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CPBThe Campbell's CompanyHold4.4·$21.68+0.60%
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Why The Campbell's (CPB) is rated HOLD

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VerdictHOLD
Overall score4.4/10
ConfidenceHIGH
MacroRISK_OFF

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

7.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E8.6
P/S9.9
EV/EBITDA7.3
Fwd P/E9.2
PEG9.0
Analyst target4.0
  • Forward P/E: 10.4x
  • PEG: 0.67
  • Attractively valued

Quality

4.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE4.6
ROA3.6
Gross margin1.9
Op margin4.7
Net margin2.7
Current ratio4.0
FCF quality10.0
Moat3.6
Piotroski F3.3
  • Excellent cash conversion: 157% FCF/NI
  • No competitive moat
  • Weak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9

Growth

0.7/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth1.4
EPS growth0.0
  • Declining revenue: -4%

Momentum

7.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI2.7
MACD10.0
OBV10.0
MA position6.0
Volume8.0
  • Overbought bear rally (RSI 74)
  • Volume accumulation (rising OBV)
  • Below 200-MA, MA slope -5.4%/30d — confirmed downtrend

Sentiment

4.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment4.4
Analyst rating5.0
Price target5.3

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

2.9/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank5.3
quality rank5.6
growth rank0.8

Technical

1.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger0.0
support resistance1.1
52w position2.7

Risk (lower is worse)

3.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest0.0
days to cover3.1
volatility4.9
put call0.0
implied vol2.4
beta10.0
debt equity3.3
news risk6.0
  • High short interest: 33%
  • Elevated put/call: 3.15
  • High IV: 66%
  • Concentration risks: 3 HIGH (10-K Item 1A — sized via position_sizing, validated via buy_confidence)

Catalyst

4.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history3.3
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg2.7
dividend safety5.2
news activity8.0
  • Earnings concerns: 2B/2M
  • Earnings in 1 days
  • Dividend: 720.0%

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Downgraded from BUY WAIT — price $21.68 has reached target $21.49. No upside to wait for.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L3:NEWS_BLOCK|SANITY:WAIT+price>=TP
Passed (5)
  • MOMENTUM:7.3>=5.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
  • ASYMMETRY:-0.9=NEGATIVE
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:1d<=7d
Warning (1)
  • DEATH_CROSS:momentum=7.3>=5.0 recovering
Reward-to-Risk
-0.86
Upside
-8.4%
Downside
9.8%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupRECOVERY Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 74

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: Downgraded from BUY WAIT — price $21.68 has reached target $21.49. No upside to wait for. The 10-dimension scores remain Value at 7.9 (strongest), but ASYMMETRY:-0.9=NEGATIVE also fails — the news block is the proximate trigger, not the sole driver.

The strongest dimensions are Value at 7.9, Momentum at 7.3, and Insider at 5.0; the weakest are Growth at 0.7, Technical at 1.3, and Peer rank at 2.9. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates with 1 warning, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of -0.86 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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