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CTS Corporation

CTS

Technology · 56.15 -1.0% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 9 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

CTS Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 15 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company-1.0% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 15 activeTechnology Tilt · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 3 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • CTS's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if CTS's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Electronic Components

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 15 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • CTS's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 10, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations318
Usable filing statements48
Verified relationships3
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +5.2% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +1.4 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +1.3 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Macroeconomic conditions has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Demand and volume has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 23% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 22% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 9, 2026

56.26
6m+5.4%12m+32.1%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$512.9M+21.0%$-1.30-0.8%
2022-12-31$586.9M+14.4%$1.85-0.3%
2023-12-31$550.4M-6.2%$1.92-2.0%
2024-12-31$514.8M-6.5%$1.81-2.7%
2025-12-31$541.3M+5.2%$2.19-3.0%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesnegative · 4 filings
26 Other income and expense items are summarized in the following table: Three Months Ended March 31, March 31, 2026 2025 Interest expense $ (708 ) $ (1,167 ) Interest income 480 447 Other (expense) income, net (81 ) 557 Total other expense, net $ (309 ) $ (1…
10-Q · Apr 29, 2026
Capital investment and capacitymixed · 3 filings
Cash Flows from Investing Activities Net cash used in investing activities was $2,109 for the three months ended March 31, 2026, driven by capital expenditures of $4,997 partially offset by the maturity of short term investments of $2,888.
10-Q · Apr 29, 2026
Demand and volumenegative · 3 filings
Net sales to the transportation end market decreased $16,436 or 6.6%, primarily driven by lower volumes of our commercial vehicle related products and our customers' loss of market share in China.
10-K · Feb 24, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionspositive · 3 filings
We are subject to a number of challenges including, without limitation, periodic market softness, competition from other suppliers, changes in technology, changes in the economy generally, including inflationary and/or recessionary conditions and increased ta…
10-Q · Oct 28, 2025

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 3.1× · EV/sales 2.9×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

56.15-1.0% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 9 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for CTS. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for CTS. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind CTS

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

TM10.4% of CTScustomerApr 29, 2026

10.4 % 10.3 % Toyota Motor Corporation 8.5 % 11.9 % No other customer accounted for 10% or more of total net sales during these periods.

LCIILCI IndustriessupplierFeb 24, 2026

O’Sullivan has been a member of the board of directors of LCI Industries (NYSE: LCII), a supplier of engineered components for manufacturers of recreational vehicles, manufactured homes, marine applications, and for related aftermarkets, and currently serves…

AVTAvnet, Inc.partnerFeb 24, 2026

Our key distribution partners include large global and regional distributors such as Avnet, Inc., Digi-Key Electronics, Master Electronics, Future Electronics, and TTI, Inc.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

CTS is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Technology Tilt. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for CTS; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.