The framework has shifted from distribution to accumulation since the last review. 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 modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 12% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 47%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $15.
Sandridge Energy Inc
SD · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $503M · 102 employees
SandRidge Energy, Inc.
Not yet scoredScreen close, 2026-09-18 · not a live quote
Last reviewed 4 days ago
Screened 2026-09-18 · the tape above runs as of 09:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
What this means: price 14.16 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 13.80, over the last year.
- Trend Accumulation
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical screen not yet scored
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 accumulation label.
Sandridge Energy Inc holds its Accumulation at $14.16. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 273 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 273 days |
| Price at the screen | $14.16 |
| Valuation | 6.65 trailing · 9.15 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | Not scored · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 0.50 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
This security has not been fully scored against the values screen yet.
| 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 | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| 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 | 21.56% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 21.6% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 2.65% | Below 5% | Only 2.7% 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
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-18 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 2.6% above the base estimate.
Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as roughly fairly valued here, while the Street is more bullish: a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.
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 2026-09-18 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| Forward P/E | 9.1xcheap for a company growing this fast |
| Trailing P/E | 6.6xvery cheap relative to earnings |
| EPS, trailing | 2.05 |
| EPS, forward | 1.49 |
| Revenue growth | +16.8%steady growth |
| Profit margin | 46.4%highly profitable on every dollar of sales |
| Return on equity | 15.3%a solid return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | -1.28% |
| Dividend yield | 346.00% |
| Debt to equity | 0.32minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet |
| Current ratio | 2.40comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Beta | 0.50barely tracks the market's swings |
| Short interest, float | 0.06% |
| 52-week range | 9.89 - 18.45 |
| Moat | NONE |
| Market cap | $503M |
| Employees | 102 |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework has shifted from markup to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 9.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 12% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 47%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $15.
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 holding around 12% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 47%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $15.
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.
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.
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| Date | Politician | Party | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | April McClain Delaney | Democrat | sell | 100K–250K |
| 2026-08-25 | April McClain Delaney | Democrat | sell | 100K–250K |
| 2026-08-25 | April McClain Delaney | Democrat | sell | 100K–250K |
| 2026-08-25 | April McClain Delaney | Democrat | sell | 100K–250K |
| 2026-08-25 | April McClain Delaney | Democrat | sell | 100K–250K |
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $14.83 | +3.1% | $0.33 | $1,054 | +5.4% |
| 2 months | $15.11 | +1.2% | $0.33 | $1,034 | +3.4% |
| 3 months | $16.29 | -6.1% | $0.45 | $967 | -3.3% |
| 6 months | $14.42 | +6.0% | $0.45 | $1,092 | +9.2% |
| 1 year | $10.43 | +46.6% | $0.69 | $1,532 | +53.2% |
| 2 years | $12.29 | +24.5% | $1.13 | $1,337 | +33.7% |
| 3 years | $11.65 | +31.2% | $3.05 | $1,574 | +57.4% |
| 5 years | $4.51 | +238.8% | $5.05 | $4,507 | +350.7% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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