09:15 AM EDT, 04/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- CFRA, an independent research provider, has provided MT Newswires with the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:

We increase our 12-month target price to $179 from $154, on an EV/EBITDA of 19.0x our 2027 EBITDA estimate, a premium to ATI's trailing-12-month average forward EV/EBITDA of 16.9x but a discount to peers' average forward EV/EBITDA of 26.8x. We raise our 2026 EPS estimate by $0.08 to $4.43 and our 2027 EPS forecast by $0.28 to $5.40. We see ATI continuing to benefit from robust aerospace & defense demand, which represented 68% of Q4 2025 sales, supported by Boeing and Airbus backlogs and long-term supply agreements. Management's 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance midpoint of $1.0B implies 16% Y/Y growth, with improving profitability expected in 2H 2026 as maintenance normalizes and aerospace mix strengthens toward 20%+ margins. We believe ATI's expanded titanium capacity, operating leverage, and customer-funded investments in proprietary nickel alloys position it well to capture aerospace industry growth through 2027. We maintain our Strong Buy recommendation.