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COSTAIN GROUP PLC ORD 1P
£229.50
Very low trading volume.
Score band Strong candidate, capped to Needs review: very low trading volume; Capped to Watchlist: grinding near 52-week high without recent momentum
Chart by TradingView
Passed
20
Failed
3
R:R
2.21:1
Confidence
high
Entry £229.50
Stop loss £219.70
Target £251.17
Quality 31/35 (7/8 passed)
Technical 30/40 (6/8 passed)
Trade setup 11/15 (3/4 passed)
Red flags 7/10 (1/6 triggered — informational, gates only)
Conviction total 80/100 — quality + technical + trade setup only. Unknown rules count as not passed.
Status: Known upside
Technical target: £251.50
Analyst target: £251.17
Effective target: £251.17
R:R 2.21:1
Entry: £229.50
Stop loss: £219.70
Effective target: £251.17
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Company is profitable
Profit margin is 3.6%.
EPS / earnings are growing
Earnings growth is 34.4%.
Free cash flow is positive
Free cash flow is positive.
Debt is manageable
Debt-to-equity is 9.7% (manageable).
Return on equity or capital is positive
ROE 15.1%, ROA 5.6%.
Market cap is not tiny / speculative
Market cap is $0.6B.
Valuation is not extreme
P/E 16.4, P/S 0.6.
Price above 50-day moving average
Price $229.50 is above 50-day MA $208.72.
Price above 200-day moving average
Price is above 200-day MA $184.20.
50-day MA above 200-day MA
50-day MA is above 200-day MA (bullish alignment).
Price near 52-week high
Within -1.3% of 52-week high.
Stock is in an uptrend
Price up 3.8% over 20 days.
Breaking above recent resistance
Price near/above recent resistance $226.50.
Clear entry price exists
Current price $229.50 can be used as entry reference.
Stop loss no more than 10% below entry
Suggested stop at $219.70 (4.3% below entry).
Spread / liquidity risk acceptable
Average daily volume is 1.00M.
Very high debt
Debt level is not extreme.
Recent large price drop
No recent large drop detected.
Extreme valuation
Valuation is not extreme.
Missing too much data
2 data field(s) missing.
Revenue is growing
Revenue is declining (-15.0%).
Recent volume above average
Volume is only 0.00x the average.
Very low trading volume
Volume is only 0.00x average.
Price not near 52-week low
52-week low data unavailable.
No earnings within 7 days
Earnings date unavailable.
Price near 52-week low
52-week low unknown.
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