Value
7.2/10data confidence 83%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| P/S | 9.5 |
| EV/EBITDA | 0.8 |
| Fwd P/E | 8.1 |
| PEG | 10.0 |
| Analyst target | 7.5 |
- ▸Forward P/E: 14.6x
- ▸PEG: 0.01
- ▸Attractively valued
ITG · Why this verdict
Why ITG (ITG) is rated SELL
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VerdictSELL
Overall score6.0/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL
TrendMatrix Research · core thesis
Engine thesis — one sentence
ITG currently has no resolvable price for a trade setup due to a data-source gap, but shows strong 48% YoY revenue growth and a favorable peer-relative growth ranking, offset by an identified lack of competitive moat and weak peer-relative quality standing.
Falsifiable statement — pillar-level invalidators below. Engine-derived; not personalized advice.
Thesis pillars
| Pillar | Expectation | Trend |
|---|---|---|
A price-data gap this run, with Alpaca/yfinance returning no price, means no trade setup can currently be computed for this name. Warnings | A valid price should be restored within the next nightly refresh cycle, resolving entry, target, and stop calculations. | — |
| CounterPersistent data gaps could indicate thin or illiquid trading rather than a transient feed issue. | ||
Revenue growth is strong at 48% YoY, a standout positive fundamental signal despite the current pricing-data gap. Growth breakdown | Growth should stay above 25% YoY over the next several quarters if this pace is durable. | — |
| CounterThe growth reading carries only 0.33 confidence per the engine's own scoring, meaning the underlying data coverage is thin and the figure could be revised materially. | ||
The engine identifies no competitive moat for the business, a structural quality concern independent of the current pricing gap. Quality breakdown | For this concern to be resolved, subsequent fundamental updates would need to surface moat-supporting characteristics such as stable margins or market-share evidence. | — |
| CounterAbsence of an identified moat in a data-thin engine scan doesn't necessarily mean no moat exists — it may reflect insufficient data to score the dimension. | ||
The company ranks favorably on growth versus peers, roughly the 79th percentile, but very weak on quality, roughly the 3rd percentile, a mixed peer-relative profile. Components | Quality peer-rank should converge toward at least the peer median of 5.0 as the moat/quality picture becomes clearer. | — |
| CounterSuch a wide gap between growth and quality peer rankings could reflect a genuinely low-quality, fast-growing but unsustainable business model rather than a temporary mismatch. | ||
A price-data gap this run, with Alpaca/yfinance returning no price, means no trade setup can currently be computed for this name.
—Warnings
- Expectation
- A valid price should be restored within the next nightly refresh cycle, resolving entry, target, and stop calculations.
CounterPersistent data gaps could indicate thin or illiquid trading rather than a transient feed issue.
Revenue growth is strong at 48% YoY, a standout positive fundamental signal despite the current pricing-data gap.
—Growth breakdown
- Expectation
- Growth should stay above 25% YoY over the next several quarters if this pace is durable.
CounterThe growth reading carries only 0.33 confidence per the engine's own scoring, meaning the underlying data coverage is thin and the figure could be revised materially.
The engine identifies no competitive moat for the business, a structural quality concern independent of the current pricing gap.
—Quality breakdown
- Expectation
- For this concern to be resolved, subsequent fundamental updates would need to surface moat-supporting characteristics such as stable margins or market-share evidence.
CounterAbsence of an identified moat in a data-thin engine scan doesn't necessarily mean no moat exists — it may reflect insufficient data to score the dimension.
The company ranks favorably on growth versus peers, roughly the 79th percentile, but very weak on quality, roughly the 3rd percentile, a mixed peer-relative profile.
—Components
- Expectation
- Quality peer-rank should converge toward at least the peer median of 5.0 as the moat/quality picture becomes clearer.
CounterSuch a wide gap between growth and quality peer rankings could reflect a genuinely low-quality, fast-growing but unsustainable business model rather than a temporary mismatch.
Per-dimension breakdown
Quality
3.4/10data confidence 86%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| Gross margin | 0.0 |
| Op margin | 1.9 |
| Net margin | 0.0 |
| Current ratio | 8.8 |
| Moat | 5.0 |
| Piotroski F | 4.4 |
- ▸No competitive moat
Growth
10.0/10data confidence 33%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| Rev growth | 10.0 |
- ▸Strong growth: 48% YoY
Momentum
3.4/10data confidence 100%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| RSI | 4.5 |
| MACD | 7.0 |
| OBV | 1.0 |
| MA position | 3.5 |
| Volume | 1.1 |
- ▸Volume distribution (falling OBV)
Sentiment
7.3/10data confidence 100%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| LLM sentiment | 5.0 |
| Analyst rating | 7.9 |
| Price target | 8.9 |
- ▸Light analyst coverage (8.0) — signal dampened
- ▸Analyst upside: 34%
Insider
7.3/10data confidence 75%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| materiality | 5.0 |
| holder change | 10.0 |
| notable moves | 7.0 |
- ▸Negligible insider buying — $19,200 (0.001% of mkt cap)
- ▸Institutions accumulating
Peer rank
3.7/10data confidence 80%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| value rank | 6.2 |
| quality rank | 0.6 |
| growth rank | 7.9 |
Technical
4.6/10data confidence 100%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| bollinger | 5.0 |
| support resistance | 5.4 |
| 52w position | 3.4 |
Risk (lower is worse)
5.0/10data confidence 100%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| short interest | 9.0 |
| days to cover | 10.0 |
| volatility | 0.0 |
| debt equity | 0.0 |
| news risk | 6.0 |
Catalyst
6.0/10data confidence 25%| Component | Sub-score |
|---|---|
| news activity | 6.0 |
How the verdict was assembled
Engine trigger
Quality below minimum threshold.
Engine technical detail
verdict_path:
L1:HARD_BLOCK:QUALITY_FLOORPassed (5)
- INSIDER:OK
- 8K:CLEAN
- EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:NO_DATE
- SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
- MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
- MOMENTUM:3.4<4.5
- ASYMMETRY:1.1<1.5@spot
Warning (0)
none
Reward-to-Risk
1.12
Upside
+16.8%
Downside
15.0%
Sizing output
AVOID
SetupRange Bound — RSI 48 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band
EdgeInst Constrain — Small cap ($1.6B) below institutional reach
SuitabilityAggressive — MCap $1.6B<$5B
Investment implication
The SELL_IF_HOLDING verdict reflects the MOMENTUM gate's 3.4<4.5 outcome against Growth at 10.0 and asymmetric R:R of 1.12.
The strongest dimensions are Growth at 10.0, Sentiment at 7.3, and Insider at 7.3; the weakest are Momentum at 3.4, Quality at 3.4, and Peer rank at 3.7. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 1.12 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.
What would invalidate the thesis
Falsifying conditions — when triggered, the corresponding pillar's thesis is invalidated.
- P1Price Data Gap
Trip ifThe price-data gap persists for more than 3 consecutive nightly runs, confirming a structural rather than one-off data problem.
- P2Strong Revenue Growth
Trip ifRevenue growth decelerates below 15% YoY at the next data refresh, or the growth confidence score, once raised above 0.33, reveals a materially lower true growth rate.
- P3No Identified Moat
Trip ifThe quality score, once fuller data is available, falls below 3.0 out of 10, confirming durable quality weakness rather than a data-coverage artifact.
- P4Growth Quality Peer Gap
Trip ifQuality peer-rank stays below 2.0 out of 10 while growth peer-rank simultaneously falls below 5.0, showing the growth advantage itself is eroding without any offsetting quality improvement.