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GBTGGlobal Business Travel Group, ISell5.6·$9.37+0.05%
GBTG · Why this verdict

Why Global Business Travel Group, I (GBTG) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score5.6/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

5.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E2.1
P/S9.2
EV/EBITDA1.0
Fwd P/E7.5
PEG10.0
Analyst target3.0
  • Forward P/E: 16.5x
  • PEG: 0.07

Quality

4.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE2.1
ROA2.1
Gross margin7.8
Op margin2.1
Net margin1.5
Current ratio4.5
FCF quality10.0
Moat6.4
Piotroski F7.8
  • Excellent cash conversion: 396% FCF/NI
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9

Growth

10.0/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth10.0
EPS growth10.0
  • Strong growth: 35% YoY

Momentum

3.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI7.6
MACD1.5
OBV4.5
MA position6.0
Volume0.0
  • Uptrend pullback (RSI 39) - buy opportunity
  • Above 200-day MA

Sentiment

4.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
Analyst rating5.0
Price target5.2
erm sentiment4.2

Insider

3.5/10data confidence 75%
ComponentSub-score
materiality3.0
insider conviction2.0
holder change5.5
  • Notable insider selling — $17,679,543 (0.362% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

4.5/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank3.4
quality rank1.1
growth rank8.7
  • Industry growth leader

Technical

8.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger6.4
support resistance7.9
52w position9.6

Risk (lower is worse)

6.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest8.7
days to cover10.0
volatility10.0
put call0.0
max pain risk3.0
beta7.4
debt equity5.1
  • Elevated put/call: 13.00
  • Above max pain $2
  • Concentration risks: 1 HIGH (10-K Item 1A — sized via position_sizing, validated via buy_confidence)

Catalyst

2.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history0.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg1.0
  • Earnings concerns: 1B/3M

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)
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:53d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
  • MOMENTUM:3.9<4.5
  • ASYMMETRY:-0.9=NEGATIVE
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
-0.92
Upside
-13.7%
Downside
15.0%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupUNKNOWN No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE MCap $4.9B<$5B

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: INSIDER:OK. Top dim: Growth at 10.0; weakest: Catalyst at 2.8. 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, Technical at 8.0, and Risk (lower is worse) at 6.3; the weakest are Catalyst at 2.8, Insider at 3.5, and Momentum at 3.9. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of -0.92 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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