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SMITH & NEPHEW PLC ORD USD0.20
£1,191.50
Very low trading volume.
Score band Strong candidate, capped to Needs review: very low trading volume
Chart by TradingView
Passed
22
Failed
3
R:R
0.09:1
Confidence
high
Entry £1,191.50
Stop loss £1,158.67
Target £1,194.50
Quality 35/35 (8/8 passed)
Technical 30/40 (6/8 passed)
Trade setup 11/15 (3/4 passed)
Red flags 8/10 (1/6 triggered — informational, gates only)
Conviction total 84/100 — quality + technical + trade setup only. Unknown rules count as not passed.
Status: Known upside
Technical target: £1,194.50
Analyst target: £1,231.17
Effective target: £1,194.50
R:R 0.09:1
Analyst target aligns with or is below technical upside.
Entry: £1,191.50
Stop loss: £1,158.67
Effective target: £1,194.50
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Company is profitable
Profit margin is 10.1%.
Revenue is growing
Revenue growth is 4.6%.
EPS / earnings are growing
Earnings growth is 5.7%.
Free cash flow is positive
Free cash flow is positive.
Debt is manageable
Debt-to-equity is 73.1% (manageable).
Return on equity or capital is positive
ROE 11.9%, ROA 5.2%.
Market cap is not tiny / speculative
Market cap is $10.0B.
Valuation is not extreme
P/E 21.7, P/S 1.6.
Price above 50-day moving average
Price $1191.50 is above 50-day MA $1056.11.
Price above 200-day moving average
Price is above 200-day MA $1149.87.
Price near 52-week high
Within 14.7% of 52-week high.
Price not near 52-week low
21.5% above 52-week low.
Stock is in an uptrend
Price up 18.7% over 20 days.
Breaking above recent resistance
Price near/above recent resistance $1194.50.
Clear entry price exists
Current price $1191.50 can be used as entry reference.
Stop loss no more than 10% below entry
Suggested stop at $1158.66 (2.8% below entry).
Spread / liquidity risk acceptable
Average daily volume is 3.02M.
Very high debt
Debt level is not extreme.
Price near 52-week low
Not near 52-week low.
Recent large price drop
No recent large drop detected.
Extreme valuation
Valuation is not extreme.
Missing too much data
1 data field(s) missing.
50-day MA above 200-day MA
50-day MA is below 200-day MA.
Recent volume above average
Volume is only 0.23x the average.
Very low trading volume
Volume is only 0.23x average.
No earnings within 7 days
Earnings date unavailable.
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