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 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 D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 23%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 30%.
Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.
PNBK · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $133M
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-05-15
Screened 2026-05-15 · 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.
Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. holds its Markdown at $1.05. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 219 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 219 days |
| Price at the screen | $1.05 |
| Valuation | 0.00 trailing · 1.06 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Business activity
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Excluded | Core business clean | Financial sector: banks | Fail |
| Debt load | 0.00% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 0.0% 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 | 0.00% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 0.0% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.00% | Below 5% | Only 0.0% 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
Our framework reads AVOID: it trades at roughly a 100% discount to our $2.10 fair value, weak competitive moat.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-05-15 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 100.0% margin of safety to 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 2026-05-15 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 WordsWhy it gives us pause
At 1.1x forward earnings, the price already runs ahead of the business. Our fair value sits at $2.10, below where it trades today. The weak moat is real, but quality alone does not make an expensive price cheap.
| Forward P/E | 1.1xvery cheap relative to earnings |
| Trailing P/E | 0.0x |
| EPS, trailing | -0.17 |
| EPS, forward | 1.01 |
| Revenue growth | +0.0%revenue is shrinking |
| Profit margin | -45.2%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -25.7%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| Debt to equity | 0.00minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet |
| Moat | WEAK |
| Market cap | $133M |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
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: 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 D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 23%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 30%.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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 D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 23%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 30%.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | SALAS CARLOS P | Chief Financial Officer | 333,333 | · | |
| 2026-04-30 | SALAS CARLOS P | Chief Financial Officer | 333,333 | · | |
| 2026-04-30 | SIMMONS WILLIAM PAUL | Officer | 333,333 | · | |
| 2026-04-30 | MIRANDA ANGIE | Officer | 150,000 | · | |
| 2026-03-25 | SUGARMAN STEVEN | Chief Executive Officer | 2,089,043 | · | |
| 2026-03-03 | MAGZANYAN ANAHIT | Director | 1,450 | $2,144 | |
| 2025-10-16 | SUGARMAN STEVEN | Chief Executive Officer | 2,000,000 | · | |
| 2025-08-13 | SIMMONS WILLIAM PAUL | Officer | 1,000,000 | · | |
| 2025-08-13 | SUGARMAN STEVEN | President | 552,927 | · | |
| 2025-08-07 | MIRANDA ANGIE | Officer | 450,000 | · |
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $1.10 | -13.1% | · | $870 | -13.1% |
| 2 months | $1.33 | -28.1% | · | $719 | -28.1% |
| 3 months | $1.32 | -27.6% | · | $725 | -27.6% |
| 6 months | $1.65 | -42.0% | · | $580 | -42.0% |
| 1 year | $1.25 | -23.5% | · | $765 | -23.5% |
| 2 years | $1.91 | -49.9% | · | $501 | -49.9% |
| 3 years | $7.70 | -87.6% | · | $124 | -87.6% |
| 5 years | $8.15 | -88.3% | · | $117 | -88.3% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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