The framework has shifted from markdown to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 5.4% 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 B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 0%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 21%. The street (2 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $46.
Global Partners LP
GLP · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $1.7B · 3,265 employees
Global Partners LP engages in the purchasing, selling, gathering, blending, storing, and logistics of transporting gasoline and gasoline blendstocks, distillates, residual oil, renewable fuels, crude oil, and propane to…
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-09-16
Screened 2026-09-16 · the tape above runs as of 19:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its accumulation label.
Global Partners LP holds its Accumulation at $50.76. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 264 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 264 days |
| Price at the screen | $50.76 |
| Valuation | 10.38 trailing · 20.22 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 1.05 |
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 | 53.91% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 53.9% 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 | 14.09% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 14.1% 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
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-16 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 50.0% above the base estimate.
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 2026-09-16 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 WordsFuel Wholesaler Priced Far Above Its Fair Value
Every time a trucker tops up in New England or a heating oil tanker heads to a rural depot, Global Partners handles the blending and delivery. The business moves real volumes and shows 16% revenue growth, yet it trades at $47.80 against a fair value of $33.10. That gap leaves no margin of safety and explains the none rating.
The 19 times forward earnings multiple sits high for a midstream operator whose profit margin is just 1%. Revenue growth and 21% return on equity look solid on paper, yet they come from a sector where earnings swing hard with crude prices and demand. A single analyst hold rating near the current price adds little comfort.
Cyclical businesses often post peak earnings that compress multiples and lure buyers into value traps. Currency and commodity swings remain real risks here even though the ethical screen is passed. The combination of stretched valuation and sector volatility leaves nothing compelling on offer. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 20.2xcheap for a company growing this fast |
| Trailing P/E | 10.4xreasonably valued |
| EPS, trailing | 4.89 |
| EPS, forward | 2.51 |
| Revenue growth | +46.8%growing very fast |
| Profit margin | 0.8%barely profitable |
| Return on equity | 27.2%an exceptional return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 7.94% |
| Dividend yield | 649.00% |
| Debt to equity | 2.68heavy leverage: higher risk if revenue softens |
| Current ratio | 1.19adequate liquidity, worth monitoring |
| Beta | 1.05moves a little more than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.01% |
| 52-week range | 39.58 - 54.29 |
| Market cap | $1.7B |
| Employees | 3,265 |
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 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 1.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 0%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 21%. The street (2 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $46.
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 passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 0%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 21%. The street (2 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $46.
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 passing ethical screen (70). 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 passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $47.81 | +5.3% | $0.77 | $1,069 | +6.9% |
| 2 months | $45.24 | +11.3% | $0.77 | $1,130 | +13.0% |
| 3 months | $46.88 | +7.4% | $0.77 | $1,091 | +9.1% |
| 6 months | $42.84 | +17.6% | $1.53 | $1,211 | +21.1% |
| 1 year | $50.26 | +0.2% | $3.03 | $1,062 | +6.2% |
| 2 years | $44.06 | +14.3% | $5.97 | $1,278 | +27.8% |
| 3 years | $25.44 | +98.0% | $8.74 | $2,323 | +132.3% |
| 5 years | $18.31 | +175.0% | $14.52 | $3,543 | +254.3% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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