The framework has shifted from markup to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 8.5% 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 D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 1% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 33%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (4 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $123.
Jackson Financial Inc.
JXN · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $9.4B · 3,090 employees
Jackson Financial Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides suite of annuities to retail investors in the United States.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-09-10
Screened 2026-09-10 · 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 accumulation label.
Jackson Financial Inc. holds its Accumulation at $138.36. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 4 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 4 days |
| Price at the screen | $138.36 |
| Valuation | 152.04 trailing · 4.49 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 30.0 |
| Beta | 1.32 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Prohibited keyword in sector/industry: insurance
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Excluded | Core business clean | Prohibited keyword in sector/industry: insurance | Fail |
| Debt load | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. | Fail |
| Receivables | Excluded | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. | Fail |
| Revenue purity | Excluded | Below 5% | of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. | Fail |
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
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-10 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 22.9% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 4 covering, consensus None. The average target sits +3% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our model sees value the Street hasn't fully caught up to yet.
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 WordsAnnuity seller trips ethical screen despite cheap multiple
Picture retirees in the US handing over savings for annuity promises that must be backed by complex investment portfolios and regulatory capital. Jackson Financial runs exactly that machine across retail, institutional and legacy blocks. We pass because the business sits in insurance, a sector our screen prohibits outright, regardless of the 4.5x forward earnings multiple or the slim margin of safety to our $140 fair value.
Revenue is already falling 23 percent, profit margins sit at minus 6 percent and return on equity is negative 3 percent. Those figures sit far from any durable moat and the opportunity rating is none. Analyst chatter calling it a buy at a $134 median target does not change the ethical red line.
The low multiple may simply reflect peak earnings in a rate-sensitive product line rather than a bargain. Currency, regulation and longevity risk remain live even if the valuation looks compressed. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 4.5xvery cheap relative to earnings |
| Trailing P/E | 152.0xexpensive: the price assumes strong growth ahead |
| EPS, trailing | 0.91 |
| EPS, forward | 30.81 |
| Profit margin | 1.6%barely profitable |
| Return on equity | 1.4%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 13.10% |
| Dividend yield | 331.00% |
| Debt to equity | 0.55moderate, manageable leverage |
| Current ratio | 1.81healthy short-term liquidity |
| Beta | 1.32moves a little more than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.05% |
| 52-week range | 89.67 - 140.88 |
| Market cap | $9.4B |
| Employees | 3,090 |
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 has shifted from distribution to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 12.2% 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 D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 1% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 33%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (4 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $123.
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: 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 D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 1% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 33%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (4 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $123.
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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. 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: 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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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $109.64 | -1.3% | · | $987 | -1.3% |
| 2 months | $101.62 | +6.5% | · | $1,065 | +6.5% |
| 3 months | $103.81 | +4.2% | $0.90 | $1,051 | +5.1% |
| 6 months | $104.99 | +3.0% | $0.90 | $1,039 | +3.9% |
| 1 year | $81.37 | +32.9% | $3.30 | $1,370 | +37.0% |
| 2 years | $69.14 | +56.5% | $5.50 | $1,644 | +64.4% |
| 3 years | $26.57 | +307.1% | $8.14 | $4,377 | +337.7% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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