Why Atea stock moves
Atea fell, moving in line with the Oslo market.
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Why today
16,437 news analyzed todayAtea fell, moving in line with the Oslo market.
Over the last five trading days it fell slightly, less than the market.
Trading was well below its usual level, and no company news explains the session's drop.
Peer Technology stocks on Oslo Børs fell sharply this week, which suggests sector-wide selling.
Next, Atea reports its fourth-quarter results on Tuesday 9 February 2027.
Today's move of −1.31% was 1.2 times a normal day's 1.1%. Oslo Børs benchmark index moved −1.31% on the same day.
Atea −1.31%
What analysts expect, and how often they have been right
Analysts’ estimates for Atea.
Atea earned more than expected in 1 out of 8 reports.
Not in the chart because no estimate and result are available: 2 of the 10 reports in this period, the latest on March 19, 2026.
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 165.40 NOK
Earnings against expectations, and the share’s reaction
Expected EPSAbove estimateBelow estimateAs expectedNOK
Next reported quarter: expected earnings per share of 3.46 NOK (February 9). For the current fiscal year, expected earnings per share changed from 10.46 NOK three months ago to 10.71 NOK now. 2026 estimate: 10.71 NOK. 2027 estimate: 11.49 NOK.
Has the share price followed the business?
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 1 out of 3 years. Across Nordic companies, that happens in about 60% of years. In 2025, the price changed +12% and earnings per share +14%.
Revenue, profit and market cap
RevenueProfitMarket capHatched bars: analysts’ estimates.bn NOK
Assets, liabilities and market cap
AssetsLiabilitiesMarket capbn NOK
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 1 out of 3 years.Market cap (Now): 18.5 bn NOKRevenue 2025: 37.4 bn NOK
What the key figures say about Atea
The figures connect what Atea 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: 6.80 NOK–7.73 NOK. Peers: Tieto 1.95 EUR, Netcompany Group 14.49 DKK, Proact IT Group 9.25 SEK. 2026 estimate: 10.71 NOK (9.87 NOK–11.55 NOK). 2027 estimate: 11.49 NOK (10.58 NOK–12.50 NOK).
What the company sold during the year.
2022–2025: 32.4 bn NOK–37.4 bn NOK. Peers: Tieto 1.7 bn EUR, Netcompany Group 9.5 bn DKK, Proact IT Group 4.9 bn SEK. 2026 estimate: 41.4 bn NOK (41.2 bn NOK–41.7 bn NOK). 2027 estimate: 43.5 bn NOK (42.8 bn NOK–44.4 bn NOK).
The percentage of revenue left after the costs of running the business.
2022–2025: 3.5%–3.7%. Peers: Tieto 18.3%, Netcompany Group 11.1%, Proact IT Group 7.2%.
Profit as a percentage of shareholders’ money in the company.
2022–2025: 17.6%–22.7%. Peers: Tieto 21.4%, Netcompany Group 18.9%, Proact IT Group 20.8%.
The price investors pay for each unit of annual earnings per share. Not shown for a loss.
2022–2025: 15.1–20.8. Peers: Tieto 9.5, Netcompany Group 24.3, Proact IT Group 14.9. 2026 estimate: 15.4. 2027 estimate: 14.4.
What investors pay for each unit the company sells.
2022–2025: 0.39–0.47. Peers: Tieto 1.16, Netcompany Group 1.63, Proact IT Group 0.71. 2026 estimate: 0.45. 2027 estimate: 0.42.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: 5.00 NOK–7.00 NOK.
The ordinary yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price.
2022–2025: 4.4%–5.0%. Peers: Tieto 4.8%, Netcompany Group 0.0%, Proact IT Group 1.9%.
Net debt divided by operating earnings before depreciation and amortisation.
2022–2025: 0.10–0.59. Peers: Tieto 1.40, Proact IT Group 0.25.
More key figures
Market cap divided by shareholders’ equity, what remains after liabilities.
2022–2025: 3.38–3.87. Peers: Tieto 1.88, Netcompany Group 4.49, Proact IT Group 2.93.
Market cap plus net debt, divided by operating earnings. This includes debt.
2022–2025: 11.2–13.8.
Cash left after investments, divided by the number of shares.
2022–2025: 5.72 NOK–14.32 NOK. Peers: Tieto 1.41 EUR, Netcompany Group -2.65 DKK, Proact IT Group 23.35 SEK.
The percentage of assets financed by shareholders’ equity.
2022–2025: 20.7%–22.4%.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. Atea paid 7.25 NOK per share in the twelve months through November 6, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, May 20, 2026, Atea traded without the right to the 3.75 NOK dividend. The price went from 162.20 NOK to 158.00 NOK; including the dividend, the day's change was −0.3%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: 6.50 NOK2018: 6.50 NOK2019: 6.50 NOK2020: 5.00 NOK2021: 5.00 NOK2022: 5.50 NOK2023: 6.25 NOK2024: 7.00 NOK2025: 7.00 NOK2026 so far: 3.75 NOK
What to watch next, and why
From the ex-day, Atea trades without entitlement to the next dividend.
- The dividend explained
From the ex-day, Atea trades without entitlement to the next dividend.
- Earnings report
The earnings report shows how Atea's revenue and profit have changed.
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On its last 15 report days Atea usually moved about 3.2%. On a normal day it moves 1.1%.
+1.23% −4.85% +7.82% +0.00%
10,000 NOK in Atea bought on November 7, 2016 is worth 35,200 NOK today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in OSEBX with dividends would have become 32,400 NOK.
What would 10,000 NOK in Atea be worth today? →
What would 10,000 NOK in Atea be worth today?
35,200 NOK
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016. The same amount in OSEBX with dividends would have become 32,400 NOK.
The five biggest days of the journey
· −13.6% · the whole market fell 3.1% the same day
· +13.2% · the whole market fell 0.8% the same day
· +9.5% · the whole market rose 0.3% the same day
· −8.7% · the whole market rose 0.9% the same day
· −8.2% · the whole market fell 1.1% the same day · report day
Earlier days
+2.94% Atea rose clearly over the week, moving in line with the broader market. Read →
Atea rose clearly over the week, moving in line with the broader market.
The main driver was the strong third-quarter report on 22 October, with hardware and data center demand lifting sales and profit, and management expecting that strength to continue into 2027.
Danske Bank raised its price target, the share price it sees as fair, on Friday 30 October while keeping a hold rating.
Trading was thin, so the move happened on fewer shares than usual.
−2.06% Atea fell sharply, against a slightly rising market. Read →
Atea fell sharply, against a slightly rising market.
No company news from the last session explains the move.
Over the past five trading days Atea rose clearly, much more than the Oslo Børs index.
+2.46% Atea rose sharply. Read →
Atea rose sharply.
No company news from that session explains the move, so it is not clear what drove it.
Over the last five trading days, Atea rose very sharply, well ahead of a slightly higher market.
Its latest report, published last week, showed strong sales and profit growth driven by data center demand, which likely supports the stock.
+4.04% Atea rose, beating a clearly rising market. Read →
Atea rose, beating a clearly rising market.
The most likely reason is that no fresh company news explains it, so the move is likely mostly market-driven or sentiment-driven.
The stock is still well above its low for the year but below its mid-August high.
Atea has a quarterly report scheduled for 9 February 2027.
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