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No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 20 Nov 2025.
MAX Automation SE: what insiders have been doing
Headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, MAX Automation SE belongs to the Industry sector and traces its origins to 1990. Filings by its managers are published through BaFin. From 18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026, the disclosure feed for MAX Automation SE logged 2 filings by 2 insiders.
No insider sold shares on the market over the period. Instead, the filings list 1 purchase totalling €1.2M, made by 1 insider. A purchase on the market is a deliberate choice to commit personal money, which is why it draws more attention than a grant. Günther Holding SE filed the largest purchase, €1.2M, on 20 November 2025.
Compared with its exchange (287 companies, median 5 filings), a count of 2 filings is below the norm. Looking back to 2025, when coverage begins, insiders filed 1 purchase and no sales.
The last purchase on record was published on 20 November 2025, which is 331 days ago.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: Tennant Co and Butler National Corp. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by BaFin. They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
Key facts
Headquarters: Düsseldorf, Germany · Founded: 1990
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Insider Decl.
2
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€1M
1 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
n/a
n/a
Who traded when
BuySaleGünther Holding SE2 buys
Since the insiders bought
- -4.4%Entry €4.12 · Close at T+90 €3.94
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate MAX Automation SE Buy (bullish), based on 2 analysts. Average price target: €5.25.
Fundamental score
Ranked 13,106 of 24,148 companies
49.1
score / 100
Value57
Quality41
FCF yld20%
Earn yld-3.0%
EV/EBITDA10.3x
ROE-1.5%
Gross mgn54%
Net mgn-1.3%
Debt/EBITDA2.3x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
€3.62
Analyst consensus
2 analystsBuy
€4.50Target €5.25(+45%)€6.00
Income statement
Revenue€334.5M
Gross profit€179.0M54% margin
EBITDA€18.8M6% margin
Net income-€4.4M-0.8% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)208.0x
PER (forward)30.2x
P/Book0.8x
Beta-0.47
Balance sheet & cash
Market cap€149.3M
Total debt€43.8M
Free Cash Flow€29.9M
Debt / Equity28%
Profitability & ownership
ROE-1.5%
ROA0.1%
% insiders70.1%
% institutions17.8%
Last declaration on 28 January 2026
Declarations2 total
ShareISIN DE000A2DA588BAFIN:40001154-a1ce6a4c5e58
300,000 shares@ €4.00100.0% of flowShareISIN DE000A2DA588BAFIN:40001154
Canonical exit: 17 Feb 2026 (T+90)
2 of 2 declarations
About MAX Automation SE
MAX Automation SE is a German industrial group listed on Xetra/Frankfurt (DAX/MDAX/SDAX), with headquarters in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 1990, the company has evolved from a more classic industrial holding structure into a portfolio of specialized subsidiaries focused on industrial automation, special-purpose machinery and process solutions. For French-speaking investors, MAX Automation sits in the capital goods / industrial equipment segment, with direct exposure to long-term themes such as factory automation, productivity enhancement, recycling, and production-line optimization.
The group’s current structure is built around several operating platforms, including bdtronic, Vecoplan, AIM Micro, NSM + Jücker and ELWEMA, plus central holding functions at the corporate level. This gives MAX Automation exposure to a broad set of end markets and technologies: dispensing and process technologies for industrial applications, systems for recycling and waste handling as well as wood and biomass processing, micro-assembly and precision systems, feeder and handling equipment, and tailored machinery for specialized production processes. In other words, MAX Automation is not a single-product company; it is a collection of complementary industrial businesses with niche expertise.
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From a competitive standpoint, the group operates in a fragmented environment against larger international capital goods players and smaller specialists. Its core strengths are engineering know-how, application-specific customization and close customer relationships. That usually supports differentiation and can reduce direct price competition, although it also makes revenues more cyclical because customers tend to defer investment when the industrial capex environment weakens. The company’s recent disclosures show that performance can vary significantly by segment, with some businesses benefiting from stronger service demand or higher-margin projects, while others remain under pressure when end-market demand softens.
Recent developments suggest a business that is adjusting operationally while remaining commercially active. In Q1 2026, MAX Automation reported improved sales and earnings, together with higher order intake, although segment trends remained mixed. In 2025, the company also described a stabilizing third quarter, followed by a full-year pattern of uneven contributions across its divisions. For investors, the equity case remains that of a German specialty industrial group with established positions in automation, recycling and special machinery, operating in Germany and abroad, and listed on the Xetra/Frankfurt market (DAX/MDAX/SDAX).
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