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VOYAVoya Financial, Inc.Sell5.9·$88.25-0.26%
VOYA · Why this verdict

Why Voya Financial (VOYA) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score5.9/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroRISK_OFF

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

7.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E8.3
P/S9.7
EV/EBITDA5.3
Fwd P/E9.6
PEG10.0
Analyst target3.0
  • Forward P/E: 8.0x
  • PEG: 0.35
  • Attractively valued

Quality

6.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE4.0
ROA0.3
Gross margin7.3
Op margin5.7
Net margin4.1
Current ratio8.0
FCF quality10.0
Moat6.0
Piotroski F10.0
  • Excellent cash conversion: 214% FCF/NI
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 9/9

Growth

4.9/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth3.3
EPS growth6.6

Momentum

6.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI4.1
MACD10.0
OBV10.0
MA position9.0
Volume0.0
  • Overbought (RSI 79)
  • Volume accumulation (rising OBV)
  • Above 200-day MA

Sentiment

6.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment7.1
Analyst rating7.0
Price target5.2
  • LLM news sentiment: +0.41 (n=2)

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.1
  • No net insider activity — $0 (0.000% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

4.4/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank6.3
quality rank3.8
growth rank2.5

Technical

3.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger0.0
support resistance1.9
52w position9.5

Risk (lower is worse)

7.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest10.0
days to cover10.0
volatility6.6
put call10.0
implied vol3.9
max pain risk3.0
beta7.5
debt equity6.6
  • Above max pain $50

Catalyst

5.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history3.3
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg3.4
dividend safety7.0
news activity6.0
  • Earnings concerns: 2B/2M
  • Dividend: 210.0%

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)
  • MOMENTUM:6.6>=5.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_BOOST:ANALYST:0.70
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:56d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (1)
  • ASYMMETRY:-1.0=NEGATIVE
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
-1.02
Upside
-11.6%
Downside
11.4%
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: MOMENTUM:6.6>=5.5. Top dim: Value at 7.6; weakest: Technical at 3.8. No conviction either direction.

The strongest dimensions are Value at 7.6, Risk (lower is worse) at 7.2, and Momentum at 6.6; the weakest are Technical at 3.8, Peer rank at 4.4, and Growth at 4.9. The V9 engine flagged 1 failed gate, 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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