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Ituran Location and Control Ltd.

$ITRN·$1.1B·Communication Equipment·Technology
$51.40+0.7%1Y+49.9%
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ITITRN
$ITRNIturan Location and Control Ltd.
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $ITRN, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-09-02

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Ituran Location up 50% t12m — Q2 rev +21% YoY at PE 16.6x with 7.8% FCF yield.

Ituran Location and Control is an Israeli telematics/M2M services company (Telematics Services, Products segments) — PE 16.6x trailing with 22% op margin, 7.8% FCF yield. Up 50% t12m to 52% of the 52-week range, sitting 7% below the 50-day. Q2 revenue $105M +21% YoY, next earnings 11/17 with EPS estimate $0.91. Fresh 8/19 Zacks "Undervalued" coverage, plus 8/18 seekingalpha August's 5 Dividend Growth Stocks With Yields Up To 6.21% coverage.

  • Q2 was solid: revenue $105M +21% YoY with EPS $0.88 vs $0.87 beat 1.1% and 23% op margin — extending a four-quarter beat streak averaging 3-15% surprises, consistent with continued M2M telematics-services subscription base growth plus international expansion.
  • Valuation is defensively cheap on the growth: PE 16.6x on FY26 EPS consensus $3.53 implies forward PE ~14.5x, with FY27 $3.84 and FY28 $4.28 — reasonable for a telematics operator with 7.8% FCF yield and 24% ROIC, though the low-float 15.9M-share structure limits institutional visibility.
  • The 8/18 dividend-growth coverage plus 8/19 Zacks undervalued call are the tape drivers: SeekingAlpha August's Five Dividend Growth Stocks (yields up to 6.21%) plus Zacks 8/19 undervalued coverage — the "cheap dividend-growth compounder" positioning supporting multi-year returns.

Setup resolves at 11/17 Q3 — another beat plus international-expansion commentary extends the run. A Brazil-subscriber slowdown or Israeli-geopolitical escalation breaks it back.

What to watch: 11/17 Q3 earnings — another beat plus international-expansion commentary extends the run. A Brazil-subscriber slowdown or Israeli-geopolitical tension escalation breaks it back.

On the calendar: 2026-11-17 - Q3 2026 earnings

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What it does

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

Israeli telematics company providing vehicle tracking, stolen vehicle recovery, and IoT services across Israel and Latin America.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Communication Equipment sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $ITRN.

Communication Equipment · Technology

AI networking — the Ethernet and InfiniBand infrastructure connecting GPU clusters — is the high-growth demand driver; CSCO's AI backlog and Arista's data center wins confirm the cycle. Traditional enterprise networking refresh is slower; AI infrastructure is where the incremental spending is.

What this means for $ITRN

Partial — insurance earnings follow combined ratio and investment income dynamics, partially correlated to industry macro; Ituran Location and Control Ltd.

Top industry ETF

$IYZiShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF
+27.1%YTD
+35.6%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
16.6How 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
23.6%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
21.8%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
7.8%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
2.7Same 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
29.9%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
50.0%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
0.0Total 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 12, 2026$0.88$0.87+1.1%
Q1 2026May 26, 2026$0.85$0.80+6.9%
Q4 2025Mar 5, 2026$0.77$0.75+2.4%
Q3 2025Nov 18, 2025$0.74$0.69+7.1%
Next earningsTue, Nov 17·consensus EPS $0.91

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$104.8M+20.7%50.9%22.7%$0.88$25.6M
Q1 FY26$102.7M+18.8%48.2%21.5%$0.85$12.9M
Q4 FY25$93.5M+12.8%50.5%21.7%$0.77$26.9M
Q3 FY25$92.3M+10.5%50.3%21.3%$0.74$17.8M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$409.3M$406.7M – $412.0M$3.53$3.50 – $3.561
FY27$435.8M$433.0M – $438.6M$3.83$3.80 – $3.871
FY28$484.0M$480.9M – $487.1M$4.28$4.24 – $4.321

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.0.7×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.52%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.-7.5%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.-0.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 15.9M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.6% 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.β0.815-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.

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

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 263
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 253
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 253
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 253
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 253
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 253
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 253
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 253
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Recent news

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

ADVA Optical (OTCMKTS:ADVOF) & Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) Head to Head Contrastdefenseworld.net·3d agoIs Ituran Location and Control (ITRN) Stock Undervalued Right Now?zacks.com·15d agoAugust's 5 Dividend Growth Stocks With Yields Up To 6.21%seekingalpha.com·15d agoIs Ituran (ITRN) a Solid Growth Stock? 3 Reasons to Think "Yes"zacks.com·16d agoIturan Location And Control Remains A Buy After Strong Q2 Growthseekingalpha.com·18d ago

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