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YALAYalla Group LimitedHold6.0·$5.34+0.95%
YALA · Why this verdict

Why Yalla Group (YALA) is rated HOLD

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VerdictHOLD
Overall score6.0/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

9.4/10data confidence 83%
ComponentSub-score
P/E9.7
P/S8.7
Fwd P/E9.9
PEG9.6
Analyst target9.0
  • Forward P/E: 6.0x
  • PEG: 0.56
  • Attractively valued

Quality

7.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE6.0
ROA5.5
Gross margin9.5
Op margin10.0
Net margin10.0
Current ratio5.0
Moat6.6
Piotroski F8.9
  • Strong margins: 42%
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9
  • High-quality business

Growth

2.7/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth1.1
EPS growth4.2
  • Declining revenue: -6%

Momentum

2.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI3.0
MACD2.2
OBV1.0
MA position1.0
Volume2.9
  • Capitulation risk (RSI 11, below 200MA)
  • Volume distribution (falling OBV)
  • Below 200-MA, MA slope -3.3%/30d — confirmed downtrend

Sentiment

7.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
Analyst rating6.1
Price target9.7
erm sentiment5.0
  • Light analyst coverage (3.0) — signal dampened
  • Analyst upside: 57%

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%

Peer rank

6.6/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank8.7
quality rank8.4
growth rank0.1
  • Attractive P/E vs peers
  • Best-in-class margins

Technical

6.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger8.7
support resistance9.4
52w position1.5

Risk (lower is worse)

5.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest8.3
days to cover4.2
volatility1.3
put call6.7
implied vol0.3
max pain risk5.0
beta10.0
debt equity8.9
  • High IV: 78%

Catalyst

6.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history10.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg6.9

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Market cap $0.80B below $1B minimum. Not in investable universe.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L1:HARD_BLOCK
Passed (7)
  • ASYMMETRY:3.8>=1.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:63d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
  • MOMENTUM:2.0<4.5
  • DEATH_CROSS:HARD_BLOCK
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
3.76
Upside
+33.7%
Downside
9.0%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupFALLING_KNIFE Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 11, MACD bearish

EdgeTEMP_HEADWIND High quality (7.7) with weak momentum (2.0)

SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE MCap $0.8B<$5B

Investment implication

The L1 gate blocked the positive-verdict path: a hard-floor threshold was breached, so dimensional pillars — including Value at 9.4 could not lift the engine output above the verdict floor. Failed gate signal: MOMENTUM:2.0<4.5.

The strongest dimensions are Value at 9.4, Quality at 7.7, and Sentiment at 7.0; the weakest are Momentum at 2.0, Growth at 2.7, and Insider at 5.0. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 3.76 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

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

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