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DLODLocal LimitedHold7.0·$11.86-0.34%
DLO · Why this verdict

Why DLocal (DLO) is rated HOLD

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VerdictHOLD
Overall score7.0/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroRISK_OFF

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

8.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E7.0
P/S8.4
EV/EBITDA5.0
Fwd P/E9.2
PEG10.0
Analyst target9.0
  • Forward P/E: 10.7x
  • PEG: 0.15
  • Attractively valued

Quality

7.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE10.0
ROA6.2
Gross margin3.2
Op margin6.3
Net margin7.9
Current ratio5.0
FCF quality10.0
Moat8.2
Piotroski F8.9
  • Excellent ROE: 35%
  • Strong margins: 16%
  • Excellent cash conversion: 206% FCF/NI
  • Wide economic moat

Growth

10.0/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth10.0
EPS growth10.0
  • Strong growth: 55% YoY

Momentum

4.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI4.5
MACD6.9
OBV1.0
MA position5.2
Volume3.8
  • Volume distribution (falling OBV)
  • Below 200-MA but MA still rising (+0.8%/30d) — pullback in uptrend, not confirmed weakness

Sentiment

7.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
Analyst rating7.0
Price target9.4
erm sentiment5.0
  • Light analyst coverage (10.0) — signal dampened
  • Analyst upside: 47%

Insider

5.5/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.5
holder change5.6
  • Insider buying (low materiality) — $237,000 (0.007% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

5.9/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank6.5
quality rank7.7
growth rank9.3
  • Superior ROE vs peers
  • Industry growth leader

Technical

4.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger4.3
support resistance3.7
52w position4.3
gap6.0

Risk (lower is worse)

5.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest4.6
days to cover5.9
volatility1.9
put call10.0
implied vol2.0
max pain risk3.0
beta7.2
debt equity9.2
  • High IV: 68%
  • Above max pain $6

Catalyst

7.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history10.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg10.0
dividend safety6.0
  • Strong earnings: 3B/0M
  • Dividend: 164.0%

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Maintain position. Not compelling to add more.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD
Passed (7)
  • ASYMMETRY:2.5>=1.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:63d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (1)
  • MOMENTUM:4.3<4.5
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
2.51
Upside
+28.1%
Downside
11.2%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupRECOVERY Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 51

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE MCap $3.5B<$5B

Investment implication

None of the engine's positive-conviction paths (C-quality, D-momentum) triggered — the F-path HOLD reflects balanced signals. Strongest-cleared gate: ASYMMETRY:2.5>=1.5. Top dim: Growth at 10.0; weakest: Momentum at 4.3. No conviction either direction.

The strongest dimensions are Growth at 10.0, Value at 8.4, and Quality at 7.3; the weakest are Momentum at 4.3, Technical at 4.6, and Risk (lower is worse) at 5.5. The V9 engine flagged 1 failed gate, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 2.51 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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