CSCO · Verdict
Mixed arguments
A summary of rules, not a profit forecast — don’t buy just because of a green verdict.
🟡 Valuation- ▲ Forward P/E 18.6 is below the current one — earnings growth expected
🟡 Quality- ▼ Debt up 252% in 3 y
- ▲ ROE 27% — high return on equity
- ▼ Net margin fell: 22.1% → 21.0%
- ▲ Debt / equity 0.59 — moderate debt
- ▲ Free cash flow positive every year
🟡 Growth- ▲ Analysts raised the earnings forecast by +7.7% in 90 days
🟢 Trend- ▲ Price above SMA200 — long-term uptrend
- ▲ SMA50 above SMA200 — trend up
- ▲ Over a year +43% vs S&P 500 +11% — stronger than the market
🔴 Risk · context, does not vote- ▼ Earnings in 11 d — the price may move sharply
- ▼ Risk/reward 1:0.8 — the target is closer than the stop
- ▼ Volatility 36% per year — much higher than the market (13%)
🟡 Sentiment- ▲ Consensus of 25 analysts — buy
- ▲ Mean analyst target +30% from the current price
- ▼ Insiders selling over 6 mo
🟢 Market · context, does not vote- ▲ S&P 500 above SMA200 — the market is in an uptrend
- ▲ Sector (XLK) above SMA200 — in an uptrend
The PWA verdict uses less data than the full version: without the history of multiples and peers, F-score, Altman, interest coverage, dividend streak and expected earnings move.