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Elmet Group Co.

$ELMT·$633M·Aerospace & Defense·Industrials
$19.49+1.0%1Y+8.8%
Price updated 15m ago·X counts updated 5d ago
ELELMT
$ELMTElmet Group Co.
$19.49+1.04%76 posts1.1×
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $ELMT on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

76X posts · last 7 days
Sep 28Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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How loud $ELMT's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 87% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-28

Element chatter is thin but bullish on tungsten momentum after a +19% top-mover print and Ray Blanco flagging ELMT as a rumored SpaceX 'secret metal supplier'. Traders note a large insider unlock ahead and one holder took profits. Tone is opportunistic rather than deeply analyzed.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $ELMT — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Elmet Group tungsten/high-tech materials micro-cap — $36M DLA contract, SpaceX secret-supplier narrative.

Elmet Group is a specialty high-precision engineered components manufacturer serving aerospace, defense, and industrial customers. The stock is up 13.6% TTM, trading above the 50-day MA on the specific tungsten-and-Masan-High-Tech-Materials narrative.

  • The P&L is modest: revenue was $56M last quarter at a -1.4% operating margin and 20% gross margin — the business is just-breakeven but trending in the right direction; FY27 outlook not yet published.
  • The $36M Defense Logistics Agency contract plus the ~$125M investment in Masan High-Tech Materials (plus 4.99% stake acquisition) extends the tungsten and critical-materials exposure — a specific long-term supply-chain anchor.
  • Ray Blanco flagging ELMT as a rumored 'SpaceX secret metal supplier' is the specific narrative-attention catalyst — unverified but consistent with the tungsten / specialty-materials positioning.

Accelerating holds while the tungsten-and-critical-materials story extends and additional defense/space contracts land. A soft operational print, or any specific commentary on the SpaceX-supplier framing being overstated, is what cools the move; signed major commercial contracts tied to tungsten supply would extend the breakout.

Agrees with X sentimentX bulls on the +19% top-mover print, Ray Blanco flagging ELMT as a rumored SpaceX secret metal supplier, and the tungsten-momentum framing have the specific narrative drivers correct — this is a tungsten-plus-SpaceX speculation setup; the large insider unlock ahead is the honest counter-tell.

What to watch: Any defense contract announcements, Masan High-Tech Materials investment milestones, SpaceX supplier confirmation (or denial), and the pending insider-unlock timing. An insider unlock without new contracts is what cools the breakout.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Precision-engineered components manufacturer serving aerospace, defense, semiconductor, and medical sectors.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Aerospace & Defense sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $ELMT.

Aerospace & Defense · Industrials

No material change from last week — Defense procurement backlogs remain intact on NATO 2% GDP commitments.

What this means for $ELMT

Partial — Precision-engineered components manufacturer serving aerospace, defense, semiconductor, and medical sectors.

Top industry ETF

$ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
-5.3%YTD
-0.4%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-2084.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-2.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-1.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
3.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.5Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-0.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
19.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 13, 2026$0.18$0.06+217.6%
Q1 2026May 29, 2026$0.23$-0.18+227.8%
Next earningsThu, Nov 12·consensus EPS $0.15

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$56.0M—20.6%3.3%$-0.01$4.6M
Q4 FY25$55.0M—20.3%-18.3%$0.00$7.8M
Q1 FY25$46.4M—17.9%6.3%$0.04$2.6M
Q4 FY24$46.9M—19.3%5.0%$0.00$4.3M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 3 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$241.8M$222.4M – $268.1M$0.56$0.50 – $0.643
FY27$273.9M$251.9M – $303.6M$0.61$0.55 – $0.673
FY28$346.0M$284.0M – $455.8M$0.82$0.76 – $0.883
FY29$838.0M$770.6M – $928.8M$0.36$0.32 – $0.411
FY30$1.2B$1.1B – $1.4B$0.90$0.81 – $1.032

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.5×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.—Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+3.5%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.—Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 10.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today5.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β-2.345-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyApr 22Leonard Kathie MerrillDirector5.0K sh$70KBuyApr 22Anania Kimberly MonzeglioDirector7.0K sh$98K
+ 16 other (14 awards · 1 exempt · 1 return) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDOct 28-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
8-KPress release / Reg FDSep 308-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

The Elmet Group Co. (ELMT) filed a Regulation FD disclosure (8-K Item 7.01) on 2026-09-30. The excerpt shows only the cover page; the actual disclosed material (typically investor presentation slides, a press release, or conference call transcript) is attached as an exhibit. Reg FD events can contain forward-looking statements or updated guidance material to investors.

