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YSWYYesway, Inc.Sell5.9·$20.77-1.42%
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Yesway, Inc. (YSWY) Stock Analysis

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SellVALUE-TRAP 2/5Moderate Confidence

Consumer Defensive · Grocery Stores

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $20.77: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.9/10 and A.R:R 1.5:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.

Yesway, Inc. owns and operates convenience stores in the United States. The company's store offers packaged bakery items, bottled water, salty snacks, bagged candy, jerky, chips, milk, bread, eggs, packaged beverages, meat snacks, chocolate, and nuts. It also offers food... Read more

$20.77+22.0% A.UpsideScore 5.9/10#2 of 11 Grocery Stores
QualityF-score5 / 9FCF yield
Stop $19.32Target $25.34(analyst − 13%)A.R:R 1.5:1
Analyst target$29.13+40.2%8 analysts
$25.34our TP
$20.77price
$29.13mean
$31

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $20.77: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.9/10 and A.R:R 1.5:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 7/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, 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 (3.4 < 4.0)
Value-trap signals (2/5): High leverage (D/E 2.1), Material insider selling (7 sells, 0.09% of cap)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)
P/E (Fwd)19.9
Mkt Cap$1.3B
EV/EBITDA7.3
Profit Mgn3.3%
ROE
Rev Growth14.4%
Beta
DividendNone
Rating analysts11

Quality Signals

Piotroski F5/9

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Rating Breakdown

2 floor-breakers

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

Volume
0.0
Obv
1.0
Ma Position
2.5
Rsi
3.5
Macd
6.7
Volume distribution (falling OBV)

Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Gross Margin
0.3
Net Margin
1.6
Operating Margin
2.8
Current Ratio
4.9
Moat
5.0
Piotroski F
5.6
No competitive moat
GatesMomentum 2.7<4.5A.R:R 1.5 ≥ 1.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY NO DATESEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
31 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MASupport $19.20Resistance $25.73

Price Targets

$19
$25
A.Upside+22.0%
A.R:R1.5:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0)
! Value-trap signals (2/5): High leverage (D/E 2.1), Material insider selling (7 sells, 0.09% of cap)
! momentum at 2.7 (below the engine's 4.5 threshold)

Earnings

We could not retrieve earnings history for YSWY.
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

reverse chrono — latest first
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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 YSWY stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $20.77: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.9/10 and A.R:R 1.5:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $19.32. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.

What is the YSWY stock price target?

Take-profit target: $25.34 (+22.0% upside). Prior stop was $19.32. Stop-loss: $19.32.

What are the risks of investing in YSWY?

Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0); Value-trap signals (2/5): High leverage (D/E 2.1), Material insider selling (7 sells, 0.09% of cap).

Is YSWY overvalued or undervalued?

Yesway, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 19.9). TrendMatrix value score: 8.3/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about YSWY?

11 analysts cover YSWY with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $29.

What does Yesway, Inc. do?Yesway, Inc. owns and operates convenience stores in the United States. The company's store offers packaged bakery...

Yesway, Inc. owns and operates convenience stores in the United States. The company's store offers packaged bakery items, bottled water, salty snacks, bagged candy, jerky, chips, milk, bread, eggs, packaged beverages, meat snacks, chocolate, and nuts. It also offers food services, including deep-fried burritos. In addition, its store offers other ancillary services, including cash ATMs, crypto-currency ATMs, money orders, gift cards, propane tanks, in-store gaming, Amazon Lockers, lottery tickets, and other non-consumable products. It operates under two brands: Yesway and Allsup's. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.

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