Elbit Systems Ltd. (ESLT) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $779.99 — A.R:R 0.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.7).
Elbit Systems Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops and supplies defense and homeland security arenas products and services in Israel, North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Aerospace; C4I... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $779.99 — A.R:R 0.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.7). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 6d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Elbit Systems Ltd.
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- Elbit Systems Of America Wins $212M US Army Delivery Order For Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular Systems — benzinga May 12, 2026 positive
- Elbit Systems Secures $200M Contract To Supply Advanced Airborne Munitions To Israel Ministry Of Defense — benzinga Apr 22, 2026 positive
- JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on Elbit Systems, Raises Price Target to $930 — benzinga Apr 13, 2026 neutral
- Iran's Press TV Posts on X: 'IRGC Has Announced That An Intruding (Elbit) Hermes 900 Drone Was Intercepted And Shot Down — benzinga Apr 8, 2026 negative
- Elbit Systems Secures ~$750M Greece Contract To Deliver Precise & Universal Launching System Artillery Rocket Systems, T — benzinga Apr 6, 2026 neutral
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $779.99 — A.R:R 0.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.7). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $723.01. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $783.43 (+3.0% upside). Prior stop was $723.01. Stop-loss: $723.01.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.7); Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Elbit Systems Ltd. trades at a P/E of 66.8 (forward 43.9). TrendMatrix value score: 4.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
11 analysts cover ESLT with a consensus score of 2.4/5. Average price target: $901.
What does Elbit Systems Ltd. do?Elbit Systems Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops and supplies defense and homeland security arenas products...
Elbit Systems Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops and supplies defense and homeland security arenas products and services in Israel, North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Aerospace; C4I and Cyber; Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare; Land; and Elbit Systems of America. It offers airborne platforms, unmanned aerial solutions, precision guided munition sensors, aerostructures, training and simulator systems, flight academy solutions, and commercial aviation systems; and command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, as well as data links and radio communication systems and equipment, cyber intelligence solutions, and autonomous and homeland security solutions. The company also provides various electro-optic laser solutions and countermeasure systems and products, naval combat management and sonar systems, and electronic warfare, signal Intelligence, and radar systems; indirect fire, turrets and weapons, ammunition and munition, and active protection systems; and products, system solutions, and support services to defense, homeland security, law enforcement, commercial aviation, and medical instrumentation markets. It serves various governments and companies. The company was incorporated in 1966 and is based in Haifa, Israel.