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: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (48 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $230. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
Snowflake Inc.
SNOW · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $118.4B
PASS · Titan EthicalAt the last full screen
2026-09-08
Screened 2026-09-08 · 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 markup label.
Snowflake Inc. holds its Markup at $335.50. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 32 days.
| Phase | Markup |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 32 days |
| Price at the screen | $335.50 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · 112.36 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS |
| Beta | 1.33 |
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 | 4.59% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 4.6% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 6.75% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 6.8% 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
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-08 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 23.2% above the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 48 covering, consensus Strong Buy. The average target sits +31% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as fully-to-richly valued here, while the Street is more bullish: a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.
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 2026-09-08 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 WordsSnowflake's Price Chill in a Hot Market
Imagine a winter morning where ice forms on a window pane, each frost pattern unique and intricate, much like Snowflake’s data architecture. Snowflake Inc. stands out in a crowded tech space with its cloud-based data warehousing solution, a service that thrives amidst the exponential data growth. With revenue growth of 34%, the company is capitalizing on the digital transformation wave, offering businesses the ability to store and analyze data at scale.
However, the company's forward P/E of 118.7x is frosty, even for a tech stock. This high valuation, paired with a negative profit margin of -24% and ROE of -55%, suggests a company heavily reliant on market optimism and future growth projections. While Snowflake's ethical screen passed, the market's consensus rating of 'buy' and a median target price of $320 align with its current price, implying little margin of safety.
Risks are manifold, with a weak moat indicating a lack of competitive advantage, and the stock’s value heavily contingent on continued rapid growth and market acceptance of its high valuation. As with any tech stock in a frothy market, there's the risk of a sudden market correction which could crystallize the true value of Snowflake's shares.
Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 112.4xexpensive even after accounting for its growth |
| EPS, trailing | -3.17 |
| EPS, forward | 2.99 |
| Revenue growth | +35.1%strong top-line growth |
| Profit margin | -20.1%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -48.1%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | 1.47% |
| Debt to equity | 1.29a meaningful debt load worth watching |
| Current ratio | 0.94below 1: short-term bills exceed liquid assets |
| Beta | 1.33moves a little more than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.06% |
| 52-week range | 118.30 - 384.56 |
| Moat | WEAK |
| Market cap | $118.4B |
The risks · The things to watch: it already moves more than the market on an average day.
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: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (48 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $230. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
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: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (48 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $230. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
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: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (48 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $230. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
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: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (48 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $230. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
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: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (48 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $230. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
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: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (48 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $230. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
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 1.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (48 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $230. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 33.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (48 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $230. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter.
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 ethical screening pending. 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 sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (48 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $230. Insiders have been net sellers over the past quarter.
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| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | Dageville Benoit | Dir | S - Sale | 50,000 | $16,785,000 |
| 2026-05-28 | Kleinerman Christian | EVP, Product Management | Sale | 5,100 | $1,207,527 |
| 2026-05-28 | Slootman Frank | Dir | Option Exercise | 400,000 | $93,366,579 |
| 2026-05-19 | SLOOTMAN FRANK | Director | 144,650 | $25,378,395 | |
| 2026-05-19 | SLOOTMAN FRANK | Director | 144,650 | $1,284,492 | |
| 2026-05-01 | SPEISER MICHAEL L | Director | 50,741 | $7,184,690 | |
| 2026-04-07 | DAGEVILLE BENOIT | Officer and Director | 1,567,652 | · | |
| 2026-04-06 | SPEISER MICHAEL L | Director | 50,741 | $7,520,070 | |
| 2026-04-01 | RAGHUNATHAN VIVEK | Officer | 3,876 | $592,253 | |
| 2026-03-23 | HO EMILY | Officer | 2,141 | $372,465 |
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 | $151.50 | +58.3% | · | $1,583 | +58.3% |
| 2 months | $121.11 | +98.1% | · | $1,981 | +98.1% |
| 3 months | $177.25 | +35.3% | · | $1,353 | +35.3% |
| 6 months | $220.51 | +8.8% | · | $1,088 | +8.8% |
| 1 year | $208.24 | +15.2% | · | $1,152 | +15.2% |
| 2 years | $126.76 | +89.2% | · | $1,892 | +89.2% |
| 3 years | $170.65 | +40.6% | · | $1,406 | +40.6% |
| 5 years | $240.60 | -0.3% | · | $997 | -0.3% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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