Why Alimak Group stock moves
Alimak Group fell slightly, a normal-sized move.
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Why today
16,413 news analyzed todayAlimak Group fell slightly, a normal-sized move.
No company news explains it.
Over five trading days the shares rose slightly while the market was roughly flat.
The rise likely reflects investor reaction to stronger third-quarter earnings, published before the last session.
Today's move of −0.33% was 0.3 times a normal day's 1.1%. OMX Stockholm 30 moved −1.01% on the same day.
Alimak Group −0.33%OMX Stockholm 30 −1.01%A little stronger than the market
What analysts expect, and how often they have been right
Analysts’ estimates for Alimak Group.
Alimak Group earned more than expected in 3 out of 8 reports.
For comparison, about 46% of reports from Nordic companies beat the estimate in the last three years.
The share moved in the same direction as the earnings surprise in 5 out of 8 reports with a measured move, against about 63% of reports from Nordic companies.
Ratings
Price targets
Latest price 119.80 SEK
Earnings against expectations, and the share’s reaction
Expected EPSAbove estimateBelow estimateAs expectedSEK
Next reported quarter: expected earnings per share of 1.82 SEK (February 10). For the current fiscal year, expected earnings per share changed from 7.87 SEK three months ago to 6.79 SEK now. 2026 estimate: 6.79 SEK. 2027 estimate: 9.15 SEK. One analyst made the estimate for the quarter. People on the board and in management must report their trades in the share to Finansinspektionen, Sweden's financial supervisor. October 23: Buy about 1.0 m SEK. July 21: Buy about 739 thousand SEK. February 16: Buy about 127 thousand SEK. February 10: Buy about 700 thousand SEK. November 26: Buy about 100 thousand SEK.
Has the share price followed the business?
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 2 out of 3 years. Across Nordic companies, that happens in about 60% of years. In 2025, the price changed +24% and earnings per share −4%.
Revenue, profit and market cap
RevenueProfitMarket capHatched bars: analysts’ estimates.bn SEK
Assets, liabilities and market cap
AssetsLiabilitiesMarket capbn SEK
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 2 out of 3 years.Market cap (Now): 12.7 bn SEKRevenue 2025: 6.9 bn SEK
What the key figures say about Alimak Group
The figures connect what Alimak Group earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale. Hatched bars: analysts’ estimates.
Profit divided by the number of shares. Each share represents this much of the earnings.
2022–2025: 3.93 SEK–5.87 SEK. Peers: Beijer Alma 13.70 SEK, Nederman Holding 6.39 SEK, NEL -0.73 NOK. 2026 estimate: 6.79 SEK (6.05 SEK–7.54 SEK). 2027 estimate: 9.15 SEK (8.01 SEK–10.20 SEK).
What the company sold during the year.
2022–2025: 4.5 bn SEK–7.1 bn SEK. Peers: Beijer Alma 8.1 bn SEK, Nederman Holding 5.5 bn SEK, NEL 744 m NOK. 2026 estimate: 7.1 bn SEK (7.1 bn SEK–7.1 bn SEK). 2027 estimate: 7.9 bn SEK (7.9 bn SEK–8.0 bn SEK).
The percentage of revenue left after the costs of running the business.
2022–2025: 12.2%–13.8%. Peers: Beijer Alma 14.8%, Nederman Holding 7.5%, NEL −202.7%.
Profit as a percentage of shareholders’ money in the company.
2022–2025: 7.4%–8.6%. Peers: Beijer Alma 17.5%, Nederman Holding 8.6%, NEL −32.6%.
The price investors pay for each unit of annual earnings per share. Not shown for a loss.
2022–2025: 14.2–25.7. Peers: Beijer Alma 22.0, Nederman Holding 22.4. 2026 estimate: 17.6. 2027 estimate: 13.1.
What investors pay for each unit the company sells.
2022–2025: 0.88–2.24. Peers: Beijer Alma 2.23, Nederman Holding 0.90, NEL 4.90. 2026 estimate: 1.78. 2027 estimate: 1.60.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: 1.19 SEK–3.00 SEK.
The ordinary yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price.
2022–2025: 2.1%–4.4%. Peers: Beijer Alma 1.3%, Nederman Holding 2.8%, NEL 0.0%.
Net debt divided by operating earnings before depreciation and amortisation.
2022–2025: 1.72–8.07. Peers: Beijer Alma 1.93, Nederman Holding 3.88.
More key figures
Market cap divided by shareholders’ equity, what remains after liabilities.
