** Shares in Italy's Technoprobe TPRO.MI surge 13% at 0941 GMT after the group provided a Q4 guidance above analyst expectations
** Shares rise as much as 17% to 10.33 euros, hitting a record high
** The probe card maker estimates Q4 revenues for around 160 million euros ($186.59 million), with an EBITDA margin at around 34.7%
** "The beat on Q4 margins is significant," says Equita, which has estimated an EBITDA margin of 26.4%, pointing also to "very positive messages about 2026/27 emerged from the call"
** Opportunities around AI data centres, high bandwidth memory (HBM) qualifications and AI application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) could all materialize in H1 2026, Equita adds
** Including Tuesday's rise, the stock has gained almost 74% YTD
($1 = 0.8575 euros)
(Reporting by Philippe Leroy Beaulieu in Gdansk)
((Philippe.leroybeaulieu@thomsonreuters.com))