The framework has shifted from distribution to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 20.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 29%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (42 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $246.
DoorDash
DASH · a US exchange · USD · Market cap $86.9B · 31,400 employees
DoorDash, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a commerce platform that connects merchants, consumers, and dashers in the United States and internationally.
PASS · Titan Ethical · score 81.2At the last full screen
2026-09-08
Screened 2026-09-08 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its distribution label.
DoorDash holds its Distribution at $200.44. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 11 days.
| Phase | Distribution · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 11 days |
| Price at the screen | $200.44 |
| Valuation | 104.94 trailing · 24.61 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS · score 81.2 |
| Beta | 1.79 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 16.74% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 16.7% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 4.26% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 4.3% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 27.91% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 27.9% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 1.54% | Below 5% | Only 1.5% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Our framework reads FAIR VALUE: it trades at roughly a 9% discount to our $218.33 fair value, narrow competitive moat, 35.60% revenue growth.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-08 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 8.9% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 42 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +28% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-08 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsBusy nights and quick deliveries meet fair value
Picture a Friday night order that shows up hot and on time. DoorDash runs the platform that links those meals to drivers and restaurants across the US and beyond, with revenue still climbing 33 percent and a narrow moat that keeps the network sticky.
The shares sit at fair value with a 14 percent margin of safety to our $210.43 estimate. Forward earnings trade at 23.7 times, profit margins stand at 6 percent and return on equity at 10 percent, while the ethical screen clears without issue.
Risk comes from thin margins and the cyclical nature of consumer spending that can swing quickly when wallets tighten. Forty-two analysts call it a buy with a $250 median target, yet the numbers leave little room for error if growth slows.
Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 24.6xcheap for a company growing this fast |
| Trailing P/E | 104.9xexpensive: the price assumes strong growth ahead |
| EPS, trailing | 1.91 |
| EPS, forward | 8.14 |
| Revenue growth | +35.6%strong top-line growth |
| Profit margin | 5.3%thin but positive margins |
| Return on equity | 8.9%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 5.93% |
| Debt to equity | 0.33minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet |
| Current ratio | 1.37adequate liquidity, worth monitoring |
| Beta | 1.79much more volatile than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.04% |
| 52-week range | 143.30 - 285.50 |
| Moat | NARROW |
| Market cap | $86.9B |
| Employees | 31,400 |
The risks · The things to watch: it already moves more than the market on an average day.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to TradeDASH trades on a US exchange. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved up 17.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 29%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (42 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $246.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 29%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (42 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $246.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
- Businesses are experimenting with cheaper Chinese AI models as U.S. rivals get more expensive Fortune · 17 Jul 2026
- Uber Technologies' Delivery Hero Deal Could Boost Growth, Profit, UBS Says MT Newswires · 17 Jul 2026
- DoorDash Earnings Preview: What to Expect Barchart · 17 Jul 2026
- Uber Eats the Food Delivery Map Moby · 16 Jul 2026
- Factbox-How Uber, Delivery Hero and rivals stack up in global food delivery Reuters · 16 Jul 2026
Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference: not our reporting, not advice.
Screened names in the same industry · explore each on its own page.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-04 | TANG WEIRUI STANLEY | Director | 23,125 | $4,023,024 | |
| 2026-04-20 | ADARKAR PRABIR RAJENDRA | President | 10,000 | $71,600 | |
| 2026-04-20 | TANG WEIRUI STANLEY | Director | 24,202 | · | |
| 2026-04-20 | INUKONDA RAVI KIRAN REDDY | Chief Financial Officer | 109,567 | · | |
| 2026-04-20 | SHERRINGHAM TIA A. | General Counsel | 51,740 | · | |
| 2026-04-20 | FANG ANDY | Director | 26,231 | · | |
| 2026-04-20 | LEE GORDON S | Officer | 10,195 | · | |
| 2026-04-20 | YANDELL KEITH | Officer | 30,435 | · | |
| 2026-04-20 | ADARKAR PRABIR RAJENDRA | President | 144,263 | · | |
| 2026-04-20 | ADARKAR PRABIR RAJENDRA | President | 10,000 | $1,883,368 |
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| Date | Politician | Party | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | Ro Khanna | Democrat | Purchase | 1K–15K |
| 1 May2026 | Ro Khanna | Democrat | buy | 1K–15K |
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $157.33 | -3.4% | · | $967 | -3.4% |
| 2 months | $152.58 | -0.3% | · | $997 | -0.3% |
| 3 months | $161.75 | -6.0% | · | $940 | -6.0% |
| 6 months | $224.52 | -32.3% | · | $677 | -32.3% |
| 1 year | $214.97 | -29.3% | · | $707 | -29.3% |
| 2 years | $112.25 | +35.5% | · | $1,355 | +35.5% |
| 3 years | $71.78 | +111.9% | · | $2,119 | +111.9% |
| 5 years | $154.16 | -1.4% | · | $986 | -1.4% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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