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BIIBBiogen Inc.Sell5.7·$195.00-0.74%
BIIB · Why this verdict

Why Biogen (BIIB) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score5.7/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroRISK_OFF

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

6.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E6.2
P/S8.3
EV/EBITDA6.6
Fwd P/E9.0
PEG3.1
Analyst target5.0
  • Forward P/E: 11.8x
  • PEG: 3.94

Quality

7.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE2.6
ROA4.0
Gross margin10.0
Op margin9.2
Net margin6.9
Current ratio9.9
FCF quality9.7
Moat6.0
Rule of 403.0
Piotroski F10.0
  • Excellent cash conversion: 141% FCF/NI
  • Rule of 40: 21 (fail)
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 9/9

Growth

5.6/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth3.0
EPS growth8.2

Momentum

3.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI5.5
MACD1.0
OBV1.0
MA position9.0
Volume1.7
  • Volume distribution (falling OBV)
  • Above 200-day MA

Sentiment

7.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment7.8
Analyst rating7.5
Price target6.8
  • LLM news sentiment: +0.57 (n=3)

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.1
  • No net insider activity — $0 (0.000% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

3.7/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank5.0
quality rank2.2
growth rank2.5

Technical

6.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger4.3
support resistance5.0
52w position9.0

Risk (lower is worse)

7.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest8.2
days to cover6.7
volatility5.9
put call7.5
implied vol5.4
beta10.0
debt equity8.6
news risk5.5

Catalyst

4.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history3.3
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg0.0
news activity7.0
  • Earnings concerns: 2B/2M

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. | News modifier -1 (HOLD_IF_HOLDING → SELL_IF_HOLDING).

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD|L3:NEWS_MOD=-1
Passed (4)
  • INSIDER:OK
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:53d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
  • MOMENTUM:3.6<4.5
  • ASYMMETRY:0.2<1.5@spot
Warning (1)
  • 8K_CSUITE_CHANGE:5.02 (officer departure/appointment)
Reward-to-Risk
0.21
Upside
+1.1%
Downside
5.3%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupRANGE_BOUND RSI 54 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityMODERATE Balanced profile

Investment implication

None of the engine's positive-conviction paths (C-quality, D-momentum) triggered — the F-path HOLD reflects balanced signals. Strongest-cleared gate: INSIDER:OK. Top dim: Sentiment at 7.4; weakest: Momentum at 3.6. No conviction either direction.

The strongest dimensions are Sentiment at 7.4, Risk (lower is worse) at 7.2, and Quality at 7.1; the weakest are Momentum at 3.6, Peer rank at 3.7, and Catalyst at 4.1. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates with 1 warning, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 0.21 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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