Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
Options put/call open interest 0.43, read 2026-10-28
Ethical passes the values gate
Price23.55 USD
Fair value31.78
Ethical score70.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-10-18Read Markdown23.94-1.6% to today ✓Accumulation gives way to Markdown first Markdown read since October
2026-10-11Read Accumulation24.63-4.4% to today Markdown gives way to Accumulation with volume flow in agreement
2026-10-02Read Markdown24.63-4.4% to today ✓Distribution gives way to Markdown after a 13% slide in 8 weeks
2026-08-06Read Distribution28.43-17.2% to today ✓Markup gives way to Distribution after a 10% slide in 5 weeks
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
SOLV Energy, Inc. holds its Markdown at $23.55. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 1 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-10-28
Phase
Markdown · caution
Quantitative state
The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 1 days
Price at the screen
$23.55
Valuation
48.79 trailing · 13.45 forward price to earnings
Values screen
PASS· score 70.0
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
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.
The Ethical Read
Why It Clears, in Plain English
SOLV Energy, clears all five screens. Its business is in a permissible area, its interest-bearing debt is about 26%, inside the ~33% line, and almost none of its income is interest, so it passes.
Read as at 2026-10-28. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-10-28 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: 11 covering, consensus Strong Buy. The average target sits +61% 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 2026-10-28 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
Building 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.
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
2026-10-25Markdown$22.93-4.2%Entry 9
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 4.2% 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 momentum reading neutral. 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.
2026-10-18Markdown · changed$23.94-2.8%Entry 8
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 down 2.8% 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.
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 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 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.
2026-10-02Markdown · changed$24.63-12.6%Entry 6
The framework has shifted from distribution to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 12.6% 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.
2026-09-06Distribution$28.19-0.8%Entry 5
Our analysis 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.
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.
2026-07-18Markup$31.75+0.0%Entry 3
Our analysis 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.
2026-07-03Markup$31.75+0.0%Entry 2
Our analysis 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.
2026-07-02Markup$31.75Entry 1
Our analysis 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.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.