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WWayfair Inc.Sell5.1·$68.69+0.50%
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Why Wayfair (W) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score5.1/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

7.2/10data confidence 83%
ComponentSub-score
P/S9.9
EV/EBITDA0.0
Fwd P/E7.0
PEG10.0
Analyst target9.0
  • Forward P/E: 18.0x
  • PEG: 0.07
  • Attractively valued

Quality

3.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROA2.0
Gross margin2.0
Op margin0.2
Net margin0.0
Current ratio3.1
Moat4.9
Piotroski F8.9
  • No competitive moat
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9

Growth

7.2/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth4.3
EPS growth10.0

Momentum

4.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI3.7
MACD10.0
OBV1.0
MA position4.5
Volume0.7
  • Volume distribution (falling OBV)
  • Below 200-MA, MA slope flat

Sentiment

8.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment7.8
Analyst rating7.5
Price target9.1
  • LLM news sentiment: +0.55 (n=1)
  • Analyst upside: 39%

Insider

3.4/10data confidence 75%
ComponentSub-score
materiality3.0
insider conviction2.0
holder change5.1
  • Notable insider selling — $37,516,425 (0.423% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

3.6/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank5.9
quality rank0.6
growth rank2.8

Technical

3.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger4.7
support resistance4.5
52w position1.2

Risk (lower is worse)

2.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest0.0
days to cover6.8
volatility0.0
put call6.2
implied vol0.0
max pain risk3.0
beta0.0
  • High short interest: 20%
  • High IV: 81%
  • Above max pain $45
  • Concentration risks: 1 HIGH (10-K Item 1A — sized via position_sizing, validated via buy_confidence)

Catalyst

6.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history6.7
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg10.0
news activity5.0
  • Strong earnings: 3B/1M

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Quality below minimum threshold.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L1:HARD_BLOCK
Passed (7)
  • ASYMMETRY:1.7>=1.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:55d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
  • MOMENTUM:4.0<4.5
  • DEATH_CROSS:HARD_BLOCK
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
1.70
Upside
+25.5%
Downside
15.0%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupRECOVERY Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 63

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE Beta 3.02>1.3

Investment implication

The L1 gate blocked the positive-verdict path: a hard-floor threshold was breached, so dimensional pillars — including Sentiment at 8.1 could not lift the engine output above the verdict floor. Failed gate signal: MOMENTUM:4.0<4.5.

The strongest dimensions are Sentiment at 8.1, Value at 7.2, and Growth at 7.2; the weakest are Risk (lower is worse) at 2.3, Quality at 3.0, and Insider at 3.4. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 1.70 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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