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FPFFirst Trust Intermediate DuratiSell5.4·$17.77-0.50%
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First Trust Intermediate Durati (FPF) Stock Analysis

SellVALUE-TRAP 3/5Moderate Confidence

Financial Services · Asset Management

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $17.77: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.4/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend.

First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund is a closed end fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. The fund is co-managed by Stonebridge Advisors, LLC. It invests in fixed income markets. The fund will also invest in below... Read more

$17.77+1.0% A.UpsideScore 5.4/10#61 of 111 Asset Management
QualityF-score0 / 9FCF yield
IncomeYield9.24%(5y avg 8.19%)Payout83.76%at-risk
Stop $17.25Target $17.95(resistance)A.R:R 0.0:1

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $17.77: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.4/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: aggressive.

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0)
Value-trap signals (3/5): Margin compression (op margin -1.2%), High leverage (D/E 1.6), Material insider selling (8 sells, 0.03% of cap)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)9.1
P/E (Fwd)
Mkt Cap$1.1B
EV/EBITDA
Profit Mgn0.0%
ROE
Rev Growth
Beta
Dividend9.24%
Rating analysts

Quality Signals

Piotroski F0/9

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Rating Breakdown

1 floor-breaker·2 ceiling hits

Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Gross Margin
0.0
Operating Margin
0.0
Net Margin
0.0
Piotroski F
0.0
Moat
4.5
No competitive moatWeak Piotroski F-Score: 0/9Quality concerns
GatesMomentum 4.6<5.5 (soft — BUY_NOW allowed but watch)A.R:R UPSIDE_EXHAUSTED (upside=0.0%)Momentum 4.6>=4.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY NO DATESEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
55 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $17.41Resistance $18.32

Price Targets

$17
$18
A.Upside+1.0%
A.R:R0.0:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0)
! Value-trap signals (3/5): Margin compression (op margin -1.2%), High leverage (D/E 1.6), Material insider selling (8 sells, 0.03% of cap)

Earnings

We could not retrieve earnings history for FPF.
The company may be recently listed, pre-revenue, or its beat/miss record wasn't available from our source this run. Earnings signals feed the Growth and Catalyst score dimensions — absence here doesn't affect other dimensions.

Verdict History

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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is FPF stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $17.77: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.4/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $17.25. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.

What is the FPF stock price target?

Take-profit target: $17.95 (+1.0% upside). Prior stop was $17.25. Stop-loss: $17.25.

What are the risks of investing in FPF?

Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0); Value-trap signals (3/5): Margin compression (op margin -1.2%), High leverage (D/E 1.6), Material insider selling (8 sells, 0.03% of cap).

Is FPF overvalued or undervalued?

First Trust Intermediate Durati trades at a P/E of 9.1 (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 9.2/10. Verdict: Sell.

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What does First Trust Intermediate Durati do?First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund is a closed end fixed income mutual fund launched and managed...

First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund is a closed end fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. The fund is co-managed by Stonebridge Advisors, LLC. It invests in fixed income markets. The fund will also invest in below investment-grade securities like junk or high-yield securities. First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund was formed on May 23, 2013 and is domiciled in the United States.

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