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 32.7% 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 78%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 20%. The street (10 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $8.
Lucid Group, Inc.
LCID · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $2.0B · 9,000 employees
Lucid Group, Inc., a technology company, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles (EV), EV powertrains, and battery systems.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-08-26
Screened 2026-08-26 · 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 markdown label.
Lucid Group, Inc. holds its Markdown at $4.95. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 68 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 68 days |
| Price at the screen | $4.95 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · -0.96 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 0.86 |
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 | 38.12% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 38.1% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 5.82% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 5.8% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 14.01% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 14.0% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 11.56% | Below 5% | 11.6% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. | Fail |
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 2026-08-26 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 35.0% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 9 covering, consensus Hold. The average target sits +41% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
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 2026-08-26 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 WordsLucid EV dreams hit the cyclical trap
Picture a shiny new electric saloon cruising the highway while the company behind it loses two pounds for every pound of revenue it books. Lucid shows twenty percent revenue growth yet posts a two hundred and forty percent negative profit margin and ninety eight percent negative return on equity. The market prices it at a forward multiple of negative one point five times, but in autos that number usually signals peak losses rather than a bargain.
We pass because the shares sit right at our seven dollar fair value with no margin of safety and the entire opportunity rating is none. Ten analysts cluster around a hold rating with the same seven dollar median target. Ethical screens clear, yet the business remains a cash burner in a brutally cyclical industry where volume can swing hard with interest rates and incentives.
Low multiples in car making often mark the top of the cycle rather than the bottom. Revenue growth looks decent until the next downturn arrives and losses widen again. The setup offers no edge worth taking.
Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | -1.0x |
| EPS, trailing | -13.72 |
| EPS, forward | -5.17 |
| Revenue growth | +56.2%growing very fast |
| Profit margin | -249.2%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -126.0%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | -170.47% |
| Debt to equity | 1.98a meaningful debt load worth watching |
| Current ratio | 1.14adequate liquidity, worth monitoring |
| Beta | 0.86steadier than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.34% |
| 52-week range | 2.37 - 25.23 |
| Market cap | $2.0B |
| Employees | 9,000 |
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 markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 41.5% 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 78%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 20%. The street (10 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $8.
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 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 78%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 20%. The street (10 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $8.
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 negative 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 negative risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $6.03 | -21.0% | · | $790 | -21.0% |
| 2 months | $8.58 | -44.5% | · | $555 | -44.5% |
| 3 months | $9.84 | -51.6% | · | $484 | -51.6% |
| 6 months | $12.83 | -62.9% | · | $371 | -62.9% |
| 1 year | $21.90 | -78.2% | · | $218 | -78.2% |
| 2 years | $27.30 | -82.6% | · | $175 | -82.6% |
| 3 years | $62.10 | -92.3% | · | $77 | -92.3% |
| 5 years | $251.40 | -98.1% | · | $19 | -98.1% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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