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Factors

The full factor breakdown (the numbers behind each rank). The overview page shows the same reads in short form; this is the depth.

Factor signals

Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a plain-language read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.

Recent financial performance
strong

Operating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Utilities names rated strong grew net income 61% of the time over the next year (vs 55% for the rest of the cohort, n=906).

88th pctl · Utilities
The numbers
bonus
0
dir share
1
slope norm
0.2943
Earnings quality
fragile

Over the trailing year it converted 1.20x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Utilities names rated fragile grew net income 57% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=832).

1th pctl · Utilities
The numbers
ttm ni
3791
ttm cfo
4555
Macro sensitivity

Most sensitive to the broad stock market.

  • the broad stock market: This stock moves with the broad market (high beta).β 1.59 · R² 0.23

Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity, real (inflation-adjusted) rates (low R² over the window).

Management & capital allocation
neutral

2 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by M&A activity. Historically, Utilities names rated neutral grew net income 57% of the time over the next year (vs 55% for the rest of the cohort, n=5004).

63th pctl · Utilities
The numbers
n events
2
raw activity
0.4911
directional rank
0.9405
directional status
capital_friendly

Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-09.

Earnings setup & market context

The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.

Earnings setup · pre-print positioning
forward-looking
bullish10 analysts, 86% Buyfor period ending 2026-06-30
Why this setup
Consensus revisions

EPS estimate $2.53 → $2.57 (+1.6% / 30d). 2 raised, 4 cut, 10 covering analysts.

Rating actions

0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d, 1 maintained. 86% of analysts rate Buy.

Price target activity

2 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 14.6% above current price.

Material events

1 positive, 0 negative / 30d. See F4 management tile for the event list.

Sector context
Intermediate · Weekly
Sector phase: utilities is in maturing, with decelerating (~3.2 years in phase).
Sector regime (90d momentum): headwind.
headwind-17.1%sector vs S&P 500, 60d

via XLU

Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.

Full utilities context →All sectors →

AI cycle regime · market-wide
2-axis classifierLong-term · 1–3 yr
HeatingManiaSquallCrisisEarnings →Mood ↑
HeatingE +0.75 · M +0.15
Single-axisFEARz -1.31

Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.

Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-09.