The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.8% 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 C. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 41%. The street (11 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $47.
SOLV Energy, Inc.
MWH · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $5.3B · 2,600 employees
SOLV Energy, Inc.
PASS · Titan Ethical · score 70.0At the last full screen
2026-09-11
Screened 2026-09-11 · 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.
SOLV Energy, Inc. holds its Markdown at $26.00. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 2 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 2 days |
| Price at the screen | $26.00 |
| Valuation | 44.07 trailing · 14.37 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS · score 70.0 |
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 | 25.98% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 26.0% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| 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 | 36.55% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 36.6% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.29% | Below 5% | Only 0.3% 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 2026-09-11 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 34.9% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 11 covering, consensus None. The average target sits +65% 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 2026-09-11 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 WordsBuilding the grid looks tempting until margins bite
Every new solar array or wind farm rising across the American west needs someone to wire it, test it and keep it spinning. SOLV Energy sits in that supply chain, delivering 66% revenue growth while the sector scrambles to meet clean-power targets. The shares trade at 17.5 times forward earnings with a 31% gap to stated fair value, and the ethical screen raises no flags.
Yet the business still earns only a 5% profit margin and carries an unknown competitive moat. Without durable pricing power or clear cost advantages, rapid top-line expansion can vanish as quickly as it arrived once construction pipelines shift or larger contractors move in. Analyst targets sit higher, but those forecasts rest on the same thin returns that already limit cash generation.
High growth in a low-margin trade is not the same as durable value, especially when any slip in project flow hits earnings fast. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 14.4xcheap for a company growing this fast |
| Trailing P/E | 44.1xexpensive: the price assumes strong growth ahead |
| EPS, trailing | 0.59 |
| EPS, forward | 1.81 |
| Revenue growth | +77.5%growing very fast |
| Profit margin | 3.8%barely profitable |
| Debt to equity | 0.10minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet |
| Current ratio | 1.09adequate liquidity, worth monitoring |
| Short interest, float | 0.19% |
| 52-week range | 23.83 - 48.40 |
| Market cap | $5.3B |
| Employees | 2,600 |
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.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework has shifted from markup to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 10.5% 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 C. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 41%. The street (11 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $47.
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 passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 41%. The street (11 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $47.
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 passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $44.83 | -33.0% | · | $670 | -33.0% |
| 2 months | $31.66 | -5.1% | · | $949 | -5.1% |
| 3 months | $28.54 | +5.3% | · | $1,053 | +5.3% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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