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OLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet HoldingsHold5.8·$78.70+2.61%
OLLI · Why this verdict

Why Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI) is rated HOLD

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VerdictHOLD
Overall score5.8/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroRISK_OFF

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

7.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E6.8
P/S9.2
EV/EBITDA3.6
Fwd P/E8.0
PEG8.4
Analyst target9.0
  • Forward P/E: 15.0x
  • PEG: 0.77
  • Attractively valued

Quality

5.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE4.6
ROA4.5
Gross margin4.1
Op margin4.2
Net margin4.6
Current ratio8.0
FCF quality4.3
Moat6.9
Piotroski F10.0
  • Earnings quality warning: 54% FCF/NI
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 9/9

Growth

6.0/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth6.0
EPS growth5.9

Momentum

5.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI4.5
MACD8.9
OBV10.0
MA position1.0
Volume2.7
  • Volume accumulation (rising OBV)
  • Below 200-MA, MA slope -6.7%/30d — confirmed downtrend

Sentiment

7.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment4.4
Analyst rating7.3
Price target9.6
  • Analyst upside: 54%

Insider

3.8/10data confidence 75%
ComponentSub-score
materiality4.5
insider conviction2.0
holder change5.0
  • Modest insider selling — $1,149,218 (0.025% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

4.9/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank2.5
quality rank5.6
growth rank6.7
  • Best-in-class margins

Technical

4.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger5.4
support resistance5.4
52w position1.1

Risk (lower is worse)

5.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest5.7
days to cover7.5
volatility0.7
put call3.6
implied vol3.1
beta10.0
debt equity8.5
news risk5.5
  • High IV: 61%

Catalyst

6.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history10.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg4.4
news activity8.0
  • Perfect beat streak: 4Q

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Maintain position. Not compelling to add more.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD
Passed (7)
  • MOMENTUM:5.4>=4.5
  • ASYMMETRY:4.1>=1.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • NEWS_BOOST:ANALYST:0.40
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:80d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (0)

none

Warning (3)
  • MOMENTUM:5.4<5.5 (soft — BUY_NOW allowed but watch)
  • DEATH_CROSS:momentum=5.4>=5.0 recovering
  • 8K_CSUITE_CHANGE:5.02 (officer departure/appointment)
Reward-to-Risk
4.11
Upside
+38.8%
Downside
9.4%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupRECOVERY Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 45

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE MCap $4.6B<$5B

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: MOMENTUM:5.4>=4.5. Top dim: Value at 7.7; weakest: Insider at 3.8. No conviction either direction.

The strongest dimensions are Value at 7.7, Sentiment at 7.0, and Catalyst at 6.5; the weakest are Insider at 3.8, Technical at 4.0, and Peer rank at 4.9. The V9 engine cleared all gates with 3 warnings, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 4.11 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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