CFG — the engine's Play of the Day, fully scored
On Wednesday, August 26, 2026, CFG scored in the 99th percentile of Wall Street Analyst's 15-dimension scoring engine with a STRONG BUY signal, at $69.83 at publication, on a suggested horizon of 1–3 months. 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.
CFG lands in the 99th percentile on a fundamentals-led profile: an A- quant grade backed by a 14.7 P/E, 0.63 PEG, 24.6% margins, and explosive revenue growth (+63%), with a 7-quarter beat streak and positive revision momentum reinforcing earnings quality. Insider depth is the standout at 92, driven by a cluster buy across 21 distinct insiders and multiple C-suite purchases, while a bullish put/call ratio of 0.37 and 83% analyst buy consensus round out the case. The offset is a middling technical score (50) on a fresh MACD bearish crossover, though price still sits above key moving averages.
A quality setup for a 1-3 month hold, giving the valuation and insider-buying thesis time to be recognized ahead of the October 16 earnings date, roughly 50 days out. Entry referenced near $69.83 after a pullback from the mid-August high of $74.73.
A break below the June/August support around $69 that turns the MACD crossover into a trend reversal, or a stall in the beat streak and downward estimate revisions, would invalidate the fundamentals-led thesis. Continued insider selling outpacing the cluster-buy signal would also weaken the smart-money case.
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.
- Attractive P/E (14.7)
- PEG undervalued (0.63)
- Strong growth (50%)
- Excellent margins (24.6%)
- Reddit mentions via ApeWisdom: 0 in 24h (vs 0 the day before; per-post sentiment n/a)
- StockTwits bullish (bull/bear ratio: 4.0)
- High social media volume (30 total messages)
- Ticker is trending on social media
- Quant Grade: A- (79/100)
- Value: A-
- Growth: A-
- Profitability: C+
- Momentum: A-
- Eps Revisions: A
- Revenue +63% (explosive)
- Earnings +37%
- 12M return +45%
- Strong 3-month momentum (+10.7%)
- Strong beat streak (7 consecutive quarters)
- Positive revision momentum (+0.27)
- Modest positive surprise trend (+2.5%)
- Growing EPS estimates quarter-over-quarter
- Strong analyst buy consensus (83%)
- Very bullish put/call ratio (0.37)
- Unusual CALL activity (18 flags)
- Bearish sweep activity (2 put sweeps)
- Analyst target $79 vs $69.78 (+14% implied)
- Insider selling activity (2 sells)
- Held by Berkshire Hathaway (Buffett), Bridgewater Associates (Dalio), Renaissance Technologies (Simons)
- High insider filing activity (12 Form 4s in 30d)
- MACD bearish crossover
- Price above key moving averages
- 7Q consecutive earnings beats (avg 3.1% surprise)
- Insider cluster BUY: 3 insiders, $82,214,789 in 1d
- 2 C-suite buy(s) totaling $1,053,500 (+20 pts)
- Cluster buy: 21 distinct insiders bought (+20 pts)
- 17 purchase(s) increased ownership by >20% (+15 pts)
- 4 buy(s) >= $500K (total $4,509,880) (+15 pts)
- 10 distinct insiders selling (-20 pts)
- 1 C-suite sell(s) (-8 pts)
- 7 consecutive earnings beats
- avg surprise +2.5%
- EPS trending up
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