Circus SE’s Insider Buying Spree Fails to Halt a Sell-Off Driven by a 90% Revenue Guidance Slash
Published on 07/29/2026 at 05:30 | Redaktion boerse-global.de
The shares of Hamburg-based robotics company Circus SE have entered deeply oversold territory, yet the selling pressure shows no sign of abating. The stock closed at €1.86 on Tuesday, shedding another 7.01% in a single session, after having already lost 64.66% over the past 30 days. The Relative Strength Index has plunged to 18.7 — a level that typically signals a technical bounce is due, but the market has so far ignored that warning.
The rout traces back to a July 16 ad-hoc announcement that rewrote the company’s near-term financial trajectory. Circus slashed its 2026 revenue forecast from a range of €44 million to €55 million down to just €5.2 million, while simultaneously widening its EBITDA loss guidance from a target of -€6 million to -€8 million to approximately -€17 million. Management attributed the dramatic revision to a deliberate decision to delay system rollouts into 2027, prioritizing unit economics and operational ecosystem stability over top-line growth.
That strategic pivot has dealt a heavy blow to the growth narrative that once underpinned the stock. Just weeks earlier, on June 30, Circus had published its audited 2025 annual report, showing revenue had climbed to €1.5 million from €0.25 million a year earlier, with an unadjusted EBITDA loss of -€18.5 million. The promise of rapid scaling that investors had been banking on has now been pushed further into the future, raising uncomfortable questions about the company’s cash runway and financing strategy.
Analysts at mwb research responded swiftly to the guidance cut on July 17, slashing their price target from €46.00 to €8.40 while maintaining a “Speculative BUY” rating. The downgrade reflected heightened risks around the company’s ability to scale, given the deliberate deceleration of system deliveries.
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Despite the bearish sentiment, Circus has continued to notch operational milestones that might ordinarily buoy a stock. On July 16, the same day as the profit warning, the company announced the live deployment of its autonomous food-service systems with the 3rd Assault Brigade of Ukrainian ground forces near Kyiv — believed to be the first use of robotic troop catering in an active conflict zone. That followed a July 1 regulatory approval for the United Arab Emirates and the commercial launch in Abu Dhabi, as well as the final closing of the acquisition of Belgian food-robotics firm Alberts on July 2.
Insider activity has also offered a counterpoint to the market’s pessimism. Board chairman Dr. Jan-Christian Heins purchased 5,003 shares on July 20 at an average price of €2.15, well above the current trading level, in a director’s dealing that signals confidence in the medium-term outlook. Yet that vote of confidence has done little to stem the tide: the stock’s annualized volatility of 152.42% underscores just how extreme the moves have become.
The company is also reshaping its leadership. Christian Bauer, whose background spans aviation and automotive — including stints at Volocopter and Mercedes-Benz — will take over as Co-CEO and CFO in October, a move designed to bring operational discipline to the new, more conservative rollout strategy.
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All eyes now turn to the annual general meeting, scheduled for August 20 in virtual format. Investors will be looking for concrete answers on how Circus plans to finance the gap between its current cash burn and the delayed revenue ramp, and whether the operational progress in Ukraine, Abu Dhabi, and through the Alberts integration can rebuild the trust that the guidance cut has shattered. For now, the stock remains a high-wire act for those willing to stomach extreme volatility.
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