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Vol. II · No. 251Tuesday, 8 September 2026
TTitan Protect
The Screen · Healthcare · Medical Devices

Masimo Corporation logoMasimo Corporation

MASI · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $9.4B · 2,200 employees

Masimo Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of various patient monitoring technologies, and automation and connectivity solutions worldwide.

PASS · Titan Ethical · score 97.5
179.95 USD

At the last full screen
2026-08-06

Screened 2026-08-06 · the tape above runs as of 22:26 UTC · 7 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its accumulation label.

Masimo Corporation holds its Accumulation at $179.95. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 18 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-08-06
PhaseAccumulation
Quantitative stateConsolidating, no directional conviction, held for 18 days
Price at the screen$179.95
Valuation44.43 trailing · 26.87 forward price to earnings
Values screenPASS · score 97.5
Beta1.10
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.

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
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 5.20% Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is just 5.2% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. Pass
Interest-bearing cash 1.33% Below 33% Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 1.3% 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 Worth

The Fair Value Range

Our framework reads OVERVALUED: it trades above our $163.75 fair value estimate, moderate competitive moat, 8.50% revenue growth.

162.00Conservative163.75Base case184.39Growth case 179.95Price

Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-08-06 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 9.0% above the base estimate.

Reading the gap · Both our model and the Street see limited upside at this price.

Price History & Projections
$226$172$118TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONStreet avg$180.00 +0%Street high$180.00 +0%Our fair value$163.75 -9%Conservative$162.00 -10%

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 2026-08-06 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 Words

Pulse oximeters priced beyond their signals

Picture a nurse trusting a clip on a finger during chaos, only to learn the company behind it wants investors to pay top dollar for steady but unspectacular growth. Masimo clears the ethical screen yet trades at a 26.9 times forward multiple on 8 percent revenue growth and a thin 5 percent profit margin. Fair value sits 9 percent below the current price, leaving no margin of safety despite a moderate moat and solid 25 percent ROE.

We pass because the numbers do not support the premium. Analysts sit on a hold rating with a median target near the present quote, which tells us the market already prices in most of the visible runway. A business this size rarely compounds fast enough to justify stretching the multiple further.

The real risk lies in competition chipping away at that moat while healthcare budgets stay tight. Low margins leave little room for error if growth slows or reimbursement changes hit. Analysis, not advice.

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E26.9xexpensive even after accounting for its growth
Trailing P/E44.4xexpensive: the price assumes strong growth ahead
EPS, trailing4.05
EPS, forward6.71
Revenue growth+8.5%steady growth
Profit margin4.9%barely profitable
Return on equity25.0%an exceptional return on shareholder capital
FCF yield3.48%
Debt to equity0.62moderate, manageable leverage
Current ratio2.68comfortably covers its short-term bills
Beta1.10moves a little more than the market
Short interest, float0.07%
52-week range125.94 - 179.99
MoatMODERATE
Market cap$9.4B
Employees2,200

The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

Titan Case Study

Our full written analysis of MASI: MASI Case Study → 2026-07-02

Where & How to Trade

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The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-09-04 Accumulation $179.95 +0.0% Entry 5

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: PASS with near-perfect ethical score. 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 16% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $180.

2026-08-05 Accumulation $179.95 +0.6% Entry 4

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 0.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with near-perfect ethical score. 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 16% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $180.

2026-07-18 Accumulation $178.82 +0.0% Entry 3

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: PASS with near-perfect ethical score. 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 16% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $180.

2026-07-03 Accumulation $178.82 +0.0% Entry 2

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: PASS with near-perfect ethical score (98). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Accumulation $178.82 Entry 1

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: PASS with near-perfect ethical score (98). 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.

Related Securities · Others in MASI's Space

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The Insider Ledger · Form 4 Filings, As Filed
Most recent filings · MASI
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesValue
2026-04-29 LANE WENDY E. Director 1,225 ·
2026-04-29 BRENNAN MICHELLE Chairman of the Board 1,225 ·
2026-04-29 SCANNELL TIMOTHY J. Director 1,225 ·
2026-04-21 HELLMANN ELISABETH A Officer 335 ·
2026-03-11 SZYMAN CATHERINE M Chief Executive Officer 2,101 ·
2026-03-11 YOUNG MICAH W Chief Financial Officer 873 ·
2026-02-27 YOUNG MICAH W Chief Financial Officer 15,000 $2,630,250
2026-02-27 YOUNG MICAH W Chief Financial Officer 15,000 ·
2026-02-26 YOUNG MICAH W Chief Financial Officer 2,034 ·
2026-02-12 SZYMAN CATHERINE M Chief Executive Officer 11,141 $1,481,307

Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.

What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $178.31 +0.9% · $1,009 +0.9%
2 months $178.32 +0.9% · $1,009 +0.9%
3 months $175.47 +2.6% · $1,026 +2.6%
6 months $139.77 +28.8% · $1,288 +28.8%
1 year $171.88 +4.7% · $1,047 +4.7%
2 years $125.46 +43.4% · $1,434 +43.4%
3 years $156.34 +15.1% · $1,151 +15.1%
5 years $218.63 -17.7% · $823 -17.7%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever MASI does next, these words stay.

Masimo Corporation · MASI · Accumulation · $179.95
Recorded 2026-08-06 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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