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CCECCapital Clean Energy Carriers CSell5.8·$22.30+0.43%
CCEC · Why this verdict

Why Capital Clean Energy Carriers C (CCEC) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score5.8/10
ConfidenceHIGH
MacroRISK_OFF

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

7.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E8.3
P/S8.0
EV/EBITDA5.3
Fwd P/E9.6
PEG10.0
Analyst target4.0
  • Forward P/E: 8.1x
  • PEG: 0.13
  • Attractively valued

Quality

5.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE2.3
ROA2.0
Gross margin10.0
Op margin10.0
Net margin10.0
Current ratio5.2
FCF quality0.0
Moat4.6
Rule of 403.0
Piotroski F6.7
  • Strong margins: 29%
  • Earnings quality RED FLAG: -156% FCF/NI
  • No competitive moat
  • Rule of 40: -49 (fail)

Growth

5.8/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth1.5
EPS growth10.0
  • Declining revenue: -4%

Momentum

6.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI5.5
MACD6.6
OBV10.0
MA position8.0
Volume0.0
  • Volume accumulation (rising OBV)
  • Above 200-MA but MA slope flat

Sentiment

7.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment8.5
Analyst rating6.6
Price target6.8
  • LLM news sentiment: +0.70 (n=1)
  • Light analyst coverage (6.0) — signal dampened

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%

Peer rank

3.7/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank2.5
quality rank4.7
growth rank2.5

Technical

5.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger3.6
support resistance3.9
52w position8.5

Risk (lower is worse)

4.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest9.9
days to cover7.6
volatility0.0
put call0.0
implied vol1.9
max pain risk3.0
beta9.3
debt equity3.6
news risk6.0
  • Elevated put/call: 3.79
  • High IV: 69%
  • Above max pain $12

Catalyst

6.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history6.7
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg10.0
dividend safety5.2
news activity5.0
  • Strong earnings: 3B/1M
  • Dividend: 270.0%

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_SELL
Passed (6)
  • MOMENTUM:6.0>=5.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:51d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (1)
  • ASYMMETRY:-0.2=NEGATIVE
Warning (1)
  • DEATH_CROSS:momentum=6.0>=5.0 recovering
Reward-to-Risk
-0.16
Upside
-1.8%
Downside
11.2%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupMOMENTUM_CONT Trend continuation, RSI 58, MACD bullish

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE MCap $1.3B<$5B

Investment implication

The F-path SELL output reflects an overall score of 3.6 below the 5.6 soft trigger — multiple weakening dimensions accumulated rather than a single hard-floor breach. The strongest dimension ( Value at 7.6) was not enough to lift the adjusted overall above the threshold. Co-occurring failed gates ( ASYMMETRY:-0.2=NEGATIVE) reinforce the read. Current asymmetry R:R is -0.16 — supplementary context, not the trigger for this path.

The strongest dimensions are Value at 7.6, Sentiment at 7.3, and Catalyst at 6.1; the weakest are Peer rank at 3.7, Risk (lower is worse) at 4.6, and Insider at 5.0. The V9 engine flagged 1 failed gate with 1 warning, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of -0.16 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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