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BUIBlackRock Utility, InfrastructuSell5.7·$27.70+0.18%
SellModerate Confidence
Investment thesis

BUI screens cheap on valuation and is in a confirmed technical breakout, but its quality score sits well below the engine's minimum floor and short-interest risk is elevated.

Thesis pillars

  • Quality Floor BreachImproving
  • Attractive Valuation Vs PeersStable
  • Breakout Technical SetupStable
  • +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning

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BlackRock Utility, Infrastructu (BUI) Stock Analysis

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SellValueModerate Confidence

Financial Services · Asset Management

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $27.70: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.

BlackRock Utility, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies... Read more

$27.70+3.2% A.UpsideScore 5.7/10#99 of 239 Asset Management
QualityF-score0 / 9FCF yield
IncomeYield6.67%(5y avg 6.31%)Payout35.63%sustainable
Stop $26.92Target $28.59(resistance)A.R:R 0.0:1

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $27.70: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)6.2
P/E (Fwd)
Mkt Cap$735M
EV/EBITDA
Profit Mgn0.0%
ROE
Rev Growth
Beta
Dividend6.67%
Rating analysts

Quality Signals

Piotroski F0/9

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Rating Breakdown

2 floor-breakers·3 ceiling hits

Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Gross Margin
0.0
Operating Margin
0.0
Net Margin
0.0
Piotroski F
0.0
Moat
4.5
No competitive moatWeak Piotroski F-Score: 0/9Quality concerns

Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Obv
1.0
Volume
1.1
Macd
1.8
Ma Position
4.0
Rsi
8.1
Oversold in uptrend (RSI 29)Volume distribution (falling OBV)Above 200-day MA
GatesMomentum 3.2<4.5A.R:R UPSIDE_EXHAUSTED (upside=0.0%)Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY NO DATESEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
29 · Oversold
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $27.53Resistance $29.17

Price Targets

$27
$29
A.R:R0.0:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0)
! momentum at 3.2 (below the engine's 4.5 threshold)

Earnings

We could not retrieve earnings history for BUI.
The company may be recently listed, pre-revenue, or its beat/miss record wasn't available from our source this run. Earnings signals feed the Growth and Catalyst score dimensions — absence here doesn't affect other dimensions.

Verdict History

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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is BUI stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $27.70: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $26.92. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.

What is the BUI stock price target?

Take-profit target: $28.59 (+3.2% upside). Prior stop was $26.92. Stop-loss: $26.92.

What are the risks of investing in BUI?

Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0).

Is BUI overvalued or undervalued?

BlackRock Utility, Infrastructu trades at a P/E of 6.2 (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 9.8/10. Verdict: Sell.

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What does BlackRock Utility, Infrastructu do?BlackRock Utility, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by...

BlackRock Utility, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the utilities and infrastructure sectors. It invests in stocks of companies across diversified market capitalizations. The fund also invests through derivatives, with an emphasis on option writing. The fund was formerly known as BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust. BlackRock Utility, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust was formed on November 22, 2011 and is domiciled in the United States.

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