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NTGRNETGEAR, Inc.Sell5.1·$21.50-7.33%
NTGR · Why this verdict

Why NETGEAR (NTGR) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score5.1/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

8.3/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
P/S9.8
Fwd P/E3.0
PEG10.0
Analyst target9.0
  • Forward P/E: 35.4x
  • PEG: 0.21
  • Attractively valued

Quality

2.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE0.0
ROA0.0
Gross margin3.9
Op margin0.0
Net margin0.0
Current ratio8.8
FCF quality0.0
Moat4.8
Piotroski F6.7
  • Cash-burning: FCF -1% of revenue
  • No competitive moat
  • Quality concerns

Growth

6.0/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth2.0
EPS growth10.0
  • Declining revenue: -2%

Momentum

2.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI3.0
MACD1.5
OBV5.9
MA position1.0
Volume3.0
  • Capitulation risk (RSI 26, below 200MA)
  • Below 200-MA, MA slope -1.1%/30d — confirmed downtrend

Sentiment

6.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
Analyst rating5.0
Price target9.8
erm sentiment5.0
  • Analyst upside: 63%

Insider

3.9/10data confidence 75%
ComponentSub-score
materiality4.5
insider conviction2.0
holder change5.1
  • Modest insider selling — $318,689 (0.055% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

3.3/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank9.6
quality rank1.9
growth rank1.7

Technical

7.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger10.0
support resistance9.6
52w position1.7

Risk (lower is worse)

3.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest4.9
days to cover4.1
volatility0.0
put call0.0
implied vol0.0
beta6.2
debt equity9.6
  • Elevated put/call: 3.77
  • High IV: 100%

Catalyst

7.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history10.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg10.0
  • Perfect beat streak: 4Q

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Quality below minimum threshold.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L1:HARD_BLOCK
Passed (7)
  • ASYMMETRY:3.8>=1.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:25d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
  • MOMENTUM:2.9<4.5
  • DEATH_CROSS:HARD_BLOCK
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
3.75
Upside
+38.4%
Downside
10.2%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupFalling Knife Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 26, MACD bearish

EdgeCatalyst-Driven Earnings in 25d with 4/4 beat streak

SuitabilitySpeculative Drawdown -42% (>40% off 52w high)

Investment implication

The L1 gate blocked the positive-verdict path: a hard-floor threshold was breached, so dimensional pillars — including Value at 8.3 could not lift the engine output above the verdict floor. Failed gate signal: MOMENTUM:2.9<4.5.

The strongest dimensions are Value at 8.3, Catalyst at 7.5, and Technical at 7.1; the weakest are Quality at 2.7, Momentum at 2.9, and Peer rank at 3.3. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 3.75 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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