An attractively valued regional bank with three beats in the last four quarters and strong margins of 36% trades at a forward multiple of roughly 9 times earnings, but an extreme put/call ratio of 8.48 and a most-recent earnings miss of 10.8% warrant caution despite the favorable valuation signal.
Thesis pillars
- Attractive Valuation Strong Margins→Stable
- Extreme Bearish Options Positioning↓Deteriorating
- Recent Earnings Miss Breaks Streak→Stable
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Axos Financial, Inc. (AX) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $97.95, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Thin upside margin: 5.8%.
Axos Financial is a technology-driven financial holding company with approximately $24.8 billion in assets and approximately $39.4 billion in assets under custody and/or administration at its Axos Clearing subsidiary. The company operates through two segments — Banking, offering... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $97.95, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Thin upside margin: 5.8%. Chart setup: RSI 45 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 54d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-09-05Recent Developments — Axos Financial, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Axos Financial (NYSE:AX) Signals Stronger Momentum - Kalkine Media — Kalkine Media positive
- NEWS Axos Financial Earnings: What To Look For From AX - StockStory — StockStory neutral
- NEWS Axos Financial Earnings: What To Look For From AX - TradingView — TradingView neutral
- NEWS Axos Financial Earnings: What To Look For From AX - tradingview.com — tradingview.com neutral
- NEWS Empowered Funds LLC Grows Holdings in Axos Financial, Inc $AX - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
Generated 2026-09-05T21:17:34Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMGeographicCalifornia and New York10-K Item 1A: 'given our high concentration of loans secured by real estate in California and New York, the Company remains particularly susceptible to a downturn in those states' economies.'
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $97.95, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Thin upside margin: 5.8%. Chart setup: RSI 45 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $103.65 (+5.8%), stop $93.55 (−4.7%), A.R:R 1.2:1. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $103.65 (+5.8% upside). Target $103.65 (+5.8%), stop $93.55 (−4.7%), A.R:R 1.2:1. Stop-loss: $93.55.
Thin upside margin: 5.8%.
Axos Financial, Inc. trades at a P/E of 11.6 (forward 9.1). TrendMatrix value score: 8.1/10. Verdict: Hold.
15 analysts cover AX with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $119.
What does Axos Financial, Inc. do?Axos Financial is a technology-driven financial holding company with approximately $24.8 billion in assets and...
Axos Financial is a technology-driven financial holding company with approximately $24.8 billion in assets and approximately $39.4 billion in assets under custody and/or administration at its Axos Clearing subsidiary. The company operates through two segments — Banking, offering digital consumer and commercial banking, mortgage, and commercial lending products nationwide through Axos Bank, and Securities, providing clearing, custody, and investment advisory services to 327 correspondent broker-dealers and RIAs through Axos Clearing, Axos Advisor Services, and Axos Invest.