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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
weak

Operating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Materials names rated weak grew net income 51% of the time over the next year (vs 59% for the rest of the cohort, n=1088).

18th pctl · Materials
The numbers
bonus
0
dir share
-0.2197
slope norm
0.1504
Earnings quality
loss_making

Over the trailing year it converted -3.26x of net income into operating cash flow.

The numbers
ttm ni
-790
ttm cfo
2572
Macro sensitivity

Most sensitive to the broad stock market.

  • the broad stock market: This stock moves with the broad market (high beta).β 0.85 · R² 0.12

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

Management & capital allocation
neutral

4 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by executive changes. Historically, Materials names rated neutral grew net income 56% of the time over the next year (vs 54% for the rest of the cohort, n=272).

43th pctl · Materials
The numbers
n events
4
raw activity
0.7978
directional rank
0.2288
directional status
capital_unfriendly

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
bullish14 analysts, 33% Buyfor period ending 2026-06-30
Why this setup
Consensus revisions

EPS estimate $3.22 → $3.23 (+0.2% / 30d). 10 raised, 4 cut, 14 covering analysts.

Rating actions

1 upgrade, 0 downgrades / 30d, 2 maintained. 33% of analysts rate Buy.

Price target activity

2 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 28.0% above current price.

Material events

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

Sector context
Intermediate · Weekly
Sector phase: materials is in declining, with may be transitioning (~1.0 years in phase).
Sector regime (90d momentum): headwind.
headwind-10.3%sector vs S&P 500, 60d

via XLB

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

Full materials context →All sectors →

AI cycle regime · market-wide
2-axis classifierLong-term · 1–3 yr
HeatingManiaSquallCrisisEarnings →Mood ↑
CrisisE -1.92 · M -0.06
Single-axisneutralz -0.08

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.