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: 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 neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 93%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $6.
AI Financial Corporation
AIFC · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $78M
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-07-19
Screened 2026-07-19 · 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.
AI Financial Corporation holds its Accumulation at $0.55. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 18 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 18 days |
| Price at the screen | $0.55 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · N/A forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL |
| Beta | 1.75 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Business activity: conventional financial services
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Excluded | Core business clean | Its core business involves an activity the values screen does not clear. | Fail |
| Debt load | 10.93% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 10.9% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 4.43% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 4.4% 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 WorthThe Fair Value Range
Our framework reads AVOID
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 2026-07-19 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
On our numbers, the price already runs ahead of the business.
| EPS, trailing | -7.88 |
| Revenue growth | -2.8%revenue is shrinking |
| Profit margin | 0.0%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -131.9%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | -4.09% |
| Debt to equity | 3.18heavy leverage: higher risk if revenue softens |
| Current ratio | 0.82below 1: short-term bills exceed liquid assets |
| Beta | 1.75much more volatile than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.10% |
| 52-week range | 0.50 - 9.76 |
| Market cap | $78M |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it already moves more than the market on an average day; 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 framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 13.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 93%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $6.
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 ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 93%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $6.
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 ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 93%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (1 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $6.
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 ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
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Screened names in the same industry · explore each on its own page.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-14 | DANZIGER DAVID C | Director | 10,000 | $73,000 | |
| 2025-07-02 | DANZIGER DAVID C | Director | 10,000 | $78,800 | |
| 2025-05-30 | JOHNSON VIRLAND A | Chief Financial Officer | 25,000 | $232,750 | |
| 2024-12-19 | JOHNSON VIRLAND A | Chief Financial Officer | 10,000 | · | |
| 2024-12-06 | JOHNSON VIRLAND A | Chief Financial Officer | 3,000 | $9,000 | |
| 2024-09-09 | TASSIOPOULOS PETER | Chief Executive Officer | 5,000 | $10,278 |
Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $0.93 | -27.0% | · | $730 | -27.0% |
| 2 months | $0.94 | -27.7% | · | $723 | -27.7% |
| 3 months | $1.36 | -50.1% | · | $500 | -50.1% |
| 6 months | $1.52 | -55.3% | · | $447 | -55.3% |
| 1 year | $9.75 | -93.0% | · | $70 | -93.0% |
| 2 years | $2.68 | -74.7% | · | $254 | -74.7% |
| 3 years | $1.13 | -39.9% | · | $601 | -39.9% |
| 5 years | $8.93 | -92.4% | · | $76 | -92.4% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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