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.
TransDigm 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 screenAt 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
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.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 24 days |
| Price at the screen | $1,145.14 |
| Valuation | 34.70 trailing · 23.65 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 10.0 |
| Beta | 0.89 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Business activity screen
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 WorthThe 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.
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.
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 & 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 2026-09-08 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 WordsAircraft 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.
| Forward P/E | 23.7xfairly priced for its growth rate |
| Trailing P/E | 34.7xa premium valuation |
| EPS, trailing | 33.00 |
| EPS, forward | 48.41 |
| Revenue growth | +22.5%strong top-line growth |
| Profit margin | 21.3%healthy profit margins |
| FCF yield | 2.30% |
| Current ratio | 3.02comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Beta | 0.89steadier than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.02% |
| 52-week range | 1,123.61 - 1,463.03 |
| Market cap | $63.3B |
| Employees | 16,500 |
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.
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Every Entry, As Written
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.
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.
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.
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.
- What to Expect From TransDigm Group's Q3 2026 Earnings Report Barchart · 16 Jul 2026
- Morgan Stanley stays bullish on aerospace, defense ahead of Q2 earnings Investing.com · 15 Jul 2026
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- Honeywell Aerospace's Competitive Edge Lies in Its 'Develop Once, Deploy Everywhere' R&D Model, Morgan Stanley Says MT Newswires · 8 Jul 2026
- TransDigm Group (TDG) On Rising Earnings Expectations And What That Means For Valuation Simply Wall St. · 8 Jul 2026
Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference: not our reporting, not advice.
Screened names in the same industry · explore each on its own page.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Date | Politician | Party | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total 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.
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