CDW Corporation (CDW) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Technology · Information Technology Services
Sell if holding. At $135.41, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.4): -1.5; Thin upside margin: 6.8%.
CDW is a multi-brand IT solutions provider serving business, government, education, and healthcare customers in the US (~90% of net sales), UK, and Canada through 10,500+ customer-facing coworkers. Revenue comes from selling hardware, software, and integrated IT solutions across... Read more
Sell if holding. At $135.41, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.4): -1.5; Thin upside margin: 6.8%. Chart setup: RSI 56 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.3/10, high confidence.
Passes 4/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA) and earnings proximity 5d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMSupplierIngram Micro and TD SYNNEX10-K Item 1A: 'purchases from two wholesale distributors, Ingram Micro and TD SYNNEX, represent over 25% of our total purchases'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-27Item 5.02LOWSanjay Mehrotra informed CDW he will not stand for reelection at the 2026 Annual Meeting; will continue serving through current term. No disagreement with operations, policies, or practices cited.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
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Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. At $135.41, A.R:R 0.7:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.4): -1.5; Thin upside margin: 6.8%. Chart setup: RSI 56 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $127.57. Score 5.3/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $144.59 (+6.8% upside). Prior stop was $127.57. Stop-loss: $127.57.
Thin upside margin: 6.8%; Leverage penalty (D/E 2.4): -1.5; Earnings in 5 days (event risk).
CDW Corporation trades at a P/E of 16.9 (forward 12.1). TrendMatrix value score: 7.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
17 analysts cover CDW with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $166.
What does CDW Corporation do?CDW is a multi-brand IT solutions provider serving business, government, education, and healthcare customers in the US...
CDW is a multi-brand IT solutions provider serving business, government, education, and healthcare customers in the US (~90% of net sales), UK, and Canada through 10,500+ customer-facing coworkers. Revenue comes from selling hardware, software, and integrated IT solutions across Corporate, Small Business, and Public segments.