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CEG · Why this verdict

Why Constellation Energy Corporatio (CEG) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score6.3/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

7.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E5.9
P/S8.3
EV/EBITDA3.4
Fwd P/E6.8
PEG10.0
Analyst target9.0
  • Forward P/E: 18.6x
  • PEG: 0.02
  • Attractively valued

Quality

4.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE5.4
ROA2.8
Gross margin0.7
Op margin8.7
Net margin6.3
Current ratio5.1
FCF quality0.0
Moat6.1
Piotroski F7.8
  • Earnings quality RED FLAG: -118% FCF/NI
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9

Growth

10.0/10data confidence 33%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth10.0
  • Strong growth: 64% YoY

Momentum

3.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI3.0
MACD0.0
OBV10.0
MA position1.0
Volume2.1
  • Capitulation risk (RSI 29, below 200MA)
  • Volume accumulation (rising OBV)
  • Below 200-MA, MA slope -2.1%/30d — confirmed downtrend

Sentiment

8.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
Analyst rating8.9
Price target9.4
erm sentiment5.8
  • Analyst upside: 45%

Insider

5.1/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.2
  • No net insider activity — $0 (0.000% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

5.8/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank5.4
quality rank7.7
growth rank5.0
  • Best-in-class margins

Technical

5.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger7.3
support resistance8.1
52w position2.3
gap5.0

Risk (lower is worse)

5.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest8.2
days to cover7.3
volatility1.6
put call6.6
implied vol4.2
beta6.6
debt equity7.0
  • Concentration risks: 2 HIGH (10-K Item 1A — sized via position_sizing, validated via buy_confidence)

Catalyst

3.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history3.3
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg0.0
dividend safety6.0
  • Earnings concerns: 2B/2M
  • Dividend: 67.0%

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Mixed signals. Hold existing position. | News modifier -1 (HOLD_IF_HOLDING → SELL_IF_HOLDING).

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD_DEFAULT|L3:NEWS_MOD=-1
Passed (6)
  • ASYMMETRY:3.5>=1.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:57d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
  • MOMENTUM:3.2<4.5
  • DEATH_CROSS:HARD_BLOCK
Warning (1)
  • 8K_CSUITE_CHANGE:5.02 (officer departure/appointment)
Reward-to-Risk
3.53
Upside
+30.7%
Downside
8.7%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupFALLING_KNIFE Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 29, MACD bearish

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityMODERATE Balanced profile

Investment implication

The default F-path HOLD fired without any positive-conviction gate triggering — no momentum acceleration, no quality+value crossover, no setup recognition. Highest-clear gate: ASYMMETRY:3.5>=1.5. Top dim: Growth at 10.0; weakest: Momentum at 3.2. The engine's read is one of pattern absence — no directional conviction in either direction at current asymmetry.

The strongest dimensions are Growth at 10.0, Sentiment at 8.2, and Value at 7.5; the weakest are Momentum at 3.2, Catalyst at 3.9, and Quality at 4.8. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates with 1 warning, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 3.53 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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