Strattec Security Corp. (STRT)
NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryAuto - PartsSnapshot 2026-09-14
$68.79-3.04%
Close 2026-09-15 · 1-day change
NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryAuto - PartsSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Automotive Parts & Equipment: fringe margins under pressure (0q confirmed)
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Primary pillar broken — Maintain gross margin between 18% and 20%: 15.6% vs 18%-20% target.
View ThesisMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 31% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskStrattec Security must maintain its gross margin between 18% and 20% to justify its price. Recent earnings showed a record revenue, but gross margin is currently at 15.6%. The stock trades at 10× P/E, below the 13× peer median, indicating the price reflects less growth than forecasted. If Strattec cuts guidance on the next call, that could negatively impact the stock. Peer multiples imply a price about 27% above where it trades. The thesis has broken due to the primary pillar of gross margin not being met.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-15. STRT is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 2 analysts currently covering STRT (as of Sep 2026).
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Automotive Parts & Equipment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Threatens: Maintain gross margin target of 18% to 20%
Downgrade indicates potential margin pressures affecting performance.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-15. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Advance transformation to strengthen business performance
Record revenue supports transformation and growth objectives.
Advances: Maintain gross margin target of 18% to 20%
Targets gross margin aligns with management's objectives.
Advances: Advance transformation to strengthen business performance
Earnings beat indicates improved business performance.
Advances: Manage revenue decline due to EV cancellations and production changes
Revenue beat suggests better management of revenue decline.
