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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 27% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 41%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 20%.
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust
SMT.L · LSE · GBp · Market cap $15.6B
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-05-09
Screened 2026-05-09 · the tape above runs as of 22:40 UTC · 24 Jul · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its distribution label.
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust holds its Distribution at $1,435.00. The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 3 days.
| Phase | Distribution · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 3 days |
| Price at the screen | $1,435.00 |
| Valuation | 4.65 trailing · 0.00 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 10.0 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Business activity exclusion: Closed-End Fund
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Excluded | Core business clean | Business activity exclusion: Closed-End Fund | Fail |
| Debt load | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. | Fail |
| Receivables | Excluded | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. | Fail |
| Revenue purity | Excluded | Below 5% | 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
Our framework reads AVOID
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 2026-05-09 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
On our numbers, the price already runs ahead of the business.
| Forward P/E | 0.0x |
| Trailing P/E | 4.7xvery cheap relative to earnings |
| Revenue growth | +0.0%revenue is shrinking |
| Profit margin | 0.0%currently unprofitable |
| Market cap | $15.6B |
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 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 excellent risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. 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.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 2,200,000 | $43,606,200 | ||
| 2026-05-19 | Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 1,500,000 | $29,029,500 | ||
| 2026-05-18 | Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 500,000 | $9,671,500 | ||
| 2026-05-15 | Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 500,000 | $9,578,000 | ||
| 2026-05-14 | Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 1,250,000 | $24,202,500 | ||
| 2026-05-13 | Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 1,000,000 | $19,323,000 | ||
| 2026-05-12 | Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 1,600,000 | $30,926,400 | ||
| 2026-05-08 | Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 2,100,000 | $40,994,100 | ||
| 2026-05-07 | Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 1,500,000 | $29,412,000 | ||
| 2026-05-06 | Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 1,550,000 | $30,440,450 |
Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $1,426.50 | -1.2% | · | $988 | -1.2% |
| 2 months | $1,361.00 | +3.5% | · | $1,035 | +3.5% |
| 3 months | $1,180.00 | +19.4% | · | $1,194 | +19.4% |
| 6 months | $1,142.00 | +23.4% | · | $1,234 | +23.4% |
| 1 year | $999.16 | +41.0% | $4.38 | $1,415 | +41.5% |
| 2 years | $893.32 | +57.7% | $8.62 | $1,587 | +58.7% |
| 3 years | $686.52 | +105.2% | $10.22 | $2,067 | +106.7% |
| 5 years | $1,242.74 | +13.4% | $17.91 | $1,148 | +14.8% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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