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EFOREverforth, Inc.Sell5.8·$17.66+0.57%
EFOR · Why this verdict

Why Everforth (EFOR) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score5.8/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

9.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E9.4
P/S10.0
EV/EBITDA8.3
Fwd P/E10.0
PEG10.0
Analyst target9.0
  • Forward P/E: 4.0x
  • PEG: 0.04
  • Attractively valued

Quality

4.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE1.8
ROA2.7
Gross margin1.7
Op margin1.7
Net margin1.2
Current ratio7.3
FCF quality10.0
Moat3.1
Piotroski F6.7
  • Excellent cash conversion: 275% FCF/NI
  • No competitive moat

Growth

6.2/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth2.5
EPS growth10.0

Momentum

2.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI3.5
MACD3.8
OBV1.0
MA position1.0
Volume3.9
  • Volume distribution (falling OBV)
  • Below 200-MA, MA slope -11.1%/30d — confirmed downtrend

Sentiment

7.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
Analyst rating5.0
Price target9.8
erm sentiment7.7
  • Analyst upside: 66%
  • Estimates rising as sentiment proxy (+6.7%)

Insider

7.1/10data confidence 75%
ComponentSub-score
materiality8.0
insider conviction8.0
holder change5.2
  • Notable insider buying — $1,871,881 (0.259% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

4.2/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank8.9
quality rank2.9
growth rank5.0
  • Attractive P/E vs peers

Technical

5.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger8.1
support resistance8.4
52w position0.0
gap5.0

Risk (lower is worse)

4.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest4.7
days to cover7.4
volatility0.0
put call4.4
implied vol0.0
beta9.9
debt equity5.9
  • High IV: 91%

Catalyst

3.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm6.0
earnings history3.3
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg0.3
  • Estimates up 6.7% (30d)
  • Earnings concerns: 2B/2M

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Mixed signals. Hold existing position. | News modifier -1 (HOLD_IF_HOLDING → SELL_IF_HOLDING).

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD_DEFAULT|L3:NEWS_MOD=-1
Passed (7)
  • ASYMMETRY:3.0>=1.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:18d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
  • MOMENTUM:2.6<4.5
  • DEATH_CROSS:HARD_BLOCK
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
2.97
Upside
+44.5%
Downside
15.0%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupFalling Knife Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 39, MACD bearish

EdgeInst Constrain Small cap ($0.7B) below institutional reach

SuitabilitySpeculative Drawdown -71% (>40% off 52w high)

Investment implication

The default F-path HOLD fired without any positive-conviction gate triggering — no momentum acceleration, no quality+value crossover, no setup recognition. Highest-clear gate: ASYMMETRY:3.0>=1.5. Top dim: Value at 9.5; weakest: Momentum at 2.6. The engine's read is one of pattern absence — no directional conviction in either direction at current asymmetry.

The strongest dimensions are Value at 9.5, Sentiment at 7.3, and Insider at 7.1; the weakest are Momentum at 2.6, Catalyst at 3.6, and Quality at 4.0. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 2.97 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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