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VETVermilion Energy Inc.Sell5.6·$10.47-6.10%
VET · Why this verdict

Why Vermilion Energy (VET) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score5.6/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

9.1/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
P/S9.7
EV/EBITDA9.8
Fwd P/E7.2
PEG10.0
  • Forward P/E: 17.3x
  • PEG: 0.14
  • Attractively valued

Quality

3.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE0.0
ROA0.9
Gross margin8.3
Op margin0.0
Net margin0.0
Current ratio2.5
FCF quality7.1
Moat5.9
Piotroski F8.9
  • FCF-positive despite GAAP loss (FCF margin 15%, FCF yield 15.8%)
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9

Growth

7.5/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth5.0
EPS growth10.0

Momentum

3.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI8.1
MACD2.4
OBV1.0
MA position4.0
Volume1.9
  • Uptrend pullback (RSI 34) - buy opportunity
  • Volume distribution (falling OBV)
  • Above 200-day MA

Sentiment

5.6/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment3.5
Analyst rating7.5

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%

Peer rank

3.8/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank9.7
quality rank0.5
growth rank4.9

Technical

7.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger9.5
support resistance9.3
52w position4.2
gap7.5
  • Extreme gap down (-5.4%) - potential reversal

Risk (lower is worse)

3.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
days to cover2.3
volatility1.0
put call0.0
implied vol0.0
max pain risk3.0
beta10.0
debt equity7.2
news risk3.0
  • Elevated put/call: 5.40
  • High IV: 115%
  • Above max pain $2

Catalyst

3.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history0.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg0.0
dividend safety4.2
news activity8.0
  • Earnings concerns: 1B/3M
  • Yield trap warning: high yield but unsafe

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Quality below minimum threshold.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L1:HARD_BLOCK
Passed (6)
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:51d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (1)
  • MOMENTUM:3.5<4.5
Warning (1)
  • ASYMMETRY:UPSIDE_EXHAUSTED (upside=0.0%)
Reward-to-Risk
0.00
Upside
+0.0%
Downside
9.2%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupUNKNOWN No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE MCap $1.7B<$5B

Investment implication

The L1 gate blocked the positive-verdict path: a hard-floor threshold was breached, so dimensional pillars — including Value at 9.1 could not lift the engine output above the verdict floor. Failed gate signal: MOMENTUM:3.5<4.5.

The strongest dimensions are Value at 9.1, Technical at 7.6, and Growth at 7.5; the weakest are Risk (lower is worse) at 3.3, Momentum at 3.5, and Catalyst at 3.7. The V9 engine flagged 1 failed gate with 1 warning, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 0.00 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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