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Kestra Medical Technologies, Lt (KMTS) Stock Analysis

SellVALUE-TRAP 1/5Moderate Confidence

Healthcare · Medical Instruments & Supplies

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $19.51: Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 1.5:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 11%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.

Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. operates as a wearable medical device and digital healthcare company. It focuses on transforming patient outcomes in cardiovascular disease using monitoring and therapeutic intervention technologies that are intuitive, intelligent, and... Read more

$19.51+23.1% A.UpsideScore 5.3/10#15 of 25 Medical Instruments & Supplies
QualityF-score6 / 9FCF yield-6.55%
Stop $18.43Target $24.11(analyst − 13%)A.R:R 1.5:1
Analyst target$27.71+42.1%7 analysts
$24.11our TP
$19.51price
$27.71mean
$17
$30

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $19.51: Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 1.5:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 11%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 7/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 69d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.

Recent Developments — Kestra Medical Technologies, Lt

Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:21Z.

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)
P/E (Fwd)-9.2
Mkt Cap$1.1B
EV/EBITDA-6.6
Profit Mgn-173.0%
ROE-92.7%
Rev Growth62.7%
Beta
DividendNone
Rating analysts13

Quality Signals

Piotroski F6/9MoatNarrow

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Rating Breakdown

3 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit

Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static

Macd
1.0
Obv
1.0
Ma Position
2.2
Volume
3.9
Rsi
4.5
Volume distribution (falling OBV)Below 200-MA but MA still rising (+3.2%/30d) — pullback in uptrend, not confirmed weakness

Unprofitable operations — net margin -173.0%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static

Roe
0.0
Roa
0.0
Fcf Quality
0.0
Current Ratio
5.7
Gross Margin
5.8
Moat
6.5
Piotroski F
6.7
Cash-burning: FCF -89% of revenue

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Quality Rank
0.0
Value Rank
0.4
Growth Rank
9.6
Industry growth leader
GatesMomentum 2.5<4.5A.R:R 1.5 ≥ 1.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY 69d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
41 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MADEATH CROSSSupport $19.00Resistance $24.52

Price Targets

$18
$24
A.Upside+23.6%
A.R:R1.5:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0)
! Momentum score 2.5/10 — below 4.5 minimum

Earnings

B
B
B
M
3/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-07-27 (69d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is KMTS stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $19.51: Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 1.5:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 11%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $18.43. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.

What is the KMTS stock price target?

Take-profit target: $24.11 (+23.1% upside). Prior stop was $18.43. Stop-loss: $18.43.

What are the risks of investing in KMTS?

Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0).

Is KMTS overvalued or undervalued?

Kestra Medical Technologies, Lt trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -9.2). TrendMatrix value score: 4.9/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about KMTS?

13 analysts cover KMTS with a consensus score of 4.3/5. Average price target: $28.

What does Kestra Medical Technologies, Lt do?Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. operates as a wearable medical device and digital healthcare company. It focuses on...

Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. operates as a wearable medical device and digital healthcare company. It focuses on transforming patient outcomes in cardiovascular disease using monitoring and therapeutic intervention technologies that are intuitive, intelligent, and connected. The company's develops and commercializes Cardiac Recovery System platform, a system that integrates monitoring, therapeutic treatment, digital health, and patient support services into a single, unified solution. Its platform provides ASSURE WCD, a wearable cardioverter defibrillator used to protect patients at an elevated risk of sudden cardiac arrest; and a suite of integrated digital solutions and services that enable enhanced patient and provider engagement and oversight with the objective of improving patient outcomes. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Kirkland, Washington.

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