OHB's Asteroid Camera Deal and Record Backlog Fuel 200% YTD Rally, But Shares Still Well Below May Peak
11.06.2026 - 11:01:46 | boerse-global.de
The Bremer space systems group OHB entered the ILA Berlin airshow this week with the strongest order book in its history. The company reported a record backlog of €3.35 billion at the end of March, with the vast majority tied to its core Space Systems division. First-quarter figures released alongside the backlog showed total revenue climbing 15%, while EBITDA rose to €27.3 million. Net profit more than tripled to nearly €10 million over the same period.
That operational momentum got an additional boost on Thursday when OHB Italia signed a contract to supply the hyperspectral camera HAMLET for the RAMSES mission, a joint project between the European Space Agency and Japan's JAXA. The instrument will analyse the surface of the asteroid Apophis in infrared detail, ahead of its extremely close flyby of Earth in April 2029. OHB chief executive Marco Fuchs framed the deal as proof of European space engineering prowess.
The stock has more than rewarded investors this year. Shares traded at €385.00 on Thursday, pushing above the critical 50-day moving average and erasing much of the previous week's losses. Since the start of 2025, OHB has gained 217%, easily outpacing the broader market. Yet the equity still sits far from its May peak of €688, a correction that wiped nearly half the value before the latest rebound.
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Politics added a tailwind at the ILA, where east German state premiers gathered to discuss stronger support for the aerospace industry and targeted expansion of drone technologies. While OHB is headquartered in Bremen, infrastructure projects resulting from such initiatives tend to funnel fresh contracts to system integrators across Germany, lifting sentiment across the sector.
Looking ahead, attention is turning to the Artemis lunar mission scheduled for 2027, which is expected to generate sustained European technology demand. Investors are also awaiting concrete details on the proposed strategic partnership with financial backers – a move that could mark the next major catalyst for the stock and reshape the company's shareholder structure.
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