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PARRPar Pacific Holdings, Inc. CommSell5.5·$57.13+2.64%
PARR · Why this verdict

Why Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. Comm (PARR) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score5.5/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroRISK_OFF

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

9.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E9.7
P/S10.0
EV/EBITDA8.6
Fwd P/E9.9
PEG10.0
Analyst target6.0
  • Forward P/E: 5.6x
  • PEG: 0.42
  • Attractively valued

Quality

4.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE10.0
ROA6.3
Gross margin0.0
Op margin1.3
Net margin3.0
Current ratio5.9
FCF quality2.1
Moat4.9
Piotroski F6.7
  • Excellent ROE: 33%
  • Earnings quality RED FLAG: 26% FCF/NI
  • No competitive moat

Growth

4.2/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth3.6
EPS growth4.7

Momentum

3.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI5.5
MACD0.6
OBV6.2
MA position4.0
Volume1.0
  • Above 200-day MA

Sentiment

7.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
Analyst rating6.7
Price target8.7
erm sentiment5.8
  • Light analyst coverage (7.0) — signal dampened
  • Analyst upside: 31%

Insider

3.4/10data confidence 75%
ComponentSub-score
materiality3.0
insider conviction2.0
holder change5.2
  • Notable insider selling — $6,606,765 (0.237% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

5.8/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank7.2
quality rank8.9
growth rank2.0
  • Attractive P/E vs peers
  • Superior ROE vs peers

Technical

6.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger6.3
support resistance7.9
52w position6.2
gap5.0

Risk (lower is worse)

5.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest4.3
days to cover7.8
volatility0.4
put call10.0
implied vol2.1
max pain risk3.0
beta8.1
debt equity5.8
  • High IV: 67%
  • Above max pain $22

Catalyst

5.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history3.3
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg10.0
  • Earnings concerns: 2B/2M

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 (7)
  • ASYMMETRY:1.5>=1.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:57d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (1)
  • MOMENTUM:3.5<4.5
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
1.47
Upside
+14.2%
Downside
9.6%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupRANGE_BOUND RSI 44 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE MCap $2.8B<$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: ASYMMETRY:1.5>=1.5. Top dim: Value at 9.0; weakest: Insider at 3.4. The engine's read is one of pattern absence — no directional conviction in either direction at current asymmetry.

The strongest dimensions are Value at 9.0, Sentiment at 7.1, and Technical at 6.3; the weakest are Insider at 3.4, Momentum at 3.5, and Growth at 4.2. The V9 engine flagged 1 failed gate, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 1.47 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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