RE: £15 Sep 2025 15:01
Exactly & The Stocks Guy, Charles Archer, has a much better understanding of where ALRT is heading. Here's a few pointers for newbies from his review from last week when he named ALRT his September pick. It's a great Friday evening / weekend read:
* Defence Holdings is early-stage but for those with a suitable risk appetite, the curve looks compelling.
* In late May, the company raised circa £3.5 million, with Fortified Securities as sole broker. The placing attracted strong institutional support, and it was encouraging to see management invest skin in the game, to the tune of £350,000.
* When the need for more capital arises, then all sorts of non-dilutive funding will be available, most promisingly from DASA (Defence and Security Accelerator) & NSSIF (National Security Strategic Investment Fund).
* Defence budgets are increasingly being reallocated from hardware to software, and the world powers are continually testing each other for vulnerabilities. And in this intersection of sovereign power, increased defence spending & new tech advances, we have Defence Holdings. The UK’s sovereign defence intelligence champion.
* This company is your ground floor if you want to benefit from this theme. There is no other publicly-listed UK option at present.
* The best comparator is arguably Palantir - and while it’s come off its highs (and arguably remains overvalued), the wider investor community retains an overwhelmingly strong appetite for defence stocks specialising in AI tech threats.
the best comparator is arguably Palantir - and while it’s come off its highs (and arguably remains overvalued), the wider investor community retains an overwhelmingly strong appetite for defence stocks specialising in AI tech threats.
* The bottom line is this:
- The blue chips offer stability but no longer any explosive growth, while the private disruptors are inaccessible to all but the wealthiest investors.
- In the UK, Defence Holdings is your trailblazer, It’s the first UK-listed software-led defence company, providing the general investing public growth exposure to sovereign AI defence infrastructure.
- It’s your only way to play it.
* Naturally, there will hopefully be very strong fundamental growth. But there is also a good chance we see first-mover share price explosion.
* ALRT has assembled a leadership team and strategic partnerships that signal a company serious about bridging the gap between legacy defence thinking and next-gen capabilities. The appointment of Andrew McCartney as CTO which represents perhaps the most significant validation of ALRT’s potential. As former CEO of Microsoft Ventures UK, where he was part of the founding team that pioneered the technology giant's first venture program, McCartney brings three decades of experience scaling technology ventures and driving innovation at the intersection of AI, cybersecurity and national security.
Good luck, Brighty
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