OHB's Twin Catalysts: Asteroid Science and Military SatCom Drive Dual Narrative After 430% Surge
12.06.2026 - 03:52:56 | boerse-global.de
Investors in OHB SE are weighing two very different growth stories from the same company. The Bremer space group has locked in a hyperspectral camera contract for a European-Japanese asteroid mission while simultaneously launching a joint venture with Rheinmetall to build a secure satellite communications network for the Bundeswehr. Both deals reinforce a strategic bet on space as both a scientific frontier and a military necessity.
Shares of OHB jumped 11.28% on Thursday to €409.50 as the Rheinmetall partnership was formally sealed with an entry into the commercial register. The stock now trades roughly 41% below its all-time high of €688, hit on 21 May, but the relative strength index of around 50 suggests consolidation is orderly rather than a breakdown. Over the past twelve months the equity has soared around 430%, and year-to-date the gain stands at 237%.
The Rheinmetall joint venture targets the SATCOMBw Stufe 4 programme, a Bundeswehr initiative to network soldiers, vehicles and drones in the field. Industry estimates put the contract value at up to €10 billion; OHB will develop and operate the system, including a new cyber operations centre to protect the IT backbone. The German government plans to spend roughly €35 billion on space security by 2030, and OHB’s heritage in satellite construction puts it at the heart of that spending spree.
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Just a day earlier on the ILA Berlin air show floor, OHB’s Italian subsidiary signed a separate deal to build the HAMLET hyperspectral camera for the ESA-JAXA RAMSES mission. The instrument will study the asteroid Apophis during its close Earth flyby in April 2029, mapping its composition, structure and physical properties in unprecedented detail. CEO Marco Fuchs called the project “a concrete contribution to planetary defence” – Apophis is one of the few asteroids that has been assessed for a potential impact trajectory.
Operationally, the company is running on full tanks. The order backlog hit a record €3.2 billion at the end of last year, while revenue came in at €1.2 billion and the operating margin edged close to six percent. Annualised volatility in the stock has reached nearly 150%, a figure explained in part by the tight free float. Founder family Fuchs holds roughly 65% of the shares, and private equity firm KKR owns another 28.6%. That leaves only a sliver of stock trading freely, amplifying every move.
The two contracts share a common thread: deadlines that cannot slip. Apophis will pass Earth on a fixed orbital schedule, and the Bundeswehr’s connectivity needs are a matter of operational readiness. OHB’s Italian unit now has a clear development timeline for HAMLET, and the new joint venture in Bremen has a multi-billion-euro roadmap. Whether these twin pillars can lift the share price back toward May’s peak will depend on how many more orders crystallise in the corridors of the RAMSES programme and Germany’s expanding space budget.
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