The framework has shifted from accumulation 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 down 5.5% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter.
Wealthfront Corporation
WLTH · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $1.7B · 391 employees
Wealthfront Corporation is a privately owned investment manager.
PASS · Titan Ethical · score 70.0Price as of 6 Nov 2026Daily close, not a live quote
Screened 2026-11-06 · the tape above runs as of 08:03 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
Key facts today
- Price10.63 USD at the 6 Nov 2026 close
- Our value readOvervalued vs our fair value, as of 6 Nov 2026
- Our regime readDistribution, as of 7 Nov 2026
- Ethical screenPasses, score 70.0 out of 100
- OptionsOpen interest leans heavily to calls (put/call 0.32)
- Last reviewed6 Nov 2026 (1 days ago)
- Release timesRelease and earnings times on your chart: Event Guard Mentor
A summary of the dated readings below, not a live quote and not advice.
Our fair-value range: $9.06 to $10.42, base estimate $9.06 (screen dated 2026-11-06).
- Trend Distribution
- Insiders insiders sold, $264,104, latest filing 2026-09-17
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options put/call open interest 0.32, read 2026-11-05
- Ethical passes the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its distribution label.
Wealthfront Corporation holds its Distribution at $10.63. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 31 days.
| Phase | Distribution · caution |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 31 days |
| Price at the screen | $10.63 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · 15.19 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS · score 70.0 |
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 | 0.73% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 0.7% 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 | 47.20% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 47.2% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 2.36% | Below 5% | Only 2.4% 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.
The Ethical ReadWhy It Clears, in Plain English
Wealthfront clears all five screens. Its business is in a permissible area, its debt is near-nil, and interest is about 2% of its income, under the ~5% line, so it passes.
Read as at 2026-11-07. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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The Fair Value Range
Our analysis reads Overvalued vs our fair value, as of 6 Nov 2026: it trades above our $9.06 fair value estimate, 0.80% revenue growth.
How a fair value is estimated: discounted cash flow (DCF).
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-11-06 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 17.3% above the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets. The average target sits +8% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as fully-to-richly valued here, while the Street is more bullish: a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere our models see it going: fair-value estimate $9.06, with a range of $9.06 to $10.42, dated to the 2026-11-06 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 WordsWhy it gives us pause
At 15.2x forward earnings, the price already runs ahead of the business. It trades 17% above our $9.06 fair value, so you would be buying at a premium, not a discount.
| Forward P/E | 15.2xexpensive even after accounting for its growth |
| EPS, trailing | -0.95 |
| EPS, forward | 0.74 |
| Revenue growth | +0.8%slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | -19.4%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -15.5%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | 10.62% |
| Debt to equity | 2.20heavy leverage: higher risk if revenue softens |
| Current ratio | 1.43adequate liquidity, worth monitoring |
| Short interest, float | 0.12% |
| 52-week range | 7.20 - 14.75 |
| Market cap | $1.7B |
| Employees | 391 |
Another profit measure, before interest, tax and non-cash costs: EBITDA.
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 2.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 6.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter.
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 4.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter.
The framework has shifted from markdown 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 6.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter. Since the last review it its composite score eased.
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The framework has shifted from accumulation to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 0.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
Our analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 4.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (6 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13.
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| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Wetterwald Julien | CTO | S - Sale | 26,138 | $264,104 |
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $11.52 | -22.3% | · | $777 | -22.3% |
| 2 months | $9.90 | -9.6% | · | $904 | -9.6% |
| 3 months | $7.88 | +13.6% | · | $1,136 | +13.6% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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