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CASYCaseys General Stores, Inc.Buy Wait5.1·$761.95+0.05%
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Why Caseys General Stores (CASY) is rated BUY WAIT

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VerdictBUY WAIT
Overall score5.1/10
ConfidenceHIGH
MacroRISK_OFF

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

3.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E2.8
P/S9.2
EV/EBITDA0.0
Fwd P/E2.9
PEG4.5
Analyst target4.0
  • Forward P/E: 37.4x
  • PEG: 2.05

Quality

4.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE6.0
ROA4.8
Gross margin0.9
Op margin2.0
Net margin1.9
Current ratio4.1
FCF quality5.5
Moat5.0
Piotroski F7.8
  • Earnings quality warning: 72% FCF/NI
  • No competitive moat
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9

Growth

6.3/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth2.6
EPS growth10.0

Momentum

5.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI8.6
MACD0.0
OBV10.0
MA position4.0
Volume2.3
  • Oversold in uptrend (RSI 21)
  • Volume accumulation (rising OBV)
  • Above 200-day MA

Sentiment

6.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment5.0
Analyst rating7.3
Price target6.5

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.1
  • Negligible insider buying — $63,021 (0.000% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

2.5/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank1.4
quality rank2.5
growth rank1.1

Technical

7.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger8.0
support resistance8.6
52w position6.9

Risk (lower is worse)

5.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest8.4
days to cover8.0
volatility3.6
put call5.3
implied vol1.9
max pain risk3.0
beta9.3
debt equity6.5
  • High IV: 69%
  • Above max pain $600

Catalyst

7.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history10.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg10.0
dividend safety5.2
news activity8.0
  • Perfect beat streak: 4Q
  • Earnings in 1 days
  • Dividend: 30.0%

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Earnings in 1 day. Wait until post-earnings.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L3:NEWS_BLOCK
Passed (6)
  • MOMENTUM:5.0>=4.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
  • ASYMMETRY:-0.1=NEGATIVE
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:1d<=7d
Warning (1)
  • MOMENTUM:5.0<5.5 (soft — BUY_NOW allowed but watch)
Reward-to-Risk
-0.06
Upside
-0.4%
Downside
7.1%
Sizing output
STARTER

SetupUNKNOWN No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityMODERATE Balanced profile

Investment implication

A recent news event triggered an L3 news-block on the verdict path. Trigger: Earnings in 1 day. Wait until post-earnings. The 10-dimension scores remain Technical at 7.8 (strongest), but ASYMMETRY:-0.1=NEGATIVE also fails — the news block is the proximate trigger, not the sole driver.

The strongest dimensions are Technical at 7.8, Catalyst at 7.2, and Growth at 6.3; the weakest are Peer rank at 2.5, Value at 3.9, and Quality at 4.2. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates with 1 warning, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of -0.06 and an engine sizing output of STARTER.

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

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