The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 2% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 40%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (7 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $204.
Chart Industries, Inc.
GTLS · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $10.0B · 11,777 employees
Chart Industries, Inc.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-09-10
Screened 2026-09-10 · the tape above runs as of 15:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its accumulation label.
Chart Industries, Inc. holds its Accumulation at $209.90. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 134 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 134 days |
| Price at the screen | $209.90 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · 22.07 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 10.0 |
| Beta | 1.53 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
| 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 | 39.39% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 39.4% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 2.70% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 2.7% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 0.00% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 0.0% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.00% | Below 5% | Only 0.0% 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 AVOID: it trades above our $147.80 fair value estimate, weak competitive moat.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-10 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 29.6% above the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 7 covering, consensus Hold. The average target sits +0% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the Street see limited upside at this price.
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 2026-09-10 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 WordsCryogenics Maker Overvalued and Debt Heavy
Picture a supplier of tanks and heat exchangers for industrial gases that suddenly sees orders slow. Chart Industries sits in that spot right now, yet trades at a 22 times forward earnings multiple while revenue drops 12 percent and margins sit at minus 1 percent.
We pass because the valuation leaves no margin of safety against a weak competitive position and an ethical screen that flags excessive debt. Negative return on equity and a hold rating from analysts at a price already above our fair value of 147 dollars reinforce the mismatch.
High leverage adds real cyclical pressure that could bite harder if energy projects keep deferring. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 22.1xa premium valuation |
| EPS, trailing | -1.03 |
| EPS, forward | 9.51 |
| Revenue growth | -11.7%revenue is shrinking |
| Profit margin | -0.6%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -0.9%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | 2.25% |
| Debt to equity | 1.18a meaningful debt load worth watching |
| Current ratio | 1.53healthy short-term liquidity |
| Beta | 1.53much more volatile than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.11% |
| 52-week range | 170.25 - 209.96 |
| Moat | WEAK |
| Market cap | $10.0B |
| Employees | 11,777 |
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.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 1.2% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 2% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 40%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (7 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $204.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 2% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 40%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (7 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $204.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
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| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | HARRIS PAULA | Director | 193 | · | |
| 2026-04-01 | STILES SPENCER S | Director | 193 | · | |
| 2026-04-01 | DURHAM MARK | Officer | 689 | · | |
| 2026-04-01 | SAGEHORN DAVID M. | Director | 193 | · | |
| 2026-04-01 | CICHOCKI ANDREW R | Chairman of the Board | 193 | · | |
| 2026-04-01 | STRAUCH ROGER A | Director | 193 | · | |
| 2026-04-01 | HARTY LINDA S | Director | 193 | · | |
| 2026-02-24 | HOTCHKISS HERBERT G | General Counsel | 1,242 | · | |
| 2026-02-24 | BELLING JOSEPH A | Chief Technology Officer | 1,034 | · | |
| 2026-02-24 | BRINKMAN JOSEPH ROBERT | Chief Financial Officer | 1,072 | · |
Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.
| Date | Politician | Party | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Josh Gottheimer | Democrat | sell | 1K–15K |
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $207.79 | -0.7% | · | $993 | -0.7% |
| 2 months | $207.79 | -0.7% | · | $993 | -0.7% |
| 3 months | $206.90 | -0.3% | · | $997 | -0.3% |
| 6 months | $205.60 | +0.4% | · | $1,004 | +0.4% |
| 1 year | $147.40 | +40.0% | · | $1,400 | +40.0% |
| 2 years | $146.16 | +41.2% | · | $1,412 | +41.2% |
| 3 years | $131.49 | +57.0% | · | $1,570 | +57.0% |
| 5 years | $147.83 | +39.6% | · | $1,396 | +39.6% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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