Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
Ethical does not pass the values gate
Price3.00 USD
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-09-13Read Markdown3.47-13.5% to today ✓
2026-08-13Read Markup3.47-13.5% to today
2026-07-02Read Markdown3.47-13.5% to today ✓
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.
Sunlands Technology Group holds its Markdown at $3.00. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 106 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-09-18
Phase
Markdown · caution
Quantitative state
The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 106 days
Price at the screen
$3.00
Valuation
0.75 trailing · -6.45 forward price to earnings
Values screen
FAIL
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
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
381.13%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is 381.1% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows.
Fail
Interest-bearing cash
2,230.90%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing cash and securities are 2,230.9% of assets, above the one-third limit.
Fail
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.
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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The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-09-13Markdown · changed$3.47+0.0%Entry 5
The framework has shifted from markup to markdown since the last review. 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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 56%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%.
2026-08-13Markup · changed$3.47+0.0%Entry 4
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 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 negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 56%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%.
2026-07-18Markdown$3.47+0.0%Entry 3
The framework 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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 56%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%.
2026-07-03Markdown$3.47+0.0%Entry 2
The framework 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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Markdown$3.47Entry 1
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
Period
Price then
Price return
Divs per share
$1,000 became
Total return
1 month
$3.22
-11.8%
·
$882
-11.8%
2 months
$3.43
-17.3%
·
$827
-17.3%
3 months
$4.41
-35.6%
·
$644
-35.6%
6 months
$5.80
-51.0%
·
$490
-51.0%
1 year
$6.47
-56.1%
·
$439
-56.1%
2 years
$6.20
-54.2%
·
$458
-54.2%
3 years
$3.26
-12.9%
·
$871
-12.9%
5 years
$12.50
-77.3%
·
$227
-77.3%
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 STG does next, these words stay.
Sunlands Technology Group · STG · Markdown · $3.00
Recorded 2026-09-18 · before the outcome · scored mechanically