Screened 2026-09-11 · the tape above runs as of 21:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
The Label · The Season, Not the Day
This name holds its markdown label.
Compass, Inc. holds its Markdown at $10.51. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 26 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-09-11
Phase
Markdown · caution
Quantitative state
The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 26 days
Price at the screen
$10.51
Valuation
175.17 trailing · 12.44 forward price to earnings
Values screen
PASS· score 70.0
Beta
2.33
The Workings
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
30.93%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is just 30.9% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money.
Pass
Interest-bearing cash
0.00%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
18.25%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 18.3% 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.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-11 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 38.1% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 12 covering, consensus None. The average target sits +47% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & Projections
Where 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 2026-09-11 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 Words
Tech Platform Chasing Home Deals Still Burns Cash
Picture an agent in a busy suburb firing up one app to list homes, chase leads and close deals. Compass built that tool for US residential brokers, and revenue is exploding at 99% a year as more agents sign on. Yet the business still posts zero profit margin and just 1% return on equity, so the platform has yet to prove it can keep the money it earns.
We pass because fast top-line growth alone does not make a durable investment when bottom-line results stay flat. The 15.4 times forward earnings multiple looks reasonable on paper, and analysts lean buy with a 14 dollar median target, but zero profits and an unknown moat leave little margin for error once the housing cycle turns.
Real estate services are deeply cyclical, so today's growth could flatten quickly when rates stay high or volumes drop. Currency or ethical issues do not apply here, yet the lack of earnings power still rules it out. Analysis, not advice.
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 Trade
COMP trades on the NYSE. 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.
The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-08-25Markup$12.58+4.8%Entry 5
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 4.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 28%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 37%. The street (12 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13.
2026-07-25Markup$12.00+39.7%Entry 4
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 39.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 28%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 37%. The street (12 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13.
2026-07-18Markup$8.59+0.0%Entry 3
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 28%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 37%. The street (12 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13.
2026-07-03Markup$8.59+0.0%Entry 2
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Markup$8.59Entry 1
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). 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.
