AER — the engine's Play of the Day, fully scored
On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, AER scored in the 99th percentile of Wall Street Analyst's 15-dimension scoring engine with a STRONG BUY signal, at $153.68 at publication, on a suggested horizon of 2–4 weeks. The full breakdown below is the engine's actual evidence, published the day of the call and graded in public afterward.
This grade was written by the market, not by us: the Play was timestamped at publication and scored automatically against its entry price. Winners and losers both stay up — the full record lives on the track record.
AER lands in the 99th percentile on a momentum-led profile, driven by a top-decile momentum score (83) that puts price near a 52-week high with +11.6% over three months, backed by a strong fundamental grade (82.4) featuring a 7.1 P/E and 43.1% margins. Earnings momentum reads at the ceiling on seven consecutive beats averaging roughly +30% surprise, and an A+ EPS revisions grade reinforces the quant factor score of 80.
This is a confirmed-strength setup for a 2-4 week horizon; the note is to ride momentum, not anticipate it, with entry referenced near 153.68 and earnings 91 days out and outside the danger zone. The play is participation in an established uptrend rather than a reversal bet.
A MACD rollover or a close back below the key moving averages breaks the technical thesis, and the mixed smart-money signal — 11 distinct insiders selling against the cluster buys plus a whale 13F decrease — would invalidate it if selling accelerates or momentum stalls off the 52-week high.
The full case — all 15 dimensions
Every dimension the engine scored that day, with the actual evidence behind each number — including the ones that argue against the play. The twelve weighted dimensions come first; anything marked a supporting input is scored and shown, but reaches the composite through a capped confirmation bonus rather than a weighted share.
- Reddit mentions via ApeWisdom: 0 in 24h (vs 0 the day before; per-post sentiment n/a)
- StockTwits bullish (bull/bear ratio: 8.0)
- High social media volume (30 total messages)
- Ticker is trending on social media
- Near 52-week high (98th percentile)
- Strong 3-month momentum (+11.6%)
- Attractive P/E (7.1)
- Excellent margins (43.1%)
- Quant Grade: A- (80/100)
- Value: A-
- Growth: C+
- Profitability: A-
- Momentum: B+
- Eps Revisions: A+
- Deep value P/E 7.1
- Elite gross margin 91%
- High net margin 43%
- MACD bullish crossover
- Price above key moving averages
- Strong analyst buy consensus (87%)
- Very bearish put/call ratio (1.81)
- Unusual CALL activity (12 flags)
- Bullish sweep activity (2 call sweeps)
- Insider selling activity (6 sells)
- Held by Berkshire Hathaway (Buffett), Bridgewater Associates (Dalio), Renaissance Technologies (Simons)
- No recent earnings beats
- Flat estimate revisions
- Large average earnings surprise (+30.5%)
- Limited EPS estimate data available
- 7Q consecutive earnings beats (avg 26.7% surprise)
- Earnings surprises decelerating
- Insider cluster BUY: 25 insiders, $867,141,421 in 6d
- 7 consecutive earnings beats
- avg surprise +30.5%
- EPS trending up
- 5 C-suite buy(s) totaling $301,400 (+25 pts)
- Cluster buy: 11 distinct insiders bought (+20 pts)
- 2 purchase(s) increased ownership by >20% (+10 pts)
- 1 buy(s) >= $500K (total $4,980,722) (+5 pts)
- 11 distinct insiders selling (-20 pts)
- 11 C-suite sell(s) (-20 pts)
- Whale 13F decrease by Unknown fund (-5)
- Smart-money confirmation — moderate (+3)
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