BMY — the engine's Play of the Day, fully scored
On Thursday, August 20, 2026, BMY scored in the 98th percentile of Wall Street Analyst's 15-dimension scoring engine with a STRONG BUY signal, at $67.62 at publication, on a suggested horizon of 1–2 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.
BMY sits in the 98th percentile on a fundamental profile that is hard to ignore: a 14.2 P/E against 51% growth, 46.8% ROE, and 72% gross margins, backed by eight straight earnings beats averaging +17.2% surprise. Options flow is maxed at 100 with a 0.20 put/call ratio, unusual call activity, and bullish sweeps, while insider conviction shows a cluster buy of six distinct insiders and multiple C-suite purchases. Momentum confirms the setup with the stock near 52-week highs and up 15.6% over three months.
This is a catalyst-archetype setup with edge concentrated in a 1-2 week window, driven by aggressive options positioning and insider clustering rather than the October earnings date 69 days out. The framing favors the concentrated call flow and fundamental base while price rides near its upper Bollinger Band.
Price sits stretched at the upper band after a run to 67.62, so a reversal of the bullish options flow or a break below key moving averages would invalidate the thesis. Note the mixed insider tape — 22 distinct sellers and 26 C-suite sells alongside the buying — plus negative estimate revision momentum, either of which turning dominant erodes the edge.
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.
- Very bullish put/call ratio (0.20)
- Unusual CALL activity (34 flags)
- Bullish sweep activity (9 call sweeps)
- Very high options volume (89,270)
- Attractive P/E (14.2)
- PEG undervalued (-8.67)
- Strong growth (51%)
- Strong ROE (46.8%)
- Reddit mentions via ApeWisdom: 0 in 24h (vs 0 the day before; per-post sentiment n/a)
- StockTwits bullish (bull/bear ratio: 13.0)
- High social media volume (30 total messages)
- Ticker is trending on social media
- Strong beat streak (8 consecutive quarters)
- Negative revision momentum (-0.22)
- Large average earnings surprise (+17.2%)
- Growing EPS estimates quarter-over-quarter
- Near 52-week high (83th percentile)
- Strong 3-month momentum (+15.6%)
- Insider buying activity (8 buys)
- Held by Berkshire Hathaway (Buffett), Bridgewater Associates (Dalio), Renaissance Technologies (Simons)
- Insider filing activity (2 Form 4s in 30d)
- Quant Grade: B (68/100)
- Value: B-
- Growth: B
- Profitability: A-
- Momentum: A-
- Eps Revisions: C
- Earnings +99%
- Elite gross margin 72%
- Exceptional ROE 47%
- Analyst target $70 vs $64.23 (+9% implied)
- Tight target dispersion (high conviction)
- MACD bullish crossover
- Price above key moving averages
- Price near upper Bollinger Band (potential pullback)
- Strong positive news sentiment (0.18)
- 8Q consecutive earnings beats (avg 17.2% surprise)
- Earnings surprises accelerating
- Insider cluster BUY: 5 insiders, $2,523,970 in 1d
- 8 consecutive earnings beats
- avg surprise +17.2%
- 3 C-suite buy(s) totaling $359,705 (+25 pts)
- Cluster buy: 6 distinct insiders bought (+20 pts)
- 7 purchase(s) increased ownership by >20% (+15 pts)
- 1 buy(s) >= $500K (total $681,240) (+5 pts)
- 22 distinct insiders selling (-20 pts)
- 26 C-suite sell(s) (-20 pts)
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