PDX shows insiders buying steadily into a range-bound technical setup, but weak fundamental quality and an engine flag that upside is already exhausted temper the bullish insider signal.
Thesis pillars
- Weak Piotroski Quality Score→Stable
- Range Bound Technical Setup→Stable
- Insider Buying Signal→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
170604 (PDX) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Financial Services · Asset Management
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $20.36: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality.
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $20.36: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: RSI 52 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on clean insider activity. Suitability: aggressive.
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $20.36: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: RSI 52 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $19.72. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $20.85 (+2.4% upside). Prior stop was $19.72. Stop-loss: $19.72.
Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0).
170604 trades at a P/E of 21.4 (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 6.1/10. Verdict: Sell.