2022–2025: 0.91–2.14. Peers: Beijer Alma 3.61, Nederman Holding 1.84, NEL 1.06.
Market cap plus net debt, divided by operating earnings. This includes debt.
2022–2025: 12.3–18.6.
Cash left after investments, divided by the number of shares.
2022–2025: 5.93 SEK–9.67 SEK. Peers: Beijer Alma 14.75 SEK, Nederman Holding 5.38 SEK, NEL -0.35 NOK.
The percentage of assets financed by shareholders’ equity.
2022–2025: 30.6%–53.6%.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. Alimak Group paid 3.30 SEK per share in the twelve months through November 6, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, May 7, 2026, Alimak Group traded without the right to the 3.30 SEK dividend. The price went from 111.20 SEK to 108.60 SEK; including the dividend, the day's change was +0.6%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: 1.19 SEK2018: 1.72 SEK2019: 2.05 SEK2020: 1.31 SEK2021: 2.24 SEK2022: 2.46 SEK2023: 1.82 SEK2024: 2.50 SEK2025: 3.00 SEK2026 so far: 3.30 SEK
What to watch next, and why
The earnings report shows how Alimak Group's revenue and profit have changed.
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The earnings report shows how Alimak Group's revenue and profit have changed.
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More about Alimak Group
Insider trades
People on the board and in management must report their trades in the share to Finansinspektionen, Sweden's financial supervisor.
- Ole Jødahl, CEOBuyabout 1.0 m SEK
- Olof Stålnacke, board memberBuyabout 739 thousand SEK
- Sven Törnkvist, board memberBuyabout 127 thousand SEK
- Ole Jødahl, CEOBuyabout 700 thousand SEK
- Helena Nordman Knutsson, board memberBuyabout 100 thousand SEK
Earnings report
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On its last 15 report days Alimak Group usually moved about 4.1%. On a normal day it moves 1.1%.
−2.60% Why? +0.00% −5.29% −6.61%
10,000 SEK in Alimak Group bought on November 7, 2016 is worth 22,100 SEK today, with dividends reinvested.
What would 10,000 SEK in Alimak Group be worth today? →
What would 10,000 SEK in Alimak Group be worth today?
22,100 SEK
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016.
At worst it was worth 7,320 SEK (October 3, 2022).
The five biggest days of the journey
· −12.8% · the whole market rose 0.4% the same day
· +11.9% · the whole market fell 1.8% the same day
· −11.4% · the whole market fell 3.4% the same day
· +10.4% · the whole market rose 2.0% the same day
· +9.5% · the whole market rose 7.1% the same day
Earlier days
+1.18% market −0.11% Alimak Group rose slightly over the week while the broader market was roughly flat. Read →
Alimak Group rose slightly over the week while the broader market was roughly flat.
The shares were supported by investor reaction to its stronger third-quarter earnings, reported on Wednesday 4 November.
Over the same days the wider market was unchanged, so the company held up relatively well.
Its latest close sits well below its high from mid-January and well above its low from late April.
−0.33% market +0.83% Alimak Group fell while the market rose clearly. Read →
Alimak Group fell while the market rose clearly.
No company news explains the move.
The stock moved against the market over the same day, with normal-sized swings.
Over the last five trading days the shares rose slightly, in line with the market.
Earlier, Alimak reported rising orders and profits in its third-quarter results, and analysts said its earnings missed expectations.
+1.00% market −0.08% Alimak Group rose clearly. Read →
Alimak Group rose clearly.
No company news from that session explains the move.
Over the last five trading days, the shares rose slightly, a little more than OMX Stockholm 30.
The trading day ended within its usual range for the stock, and trading volume was well below normal.
Earlier news from the previous weeks covered quarterly results and a savings plan, but that is background, not a cause for this session.
−0.84% market −0.29% Alimak Group fell slightly without a company-news explanation. Read →
Alimak Group fell slightly without a company-news explanation.
Over the last five trading days, Alimak Group eased slightly while the OMX Stockholm 30 rose clearly, so it lagged the market.
The move was an ordinary one for Alimak Group, within its usual daily range.
The stock is still well below its high from mid January and above its low from late April.
The latest quarterly report, published last week, showed order intake up 16% but earnings that missed expectations, which may still weigh on sentiment.
−1.33% market +3.01% Alimak Group fell slightly over the week and moved against a clearly rising market. Read →
Alimak Group fell slightly over the week and moved against a clearly rising market.
Its third-quarter results, released on 23 October, showed order intake up 16% and revenue up 8%, but earnings came in below analyst expectations, which weighed on the shares.
