% Entry 4

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 1.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 10%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%. The street (20 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $1524.

2026-07-18 Markup $1,238.74 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework 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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 10%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%. The street (20 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $1524.

2026-07-03 Markup $1,238.74 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework 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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Markup $1,238.74 Entry 1

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. 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.

Latest News · What the Market Is Reading on TDG

Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference: not our reporting, not advice.

Related Securities · Others in TDG's Space

Screened names in the same industry · explore each on its own page.

The Insider Ledger · Form 4 Filings, As Filed
Most recent filings · TDG
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesValue
2026-05-18 HOWLEY W NICHOLAS Director 10,132 $11,964,054
2026-05-18 HOWLEY W NICHOLAS Director 10,132 $673,474
2026-05-15 REISS JOEL Chief Operating Officer 3,900 $4,500,951
2026-05-15 REISS JOEL Chief Operating Officer 3,900 $1,111,383
2026-04-20 HOWLEY W NICHOLAS Director 10,132 $12,817,572
2026-04-20 HOWLEY W NICHOLAS Director 10,132 $521,255
2026-04-15 REISS JOEL Chief Operating Officer 3,900 $4,993,787
2026-04-15 REISS JOEL Chief Operating Officer 3,900 $1,111,383
2026-03-20 BARR DAVID A Director 41 $49,801
2026-03-20 HENNESSY SEAN P Director 41 $49,801

Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.

The Political Ledger · Congressional Disclosures
Disclosures naming TDG
DatePoliticianPartyTypeAmount
28 Jul2026 April McClain Delaney Democrat buy 1K–15K
27 Mar2026 Alan Armstrong Republican buy 1K–15K
25 Aug2026 April McClain Delaney Democrat sell 100K–250K
25 Aug2026 April McClain Delaney Democrat sell 100K–250K
25 Aug2026 April McClain Delaney Democrat sell 100K–250K
What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $1,198.67 +1.2% · $1,012 +1.2%
2 months $1,207.18 +0.4% · $1,004 +0.4%
3 months $1,225.95 -1.1% · $989 -1.1%
6 months $1,317.49 -8.0% · $920 -8.0%
1 year $1,340.84 -9.6% $90.00 $971 -2.9%
2 years $1,157.38 +4.8% $165.00 $1,190 +19.0%
3 years $683.84 +77.3% $200.00 $2,066 +106.6%
5 years $550.17 +120.4% $218.50 $2,601 +160.1%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever TDG does next, these words stay.

TransDigm Group · TDG · Markdown · $1,145.14
Recorded 2026-09-08 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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