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CWCurtiss-Wright CorporationHold5.5·$788.45+1.44%
CW · Why this verdict

Why Curtiss-Wright (CW) is rated HOLD

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VerdictHOLD
Overall score5.5/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

3.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E2.2
P/S4.9
EV/EBITDA0.0
Fwd P/E2.5
PEG4.9
Analyst target3.0
  • Forward P/E: 45.3x
  • PEG: 1.56

Quality

6.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE6.6
ROA5.7
Gross margin3.4
Op margin7.0
Net margin7.1
Current ratio5.6
FCF quality7.1
Moat6.9
Piotroski F10.0
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 9/9

Growth

6.8/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth5.8
EPS growth7.8

Momentum

6.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI5.5
MACD10.0
OBV1.0
MA position9.0
Volume10.0
vol acceleration5.5
  • Volume distribution (falling OBV)
  • Above 200-day MA

Sentiment

6.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment6.2
Analyst rating6.6
Price target5.3
  • Light analyst coverage (6.0) — signal dampened

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.1
  • Insider selling (low materiality) — $4,307,610 (0.015% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

3.7/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank3.1
quality rank8.1
growth rank3.8
  • Best-in-class margins

Technical

4.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger1.0
support resistance2.8
52w position9.3
gap5.0

Risk (lower is worse)

6.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest8.9
days to cover8.3
volatility3.8
put call0.0
implied vol6.0
beta7.8
debt equity8.3
  • Elevated put/call: 2.21
  • Concentration risks: 2 HIGH, 1 MED (10-K Item 1A — sized via position_sizing, validated via buy_confidence)

Catalyst

6.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history10.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg4.4
dividend safety5.2
news activity8.0
  • Perfect beat streak: 4Q
  • Dividend: 13.0%

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Mixed signals. Hold existing position.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD_DEFAULT
Passed (6)
  • MOMENTUM:6.8>=5.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:45d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (1)
  • ASYMMETRY:-1.2=NEGATIVE
Warning (1)
  • 8K_FLAG:1.02
Reward-to-Risk
-1.22
Upside
-11.2%
Downside
9.1%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupBREAKOUT Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 58, MACD bullish

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityMODERATE Balanced profile

Investment implication

The default F-path HOLD fired without any positive-conviction gate triggering — no momentum acceleration, no quality+value crossover, no setup recognition. Highest-clear gate: MOMENTUM:6.8>=5.5. Top dim: Growth at 6.8; weakest: Value at 3.0. The engine's read is one of pattern absence — no directional conviction in either direction at current asymmetry.

The strongest dimensions are Growth at 6.8, Momentum at 6.8, and Quality at 6.6; the weakest are Value at 3.0, Peer rank at 3.7, and Technical at 4.5. The V9 engine flagged 1 failed gate with 1 warning, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of -1.22 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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