Trading was calm and the moves were ordinary for the stock, and the industrial sector as a whole rose over the same days.
The next earnings report is due on Wednesday 10 February 2027.
+0.34% market +0.33% Alimak Group rose, in line with the market. Read →
Alimak Group rose, in line with the market.
Over the last five trading days, the stock fell sharply and moved against OMX Stockholm 30, which rose slightly.
No company news from the last session explains the small move.
The five-day drop followed third-quarter results released last week, where profit missed analyst forecasts.
CEO Ole Jødahl bought about 9 thousand shares for about 1 million SEK on 23 October.
+2.23% market +0.96% Alimak Group rose, moving apart from a flat market. Read →
Alimak Group rose, moving apart from a flat market.
No company news from that session explains the move.
Over the last five trading days the shares fell sharply while the market was roughly flat.
The move was big, about twice a normal five-day stretch.
−3.00% market +1.57% Alimak Group fell on Friday's earnings reaction; not market-wide. Read →
Alimak Group fell on Friday's earnings reaction; not market-wide.
Alimak Group fell very sharply over the last five trading days, while the broader Stockholm market slipped only slightly.
In the last session the shares fell sharply, against a clearly rising market.
Trading volume was about three times its usual level.
The most likely reason is third-quarter results, released before the last session: orders rose 16%, but organic revenue (growth excluding acquisitions) fell 2%, and earnings fell short of expectations.
−2.60% market +0.41% Alimak Group fell sharply after its third-quarter report, which missed analyst expectations. Read →
Alimak Group fell sharply after its third-quarter report, which missed analyst expectations.
Over the same session, the OMX Stockholm 30 index rose slightly, so Alimak moved against the market.
The company's report showed order intake up 16% and adjusted operating margin rising to 17.8%, but analysts had expected more profit.
CEO Ole Jødahl bought about 1 million SEK of shares on 23 October, a purchase that does not signal a view on the stock's direction.
Trading volume was about twice a normal session, and the stock remains well below its January high.
−4.00% market −3.67% Alimak Group fell sharply over the last five trading days, moving in line with a falling market. Read →
Alimak Group fell sharply over the last five trading days, moving in line with a falling market.
The main driver was its third-quarter report, published today: order intake rose 16% while organic revenue, meaning growth excluding acquisitions, slipped 2%.
Profit before some one-off costs rose, but analysts had expected more, which likely weighed on the shares.
Trading was heavy, about twice a normal session, and today's report-day drop was about a usual size for the company.
+0.32% market −0.89% Alimak Group rose slightly without company news. Read →
Alimak Group rose slightly without company news.
Over the last five trading days, the shares rose clearly while the wider Stockholm market was roughly flat.
The move in the last session was an ordinary day, and trading was well above normal.
That sentiment likely supports the recent gains.
−0.64% market +1.25% Alimak Group slipped slightly without company news marked from that day. Read →
Alimak Group slipped slightly without company news marked from that day.
Over the last five trading days Alimak Group rose clearly, while OMX Stockholm 30 rose slightly, so the shares outpaced the market.
Analysts have turned more positive: DNB Carnegie raised its price target, the share price it sees as fair, and kept its buy rating, which means it still recommends owning the shares.
In the last session the shares fell slightly while the market rose clearly, moving against the trend.
Trading was well above its usual level, which points to active repositioning despite the small move.
+2.97% market +1.19% Alimak Group rose clearly over the last five trading days, more than the broader Stockholm market, which edged higher. Read →
Alimak Group rose clearly over the last five trading days, more than the broader Stockholm market, which edged higher.
The main company-specific driver appears to be DNB Carnegie raising its target price on the stock earlier in the week while reiterating a buy rating, which likely encouraged investors who saw room for further gains.
Next, watch the upcoming earnings report on 23 October 2026, which will show whether the company's operating performance supports the recent strength.
+2.93% market −0.02% Alimak Group rose sharply, most likely on a brokerage analyst's raised estimate rather than on a company event. Read →
Alimak Group rose sharply, most likely on a brokerage analyst's raised estimate rather than on a company event.
DNB Carnegie raised its target value for the stock and kept its positive rating, a move that suggests a more favourable view of the company's earnings outlook.
Over the last five trading days Alimak Group rose sharply, clearly outpacing the broader OMX Stockholm 30, which rose only slightly.
Earlier commentary describing the company as being in better shape than ever supports the same positive tone among analysts.
The next event to watch is the earnings report due Friday 23 October 2026, which will show whether the business is delivering what analysts now expect.
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