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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, Communication Services names rated strong grew net income 63% of the time over the next year (vs 52% for the rest of the cohort, n=701).

91th pctl · Communication Services
The numbers
bonus
0
dir share
1
slope norm
0.1449
Earnings quality
neutral

Over the trailing year it converted 2.67x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Communication Services names rated neutral grew net income 54% of the time over the next year (vs 48% for the rest of the cohort, n=690).

54th pctl · Communication Services
The numbers
ttm ni
497
ttm cfo
1326
Macro sensitivity

Most sensitive to the broad stock market.

  • the broad stock market: This stock moves with the broad market (high beta).β 0.71 · R² 0.25

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

Management & capital allocation
volatile

17 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Communication Services names rated volatile grew net income 60% of the time over the next year (vs 59% for the rest of the cohort, n=200).

1th pctl · Communication Services
The numbers
n events
17
raw activity
4.5198
directional rank
0.9868
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
neutral19 positive, 0 negative material events / 30dfor period ending 2026-06-30
Why this setup
Consensus revisions

EPS estimate $0.24 → $0.23 (-2.8% / 30d). 1 raised, 2 cut, 3 covering analysts.

Rating actions

0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 88% of analysts rate Buy.

Material events

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

Sector context
Intermediate · Weekly
Sector phase: communication services is in emerging, with decelerating (~0.5 years in phase).
Sector regime (90d momentum): headwind.
headwind-14.6%sector vs S&P 500, 60d

via XLC

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

Full communication services context →All sectors →

AI cycle regime · market-wide
2-axis classifierLong-term · 1–3 yr
HeatingManiaSquallCrisisEarnings →Mood ↑
CrisisE -1.08 · M -0.18
Single-axisFEARz -2.96

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.