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GRALGRAIL, Inc.Sell4.5·$59.23-1.55%
GRAL · Why this verdict

Why GRAIL (GRAL) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score4.5/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

2.4/10data confidence 33%
ComponentSub-score
P/S0.0
Analyst target4.0
  • Expensive valuation

Quality

2.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE0.0
ROA0.0
Gross margin5.9
Current ratio5.0
FCF quality0.0
Moat5.0
Piotroski F4.4
  • Cash-burning: FCF -69% of revenue
  • No competitive moat
  • Quality concerns

Growth

9.5/10data confidence 33%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth9.5
  • Strong growth: 28% YoY

Momentum

1.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI4.5
MACD0.0
OBV1.0
MA position4.2
Volume0.0
  • Volume distribution (falling OBV)
  • Below 200-MA but MA still rising (+6.3%/30d) — pullback in uptrend, not confirmed weakness

Sentiment

6.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
Analyst rating6.8
Price target6.6
erm sentiment5.0
  • Light analyst coverage (8.0) — signal dampened

Insider

3.4/10data confidence 75%
ComponentSub-score
materiality3.0
insider conviction2.0
holder change5.1
  • Notable insider selling — $11,620,688 (0.450% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

3.3/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank0.0
quality rank0.6
growth rank7.7

Technical

5.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger7.4
support resistance8.0
52w position0.0

Risk (lower is worse)

2.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest2.0
days to cover0.5
volatility0.0
put call9.1
implied vol0.0
max pain risk3.0
debt equity3.0
  • High short interest justified: 15%
  • High IV: 105%
  • Above max pain $25
  • Concentration risks: 1 HIGH (10-K Item 1A — sized via position_sizing, validated via buy_confidence)

Catalyst

7.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history10.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg9.5
  • Perfect beat streak: 4Q

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Quality below minimum threshold.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L1:HARD_BLOCK
Passed (6)
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:60d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
  • MOMENTUM:1.9<4.5
  • ASYMMETRY:-0.2=NEGATIVE
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
-0.22
Upside
-3.4%
Downside
15.0%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupUNKNOWN No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE MCap $2.6B<$5B

Investment implication

The L1 gate blocked the positive-verdict path: a hard-floor threshold was breached, so dimensional pillars — including Growth at 9.5 could not lift the engine output above the verdict floor. Failed gate signal: MOMENTUM:1.9<4.5.

The strongest dimensions are Growth at 9.5, Catalyst at 7.4, and Sentiment at 6.2; the weakest are Momentum at 1.9, Value at 2.4, and Risk (lower is worse) at 2.5. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of -0.22 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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