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ECCEagle Point Credit Company Inc.Hold5.8·$3.82+0.01%
ECC · Why this verdict

Why Eagle Point Credit Company (ECC) is rated HOLD

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VerdictHOLD
Overall score5.8/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

9.2/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
P/S8.5
Fwd P/E10.0
PEG10.0
Analyst target9.0
  • Forward P/E: 4.9x
  • PEG: 0.03
  • Attractively valued

Quality

6.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE0.0
ROA4.6
Gross margin10.0
Op margin10.0
Net margin0.0
Current ratio9.1
FCF quality10.0
Moat4.8
Rule of 403.0
Piotroski F8.9
  • FCF-positive despite GAAP loss (FCF margin 33%, FCF yield 12.4%)
  • No competitive moat
  • Rule of 40: 14 (fail)
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9

Growth

5.0/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth0.0
EPS growth10.0
  • Declining revenue: -19%

Momentum

5.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI4.5
MACD6.4
OBV10.0
MA position4.0
Volume2.3
  • Volume accumulation (rising OBV)
  • Below 200-MA, MA slope -5.5%/30d — confirmed downtrend

Sentiment

6.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
Analyst rating5.0
Price target10.0
erm sentiment5.0
  • Analyst upside: 120%

Insider

5.2/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.3
  • No net insider activity — $0 (0.000% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

2.4/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank8.6
quality rank0.1
growth rank0.9

Technical

3.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger3.6
support resistance3.5
52w position2.4
gap5.0

Risk (lower is worse)

8.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest10.0
days to cover10.0
volatility5.5
beta10.0
debt equity8.4

Catalyst

2.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history0.0
surprise avg1.3
dividend safety5.2
  • Dividend: 3109.0%

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Maintain position. Not compelling to add more.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD
Passed (8)
  • MOMENTUM:5.4>=4.5
  • ASYMMETRY:9.6>=1.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:NO_DATE
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (0)

none

Warning (2)
  • MOMENTUM:5.4<5.5 (soft — BUY_NOW allowed but watch)
  • DEATH_CROSS:momentum=5.4>=5.0 recovering
Reward-to-Risk
9.61
Upside
+87.2%
Downside
9.1%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupRecovery Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 53

EdgeInst Constrain Small cap ($0.5B) below institutional reach

SuitabilityAggressive MCap $0.5B<$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: MOMENTUM:5.4>=4.5. Top dim: Value at 9.2; weakest: Peer rank at 2.4. No conviction either direction.

The strongest dimensions are Value at 9.2, Risk (lower is worse) at 8.8, and Sentiment at 6.6; the weakest are Peer rank at 2.4, Catalyst at 2.9, and Technical at 3.6. The V9 engine cleared all gates with 2 warnings, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 9.61 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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