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Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA) Stock Analysis

Breakout setup

SellVALUE-TRAP 1/5ValueShortModerate Confidence

Financial Services · Asset Management

Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $6.00: Earnings expected to decline ~95% (cyclical peak); V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.6).

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by ALPS Advisers, Inc. The fund is co-managed by Aristotle Capital Management, LLC, Pzena Investment Management, LLC, Delaware Investments Fund Advisers, Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP, and... Read more

$6.00+15.0% Upside to targetScore 4.7/10#207 of 229 Asset Management
QualityF-score4 / 9FCF yield—
IncomeYield11.33%(5y avg 10.51%)Payout309.09%at-risk
Stop $5.88Default target $6.90A.R:R 0.0:1

Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $6.00: Earnings expected to decline ~95% (cyclical peak); V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.6). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 62, MACD bullish. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: aggressive.

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Recent developments

updated Oct 23, 2026

Recent Developments — Liberty All-Star Equity Fund

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Latest item Oct 23, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-04T12:10:05Z.

Thesis

Rewards
Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0
Positive momentum
Risks
Earnings expected to decline ~95% (cyclical peak)
V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.6)
Weak overall score: 4.7/10

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)27.3
P/E (Fwd)600.0
Mkt Cap$1.8B
EV/EBITDA—
Profit Mgn252.1%
ROE3.6%
Rev Growth-5.8%
Beta1.03
Dividend11.33%
Analysts with ratings—

Quality Signals

Piotroski F4/9MoatNarrow

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Rating Breakdown

1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit

Revenue shrinking — -5.8% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static

Earnings Growth
0.0
Revenue Growth
1.1
Declining revenue: -6%
GatesA.R:R UPSIDE_EXHAUSTED (upside=0.0%)Momentum 7.3>=5.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY NO DATESEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARBreakoutSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
62 · Neutral
↑ 20D MA↑ 50D MA↑ 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $5.82Resistance $6.01

Price Targets

$6
$7
A.R:R0.0:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0%
Max %0%
RegimeRisk-Off

Risk Alerts

! Cyclical trap - fwd PE 600x vs trail 27x (22.0x)

Earnings

We could not retrieve earnings history for USA.
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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Frequently Asked Questions
Is USA stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $6.00: Earnings expected to decline ~95% (cyclical peak); V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.6). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 62, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $5.88. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.

What is the USA stock price target?

Default target: $6.90 (+15.0% upside). Prior stop was $5.88. Stop-loss: $5.88.

What are the risks of investing in USA?

Earnings expected to decline ~95% (cyclical peak); V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.6); Weak overall score: 4.7/10.

Is USA overvalued or undervalued?

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund trades at a P/E of 27.3 (forward 600.0). TrendMatrix value score: 4.7/10. Verdict: Sell.

What does Liberty All-Star Equity Fund do?Liberty All-Star Equity Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by ALPS Advisers, Inc. The fund...

Liberty All-Star Equity Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by ALPS Advisers, Inc. The fund is co-managed by Aristotle Capital Management, LLC, Pzena Investment Management, LLC, Delaware Investments Fund Advisers, Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP, and TCW Investment Management Company. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in value and growth stocks of large cap companies. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Lipper Large-Cap Core Mutual Fund Average, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the NASDAQ Composite Index, and the S&P 500 Index. Liberty All-Star Equity Fund was formed on October 31, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.

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