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OBDCBlue Owl Capital CorporationSell5.4·$11.05-2.21%
OBDC · Why this verdict

Why Blue Owl Capital (OBDC) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score5.4/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroRISK_OFF

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

8.3/10data confidence 83%
ComponentSub-score
P/E7.8
P/S8.2
Fwd P/E9.5
PEG10.0
Analyst target6.0
  • Forward P/E: 8.4x
  • PEG: 0.10
  • Attractively valued

Quality

6.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE1.6
ROA3.3
Gross margin10.0
Op margin10.0
Net margin10.0
Current ratio1.4
FCF quality9.3
Moat4.6
Rule of 403.0
Piotroski F6.7
  • Strong margins: 20%
  • Excellent cash conversion: 130% FCF/NI
  • No competitive moat
  • Rule of 40: 12 (fail)

Growth

5.0/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth0.0
EPS growth10.0
  • Declining revenue: -15%

Momentum

2.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI4.5
MACD3.8
OBV1.0
MA position1.0
Volume2.3
  • Volume distribution (falling OBV)
  • Below 200-MA, MA slope -2.4%/30d — confirmed downtrend

Sentiment

5.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
Analyst rating5.0
Price target7.8
erm sentiment5.0
  • Analyst upside: 21%

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.0
  • Negligible insider buying — $45,140 (0.001% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

2.4/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank5.7
quality rank2.9
growth rank1.0

Technical

7.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger8.0
support resistance8.1
52w position5.9

Risk (lower is worse)

7.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest8.0
days to cover5.4
volatility6.2
put call10.0
beta9.0
debt equity4.6
  • Concentration risks: 1 HIGH (10-K Item 1A — sized via position_sizing, validated via buy_confidence)

Catalyst

4.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history3.3
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg2.1
dividend safety5.2
  • Earnings concerns: 2B/2M
  • Dividend: 1289.0%

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. | News modifier -1 (HOLD_IF_HOLDING → SELL_IF_HOLDING).

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD|L3:NEWS_MOD=-1
Passed (6)
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:59d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (3)
  • MOMENTUM:2.5<4.5
  • ASYMMETRY:1.0<1.5@spot
  • DEATH_CROSS:HARD_BLOCK
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
1.02
Upside
+5.1%
Downside
5.0%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupUNKNOWN No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityMODERATE Balanced profile

Investment implication

None of the engine's positive-conviction paths (C-quality, D-momentum) triggered — the F-path HOLD reflects balanced signals. Strongest-cleared gate: INSIDER:OK. Top dim: Value at 8.3; weakest: Peer rank at 2.4. No conviction either direction.

The strongest dimensions are Value at 8.3, Technical at 7.3, and Risk (lower is worse) at 7.2; the weakest are Peer rank at 2.4, Momentum at 2.5, and Catalyst at 4.1. The V9 engine flagged 3 failed gates, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 1.02 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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