GLW · a US exchange · USD · Market cap $126.2B · 67,200 employees
Corning Incorporated operates in optical communications, display, specialty materials, automotive, and life sciences businesses in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Germany, and internationally.
Screened 2026-07-24 · the tape above runs as of 22:40 UTC · 24 Jul · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
The Label · The Season, Not the Day
This name holds its markup label.
Corning Inc. holds its Markup at $146.65. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 36 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-07-24
Phase
Markup
Quantitative state
Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 36 days
Price at the screen
$146.65
Valuation
70.50 trailing · 34.18 forward price to earnings
Values screen
PASS· score 83.8
Beta
1.09
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.
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
30.27%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is just 30.3% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money.
Pass
Interest-bearing cash
1.65%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 1.7% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
13.90%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 13.9% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
0.24%
Below 5%
Only 0.2% 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 at roughly a 13% discount to our $165.77 fair value, moderate competitive moat, 20.00% revenue growth.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-07-24 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 13.0% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 15 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +50% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & Projections
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 2026-07-24 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
Glass maker priced beyond its steady growth
Corning turns sand into the fibres and screens that move data and images around the world. Revenue is rising 20 percent, margins sit at 11 percent and return on equity reaches 17 percent, yet the shares trade at 36 times forward earnings while our fair value sits only 7 percent above the current price. The market already prices in strong execution, leaving little margin if growth slows.
Analysts like the story and their median target is well above the current level, but a moderate moat and heavy exposure to display cycles and automotive demand make the valuation look stretched. Ethical checks are clear, yet the numbers do not support paying up at these multiples.
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.
Where & How to Trade
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The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-07-24Markup$154.61+0.0%Entry 7
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 strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 78% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 234%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 51%. The street (15 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $198. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-07-23Markup$154.61+0.0%Entry 6
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 strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 78% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 234%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 51%. The street (15 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $198. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-07-22Markup$154.61+0.0%Entry 5
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 strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 78% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 234%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 51%. The street (15 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $198. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-07-21Markup$154.61-12.9%Entry 4
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 12.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 78% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 234%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 51%. The street (15 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $198. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-07-18Markup$177.58+0.0%Entry 3
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 strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 78% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 234%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 51%. The street (15 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $198.
2026-07-03Markup$177.58+0.0%Entry 2
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 strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Markup$177.58Entry 1
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
