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PBHPrestige Consumer Healthcare InSell5.1·$47.18+3.83%
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Why Prestige Consumer Healthcare In (PBH) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score5.1/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroRISK_OFF

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

7.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E8.6
P/S8.9
EV/EBITDA6.2
Fwd P/E9.4
PEG5.3
Analyst target7.5
  • Forward P/E: 9.4x
  • PEG: 1.43
  • Attractively valued

Quality

7.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE3.4
ROA3.7
Gross margin7.1
Op margin10.0
Net margin8.7
Current ratio9.4
FCF quality7.1
Moat5.4
Piotroski F8.9
  • Strong margins: 17%
  • No competitive moat
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9

Growth

2.9/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth1.2
EPS growth4.5
  • Declining revenue: -5%

Momentum

3.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI4.5
MACD9.7
OBV1.0
MA position1.0
Volume0.6
  • Volume distribution (falling OBV)
  • Below 200-MA, MA slope -5.1%/30d — confirmed downtrend

Sentiment

6.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
Analyst rating6.5
Price target9.2
erm sentiment3.1
  • Light analyst coverage (5.0) — signal dampened
  • Analyst upside: 42%

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.1
  • Insider selling (low materiality) — $120,444 (0.005% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

3.8/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank7.4
quality rank5.8
growth rank1.9
  • Attractive P/E vs peers

Technical

4.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger5.8
support resistance6.2
52w position0.6
gap5.0

Risk (lower is worse)

5.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest6.0
days to cover6.8
volatility3.0
put call0.0
implied vol2.5
beta10.0
debt equity7.7
  • Elevated put/call: 2.00
  • High IV: 65%

Catalyst

2.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm3.5
earnings history0.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg0.0
  • Earnings concerns: 0B/4M

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. | News modifier -2 (HOLD_IF_HOLDING → SELL_IF_HOLDING).

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD|L3:NEWS_MOD=-2
Passed (7)
  • ASYMMETRY:2.4>=1.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:60d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
  • MOMENTUM:3.4<4.5
  • DEATH_CROSS:HARD_BLOCK
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
2.40
Upside
+23.2%
Downside
9.7%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupRECOVERY Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 53

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE MCap $2.2B<$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: ASYMMETRY:2.4>=1.5. Top dim: Value at 7.6; weakest: Catalyst at 2.1. No conviction either direction.

The strongest dimensions are Value at 7.6, Quality at 7.1, and Sentiment at 6.4; the weakest are Catalyst at 2.1, Growth at 2.9, and Momentum at 3.4. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 2.40 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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