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DTEDTE Energy CompanySell4.7·$144.18-1.09%
DTE · Why this verdict

Why DTE Energy (DTE) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score4.7/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

5.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E5.3
P/S9.1
EV/EBITDA2.3
Fwd P/E7.2
PEG4.5
Analyst target4.0
  • Forward P/E: 17.5x
  • PEG: 2.02

Quality

3.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE3.5
ROA1.9
Gross margin1.7
Op margin4.1
Net margin3.8
Current ratio3.8
FCF quality0.0
Moat4.9
Piotroski F4.4
  • Earnings quality RED FLAG: -173% FCF/NI
  • No competitive moat

Growth

3.2/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth6.5
EPS growth0.0

Momentum

5.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI5.5
MACD10.0
OBV4.6
MA position7.0
Volume0.0
  • Above 200-day MA

Sentiment

6.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
Analyst rating7.2
Price target6.5
erm sentiment5.1

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.1
  • Negligible insider selling — $143,720 (0.000% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

5.2/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank3.9
quality rank3.4
growth rank8.7
  • Industry growth leader

Technical

5.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger3.1
support resistance3.6
52w position8.8

Risk (lower is worse)

5.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest8.5
days to cover7.3
volatility7.9
put call0.0
implied vol5.6
max pain risk3.0
beta10.0
debt equity2.8
  • Elevated put/call: 2.09
  • Above max pain $115
  • Concentration risks: 1 HIGH (10-K Item 1A — sized via position_sizing, validated via buy_confidence)

Catalyst

3.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history3.3
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg1.1
dividend safety4.2
  • Earnings concerns: 2B/2M
  • Yield trap warning: high yield but unsafe

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Quality below minimum threshold.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L1:HARD_BLOCK
Passed (7)
  • MOMENTUM:5.4>=4.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:51d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (1)
  • ASYMMETRY:-0.8=NEGATIVE
Warning (1)
  • MOMENTUM:5.4<5.5 (soft — BUY_NOW allowed but watch)
Reward-to-Risk
-0.83
Upside
-4.1%
Downside
5.0%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupRANGE_BOUND RSI 57 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityMODERATE Balanced profile

Investment implication

The L1 gate blocked the positive-verdict path: a hard-floor threshold was breached, so dimensional pillars — including Sentiment at 6.4 could not lift the engine output above the verdict floor. Failed gate signal: ASYMMETRY:-0.8=NEGATIVE.

The strongest dimensions are Sentiment at 6.4, Risk (lower is worse) at 5.6, and Value at 5.4; the weakest are Quality at 3.1, Growth at 3.2, and Catalyst at 3.7. The V9 engine flagged 1 failed gate with 1 warning, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of -0.83 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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