The analysis 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: 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 bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 45%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 17%. The street (7 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $8. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter. Since the last review it its composite score eased.
PagerDuty, Inc.
PD · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $551M
FAIL · Does not pass the screenPrice as of 26 Oct 2026Daily close, not a live quote
Screened 2026-10-26 · the tape above runs as of 20:04 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
Key facts today
- Price17.82 USD at the 26 Oct 2026 close
- Ethical screenDoes not pass
- OptionsOpen interest leans heavily to calls (put/call 0.14)
- Last reviewed26 Oct 2026 (2 days ago)
A summary of the dated readings below, not a live quote and not advice.
What this means: price 17.82 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 11.19, over the last year.
- Trend Accumulation
- Insiders insiders sold, $986,988, latest filing 2026-10-15
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options put/call open interest 0.14, read 2026-10-25
- Ethical does not pass the values gate
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.
This name holds its accumulation label.
PagerDuty, Inc. holds its Accumulation at $17.82. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 40 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 40 days |
| Price at the screen | $17.82 |
| Valuation | 7.73 trailing · 10.48 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL |
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 | 75.00% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 75.0% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 85.25% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing cash and securities are 85.3% of assets, above the one-third limit. | Fail |
| Receivables | 0.00% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 0.0% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 4.61% | Below 5% | Only 4.6% 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 ReadWhy It Falls Short, in Plain English
PagerDuty,'s business is in a permissible area, but its interest-bearing debt is about 75% of the company, well over the ~33% line, so it does not pass on the financial screens.
Read as at 2026-10-27. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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The Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-10-26 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 32.7% 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 2026-10-26 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 Words| Forward P/E | 10.5xexpensive even after accounting for its growth |
| Trailing P/E | 7.7xvery cheap relative to earnings |
| EPS, trailing | 1.87 |
| EPS, forward | 1.38 |
| Revenue growth | +2.7%slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | 35.3%highly profitable on every dollar of sales |
| Return on equity | 82.5%an exceptional return on shareholder capital |
| Debt to equity | 1.53a meaningful debt load worth watching |
| Moat | STRONG |
| Market cap | $551M |
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 analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 15.1% 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 bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 45%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 17%. The street (7 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $8. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter.
The framework has shifted from markup to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 56.3% 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 C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 45%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 17%. The street (7 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $8. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter. Since the last review it dropped out of the Tech 100; its composite score eased.
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: 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 C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 45%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 17%. The street (7 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $8.
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: 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 C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 45%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 17%. The street (7 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $8.
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: 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 C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 45%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 17%. The street (7 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $8.
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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
Our analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | Tejada Jennifer | Exec Chair | S - Sale | 57,500 | $986,988 |
| 2026-09-24 | Tejada Jennifer | Exec Chair | S - Sale | 8,000 | $120,000 |
Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.
| Date | Politician | Party | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | sell | 1K–15K |
| 2026-07-28 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | buy | 1K–15K |
| 2026-07-28 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | buy | 15K–50K |
| 2026-07-28 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | sell | 1K–15K |
| 2026-07-28 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | sell | 1K–15K |
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $6.90 | +27.0% | · | $1,270 | +27.0% |
| 2 months | $5.73 | +53.0% | · | $1,530 | +53.0% |
| 3 months | $7.27 | +20.6% | · | $1,206 | +20.6% |
| 6 months | $13.03 | -32.7% | · | $673 | -32.7% |
| 1 year | $15.83 | -44.6% | · | $554 | -44.6% |
| 2 years | $20.07 | -56.3% | · | $437 | -56.3% |
| 3 years | $22.10 | -60.3% | · | $397 | -60.3% |
| 5 years | $40.44 | -78.3% | · | $217 | -78.3% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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