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THWTekla World Healthcare Fund ShaSell5.1·$13.17+0.53%
SellModerate Confidence
Investment thesis

Tekla World Healthcare Fund is technically extended with an extreme overbought reading, but its quality score sits deeply below the engine's floor, its distribution carries a yield-trap warning, and upside is already flagged as exhausted.

Thesis pillars

  • Quality Below Floor Weak PiotroskiStable
  • Overbought Momentum ExtremeDeteriorating
  • Yield Trap WarningDeteriorating
  • +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning

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Tekla World Healthcare Fund Sha (THW) Stock Analysis

Inst Constrain edge

SellValueModerate Confidence

Financial Services · Asset Management

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.17: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.

Abrdn World Healthcare Fund is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by abrdn Inc. The fund invests in public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the healthcare sector. For its fixed income... Read more

$13.17+1.7% A.UpsideScore 5.1/10#176 of 239 Asset Management
QualityF-score0 / 9FCF yield
IncomeYield10.57%(5y avg 10.62%)Payout65.75%
Stop $12.71Target $13.40(resistance)A.R:R 0.0:1

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.17: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.1/10, 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$529M
EV/EBITDA
Profit Mgn0.0%
ROE
Rev Growth
Beta
Dividend10.57%
Rating analysts

Quality Signals

Piotroski F0/9

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Rating Breakdown

3 floor-breakers·2 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

Volume
0.0
Obv
1.0
Macd
2.9
Ma Position
6.0
Rsi
7.7
Uptrend pullback (RSI 38) - buy opportunityVolume distribution (falling OBV)Above 200-day MA

No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static

Dividend Safety
3.5
Yield trap warning: high yield but unsafe
Low model confidence on this dimension (25%).
GatesMomentum 3.5<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
38 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $12.58Resistance $13.67

Price Targets

$13
$13
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 3.5 (below the engine's 4.5 threshold)

Earnings

We could not retrieve earnings history for THW.
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 THW stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.17: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $12.71. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.

What is the THW stock price target?

Take-profit target: $13.40 (+1.7% upside). Prior stop was $12.71. Stop-loss: $12.71.

What are the risks of investing in THW?

Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0).

Is THW overvalued or undervalued?

Tekla World Healthcare Fund Sha 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 Tekla World Healthcare Fund Sha do?Abrdn World Healthcare Fund is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by abrdn Inc. The fund invests...

Abrdn World Healthcare Fund is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by abrdn Inc. The fund invests in public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the healthcare sector. For its fixed income portion, the fund primarily invests in corporate debt securities. Abrdn World Healthcare Fund was formed on June 26, 2015 and is domiciled in the United States.

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