March 13th, 2026 | 07:10 CET
Nearly 50% upside potential: Rheinmetall, RENK, and Standard Uranium
Buying opportunities are emerging here. After the muted market reaction to the annual results, analysts see a buying opportunity in RENK. According to their estimates, the stock could offer almost 50% upside potential, although there are also more cautious voices. Rheinmetall, too, failed to fully convince the market with its 2025 results and outlook. Given the current valuations, investors appear to be expecting more. In contrast, uranium stocks may be presenting fresh entry opportunities. Driven by the AI boom, industry leaders such as Cameco have already performed strongly. Exploration companies, however, could still have significant catch-up potential. Standard Uranium is pursuing a risk-diversified strategy. The company is exploring a broad portfolio of projects near major players such as Fission Uranium, NexGen Energy, and F3 Uranium. A new drilling program scheduled to begin this month could trigger a revaluation of the stock.
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Fabian Lorenz
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RHEINMETALL AG | DE0007030009 , RENK AG O.N. | DE000RENK730 , STANDARD URANIUM LTD | CA85422Q8487 | TSXV: STND , OTCQB: STTDF
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Fabian Lorenz
For more than twenty years, the Cologne native has been intensively involved with the stock market, both professionally and privately. He is particularly passionate about national and international small and micro caps.
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Standard Uranium is working on a revaluation
An exciting investment opportunity is currently emerging in the uranium sector. Driven by the energy requirements of AI data centers, nuclear power plants are having their operating lives extended, old reactors are being reactivated, and new ones are being planned. The US, in particular, is going full throttle in this area. Accordingly, demand for uranium is likely to rise – and will continue to do so for decades to come. For example, the World Nuclear Association (WNA) expects reactor demand to more than double from 68,920 tU in 2025 to around 150,000 tU in 2040. In optimistic scenarios, it could even exceed 200,000 tU. Experts do not see the US as the only growth driver. There are also numerous new constructions and lifetime extensions in Asia. It is therefore not surprising that uranium stocks such as Cameco are outperforming the overall market. However, after rallying 176% over the past 12 months, the group is now worth USD 50 billion on the stock market. This makes uranium explorers appear more attractive. One exciting company in this sector is Standard Uranium.
The Canadian company is active in the Athabasca Basin, which is known for its uranium deposits. The company does not rely on just one or two projects but instead spreads risk across a broad portfolio. Standard Uranium has 13 high-quality uranium exploration projects with 57 mineral concessions and a total area of more than 95,375 hectares. Its neighbors include Fission Uranium, NexGen Energy, and F3 Uranium. The projects often involve joint venture partners to reduce risk and capital intensity.
The numerous projects enable the company to generate a regular news flow. Most recently, there has been positive news about the Rocas uranium project. Not only was the uranium content of the surface confirmed there in 2025, but significant rare earth mineralization was also discovered. This adds further strategic value to the project.
The focus is on several samples that confirmed anomalous to very high uranium values. In addition, a newly identified pegmatite zone has been identified, in which high rare earth content has been measured.
The first diamond drilling program at Rocas is scheduled to start this month. If the geological indications there can be confirmed, the Rocas project could quickly lead to a new valuation level. For an exploration company, this is precisely the moment that the market is watching and that could herald a revaluation of the stock. The market capitalization currently stands at a manageable CAD 16 million.
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Rheinmetall: Decent figures, but ...
While there is currently little price euphoria for uranium stocks such as Standard Uranium, offering a buying opportunity, defense stocks currently appear to have run out of steam. Rheinmetall shares plummeted by over 8% on Wednesday. This leaves the shares of Germany's largest defense contractor down around 5% year-to-date. The recent sell-off was a reaction to the figures for 2025.
However, revenue growth of 29% to EUR 9.9 billion was quite impressive. This is quite respectable for a manufacturer of complex military technology. Rheinmetall increased its consolidated operating profit by 33% to EUR 1.8 billion. The Group's operating margin rose slightly from 18.0% to 18.5%. Earnings per share from continuing operations rose significantly from EUR 17.19 to EUR 22.73. A glance at the share price of over EUR 1,500 shows that the stock is not cheap. In addition, Rheinmetall announced that it would increase its dividend from EUR 8.10 to EUR 11.50 per share. This means that 45.5% of profits will be distributed (previous year: 41.8%).
Rheinmetall already has a strong foundation for further growth. At the end of 2025, the order backlog (orders on hand and framework agreements) stood at EUR 63.8 billion, significantly above the previous year's figure of EUR 46.9 billion. Rheinmetall aims to increase revenue by 40% to 45% to up to EUR 14.5 billion in the current year. This figure includes acquisitions. The defense contractor plans to achieve organic growth of 28% to 31%. The operating margin is expected to increase slightly to 19%.
The reaction of the share price shows that investors and analysts had expected more. Performance is strong, but this is to be expected given the high share price.
RENK: Buy now?
Reactions to last week's figures were also rather disappointing at RENK. The share is currently trading between EUR 54 and EUR 55, which is the same level as in May 2025.
However, the current weakness in the share price of the specialist for tank transmissions could also be an opportunity. This is the view of Berenberg, for example. The current level offers an opportunity to add the stock to your portfolio. Analysts expect RENK to land major orders for military vehicles from Germany and other countries in the current year. They therefore consider the stock to be undervalued relative to its peer group. They see the fair value of RENK shares at EUR 76 and recommend buying them.
mwb research is not as optimistic. The company has met its forecast for 2025, increased order intake to a record level, and is basically on track to meet its 2030 targets. However, mwb warns that the order intake forecast for 2026 is slightly below market expectations. In addition, consensus expectations through 2030 are ambitious. Risks such as export restrictions, product mix, and the stronger shift toward other defense platforms - presumably referring to drones, for example - could weigh on the stock. mwb analysts consider RENK shares to be fairly valued at their current level.
With a market capitalization of CAD 16 million, Standard Uranium offers significant upside potential. The drilling program starting in March even has the potential to trigger a revaluation of the company. The valuation is currently the problem at Rheinmetall and RENK. Operating performance is decent, but already priced into the share price. More is needed for a sustained rise in the share price.
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