8-KMaterial agreementSep 248-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

The Elmet Group Co. (ELMT) entered into a material definitive agreement on September 23, 2026 to acquire 55,138,174 ordinary shares of Masan (trading as MSR on Vietnam's UPCoM exchange) for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $124.75 million, conducted as a put-through transaction and settled in Vietnamese Dong at the converted amount. The Purchase Agreement includes customary representations, warranties, and covenants. This is a major cross-border strategic investment into a Vietnamese conglomerate, representing significant capital deployment for the company relative to its size.

8-KPress release / Reg FDSep 228-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

The Elmet Group Co. (ELMT) entered a Tungsten Concentrate Offtake Agreement with Drakelands Restoration Limited and Tungsten West PLC on September 22, 2026, securing a strategic supply of tungsten concentrate from the UK beginning in 2027. Until Drakelands reaches a minimum 12-month production target, Elmet is entitled to receive at least 50% of all qualifying concentrate produced; additional processing for the UK Government or nominees is also contemplated. This is a material strategic supply agreement positioning Elmet in the critical tungsten supply chain.

8-KMaterial agreementSep 228-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale
AI summary

The Elmet Group Co. (ELMT) entered a warrant purchase agreement with Blue Moon Metals Inc. on September 21, 2026, issuing an unregistered warrant to purchase up to 1,166,970 shares of ELMT common stock at $21.423 per share in consideration for Blue Moon entering the previously disclosed binding letter agreement. The warrant is exercisable beginning 6 months after issuance for a 3-year period, with cashless exercise available if shares are unregistered. This is a dilutive compensation arrangement for Blue Moon's investment commitment obligations.

8-KMaterial agreementSep 148-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale · Item 3.03 · Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.03: Charter amendment · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

The Elmet Group Co. (ELMT) entered a definitive Investment Agreement with the U.S. Department of War (DoW) for a ~$450M equity investment and related commitments to expand tungsten mining, processing and manufacturing operations, including restart of the Nevada Springer APT plant and capacity expansion at Coldwater, Lewiston and Euclid facilities. The transaction closed September 14, 2026. With global tungsten production heavily concentrated in China, this U.S. government investment makes Elmet a linchpin domestic critical minerals supplier — transformative, non-dilutive government equity investment in a strategically vital company.

8-KMaterial agreementSep 88-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

The Elmet Group (ELMT) signed an asset purchase agreement with OSRAM GmbH to acquire OSRAM's tungsten and molybdenum metal production operations in Schwabmünchen, Germany, including employee and pension liabilities. The acquisition adds European refractory metals capacity to Elmet's specialty materials portfolio. Financial terms were not disclosed.

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 13
AI summary

A new insider filed a Form 3 with the SEC, disclosing initial beneficial ownership of ELMT securities. This filing is required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act within 10 days of becoming a reporting person (officer, director, or 10%+ holder). The filing reports 4 shares of common stock. Form 3 filings establish a baseline ownership record for subsequent Form 4 (changes) and Form 5 (annual) filings, providing transparency into insider positions at ELMT.

+ 35 other (15 3s · 6 13Gs · 2 8-A12Bs · 2 earnings 8-Ks) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Elmet Technologies Awarded $36 Million Defense Logistics Agency Contract for Molybdenum and Tungsten Aerospace Materialsglobenewswire.com·16d agoThe Elmet Group to Acquire 4.99% Stake in Masan High-Tech Materials and Enter Multi-Year Tungsten Supply Partnership for the U.S. Marketbusinesswire.com·22d agoThe Elmet Group to Invest Approximately $125 Million in Masan High-Tech Materials to Strengthen Tungsten Supply Chainglobenewswire.com·23d agoThe Elmet Group Secures Long-Term Tungsten Offtake Agreement with Tungsten West's Hemerdon Mineglobenewswire.com·24d agoThe Elmet Group Co. (ELMT) Discusses Strategic Investments, Defense Partnerships and Acquisition to Strengthen Tungsten Supply Chain Transcriptseekingalpha.com·32d ago

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