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LEGNLegend Biotech CorporationSell6.0·$32.60-4.68%
LEGN · Why this verdict

Why Legend Biotech (LEGN) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score6.0/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

7.5/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
P/S6.7
Fwd P/E5.2
PEG10.0
Analyst target9.0
  • Forward P/E: 24.4x
  • PEG: 0.12
  • Attractively valued

Quality

2.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE0.0
ROA0.0
Gross margin0.0
Op margin0.0
Net margin0.0
Current ratio7.4
FCF quality0.0
Moat5.0
Piotroski F5.6
  • Cash-burning: FCF -5% of revenue
  • No competitive moat
  • Quality concerns

Growth

10.0/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth10.0
EPS growth10.0
  • Strong growth: 56% YoY

Momentum

7.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI5.0
MACD10.0
OBV10.0
MA position8.0
Volume2.2
  • Volume accumulation (rising OBV)
  • Above 200-MA but MA slope flat

Sentiment

7.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment5.8
Analyst rating7.3
Price target9.9
  • Analyst upside: 77%

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.0
  • Negligible insider selling — $87,139 (0.001% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

4.6/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank7.2
quality rank4.4
growth rank6.8

Technical

3.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger2.3
support resistance3.7
52w position4.4

Risk (lower is worse)

5.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest1.5
days to cover5.6
volatility0.0
put call10.0
implied vol0.0
beta10.0
debt equity8.4
news risk5.0
  • High short interest justified: 20%
  • High IV: 97%

Catalyst

3.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history0.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg0.0
news activity8.0
  • Earnings concerns: 1B/3M

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Quality below minimum threshold.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L1:HARD_BLOCK
Passed (8)
  • MOMENTUM:7.0>=5.5
  • ASYMMETRY:3.9>=1.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:64d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (0)

none

Warning (1)
  • DEATH_CROSS:momentum=7.0>=5.0 recovering
Reward-to-Risk
3.93
Upside
+58.9%
Downside
15.0%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupMOMENTUM_CONT Trend continuation, RSI 62, MACD bullish

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 Growth at 10.0 could not lift the engine output above the verdict floor.

The strongest dimensions are Growth at 10.0, Sentiment at 7.6, and Value at 7.5; the weakest are Quality at 2.0, Technical at 3.5, and Catalyst at 3.6. The V9 engine cleared all gates with 1 warning, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 3.93 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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