Crawford & Company (CRD-B) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup · Inst Constrain edge
Financial Services · Insurance Brokers
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $10.49: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
Crawford & Company provides claims management and outsourcing solutions for carriers, brokers, and corporations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, Australia, Asia, and Latin America. The company provides claims management services to insurance carriers and... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $10.49: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 30d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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Rating Breakdown
4 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $10.49: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $9.76. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $11.90 (+13.4% upside). Prior stop was $9.76. Stop-loss: $9.76.
Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0); Value-trap signals (3/5): Revenue declining (-32.0% YoY), Margin compression (op margin -673.9%), Negative free cash flow.
Crawford & Company trades at a P/E of 29.1 (forward 9.7). TrendMatrix value score: 8.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
11 analysts cover CRD-B with a consensus score of 4.4/5. Average price target: $14.
What does Crawford & Company do?Crawford & Company provides claims management and outsourcing solutions for carriers, brokers, and corporations in the...
Crawford & Company provides claims management and outsourcing solutions for carriers, brokers, and corporations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, Australia, Asia, and Latin America. The company provides claims management services to insurance carriers and self-insured entities risk, including property, public liability, automobile liability, and marine insurance; claims management and adjusting services to insurance carriers and self-insured entities from property and casualty insurance company markets; and field investigation and the evaluation and resolution of property and casualty insurance claims. It also offers claims management services, including workers' compensation, liability, and property; death and dismemberment, business travel, life, disability, critical illness, and credit protection claims programs; short and long term disability, family medical leave act, Americans with disabilities act, and state leave claims; legal services, risk management information, and consultative analytical services; loss mitigation services, such as medical bill review, medical case management and vocational rehabilitation; risk management information services; and administration of loss funds established to pay claims. In addition, the company provides managed repair service and outsourced contractor management to national and regional personal and commercial insurance carriers; services to insurance companies on losses caused by all types of natural disasters comprising fires, hailstorms, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, as well as man-made disasters, such as oil spills, chemical releases, and explosions; staff augmentation that provides temporary staffing resources; and outsourced subrogation claims management, recovery, and consultative services for the property and casualty insurance industry. Crawford & Company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.