Value
5.0/10data confidence 100%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| P/E | 0.0 |
| P/S | 8.8 |
| EV/EBITDA | 0.0 |
| Fwd P/E | 7.8 |
| PEG | 7.4 |
| Analyst target | 4.0 |
- ▸Forward P/E: 15.5x
- ▸PEG: 0.94
WOR · Why this verdict
Why Worthington Enterprises (WOR) is rated HOLD
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VerdictHOLD
Overall score5.5/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL
Per-dimension breakdown
Quality
4.2/10data confidence 100%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| ROE | 3.8 |
| ROA | 1.9 |
| Gross margin | 1.6 |
| Op margin | 3.7 |
| Net margin | 4.2 |
| Current ratio | 8.1 |
| FCF quality | 0.2 |
| Moat | 5.6 |
| Piotroski F | 8.9 |
- ▸Earnings quality RED FLAG: 3% FCF/NI
- ▸Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9
Growth
6.9/10data confidence 67%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| Rev growth | 8.6 |
| EPS growth | 5.3 |
- ▸Strong growth: 24% YoY
Momentum
8.7/10data confidence 100%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| RSI | 4.5 |
| MACD | 10.0 |
| OBV | 10.0 |
| MA position | 8.0 |
| Volume | 10.0 |
| vol acceleration | 9.5 |
- ▸Overbought (RSI 70)
- ▸Volume accumulation (rising OBV)
- ▸Above 200-MA but MA slope flat
- ▸Volume surge (2.8x avg) on up move
Sentiment
6.0/10data confidence 100%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| LLM sentiment | 7.0 |
| Analyst rating | 5.0 |
| Price target | 6.2 |
- ▸LLM news sentiment: +0.40 (n=1)
Insider
5.0/10data confidence 50%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| materiality | 5.0 |
| holder change | 5.1 |
- ▸No net insider activity — $0 (0.000% of mkt cap)
Peer rank
3.7/10data confidence 80%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| value rank | 2.5 |
| quality rank | 4.7 |
| growth rank | 7.5 |
Technical
3.1/10data confidence 100%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| bollinger | 0.7 |
| support resistance | 1.4 |
| 52w position | 7.3 |
Risk (lower is worse)
7.0/10data confidence 100%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| short interest | 8.6 |
| days to cover | 5.3 |
| volatility | 5.5 |
| put call | 10.0 |
| implied vol | 5.0 |
| beta | 6.2 |
| debt equity | 8.6 |
Catalyst
5.1/10data confidence 100%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| erm | 5.0 |
| earnings history | 6.7 |
| earnings timing | 5.0 |
| surprise avg | 5.7 |
| dividend safety | 3.5 |
| news activity | 5.0 |
- ▸Strong earnings: 3B/1M
- ▸Earnings in 2 days
- ▸Yield trap warning: high yield but unsafe
How the verdict was assembled
Engine trigger
Downgraded from BUY WAIT — price $60.40 has reached target $60.36. No upside to wait for.
Engine technical detail
verdict_path:
L3:NEWS_BLOCK|SANITY:WAIT+price>=TPPassed (5)
- MOMENTUM:8.7>=5.5
- INSIDER:OK
- 8K:CLEAN
- SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
- MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
- ASYMMETRY:-0.5=NEGATIVE
- EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:2d<=7d
Warning (0)
none
Reward-to-Risk
-0.50
Upside
-5.8%
Downside
11.7%
Sizing output
AVOID
SetupUNKNOWN — No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed
EdgeNO_EDGE — No clear edge identified
SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE — MCap $3.0B<$5B
Investment implication
A recent news event triggered an L3 news-block on the verdict path. Trigger: Downgraded from BUY WAIT — price $60.40 has reached target $60.36. No upside to wait for. The 10-dimension scores remain Momentum at 8.7 (strongest), but ASYMMETRY:-0.5=NEGATIVE also fails — the news block is the proximate trigger, not the sole driver.
The strongest dimensions are Momentum at 8.7, Risk (lower is worse) at 7.0, and Growth at 6.9; the weakest are Technical at 3.1, Peer rank at 3.7, and Quality at 4.2. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of -0.50 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.