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 6.7% 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 26% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 46%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (9 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $34.
South Bow Corporation
SOBO · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $7.9B
South Bow Corporation operates as an energy infrastructure company.
Not yet scoredAt the last full screen
2026-08-26
Screened 2026-08-26 · 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 distribution label.
South Bow Corporation holds its Distribution at $37.85. The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 19 days.
| Phase | Distribution · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 19 days |
| Price at the screen | $37.85 |
| Valuation | 17.20 trailing · 19.44 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | Not scored · score 70.0 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
This security has not been fully scored against the values screen yet.
| 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 | 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 | 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 2026-08-26 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 35.5% above the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 7 covering, consensus Strong Buy. The average target sits −8% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the Street see limited upside at this price.
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 2026-08-26 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 WordsPipelines that look pricey in a slowing patch
Every barrel that moves from Alberta to the Gulf still needs a reliable pipe, and South Bow runs one of the main routes. Yet at $37.83 the shares sit well above our fair value of $22.74, a margin of safety that is negative 40 percent. Forward earnings sit on a 19.3 times multiple while revenue is already shrinking, so the market is paying for growth that is not showing up.
The business earns a 21 percent profit margin and 16 percent return on equity, both respectable for midstream. Ethical screens clear without issue and the analyst herd calls it a hold with a $34 median target. Still, this is a classic cyclical value trap: earnings peak, multiples compress, and what looked like a steady toll road turns into a bet on oil volumes that can fall fast.
Commodity swings, regulatory delays on the Keystone line and any sustained drop in Canadian production remain the real risks here. The numbers do not support paying up today. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 19.4xexpensive even after accounting for its growth |
| Trailing P/E | 17.2xreasonably valued |
| EPS, trailing | 2.20 |
| EPS, forward | 1.95 |
| Revenue growth | +4.2%slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | 23.0%healthy profit margins |
| Return on equity | 17.4%a solid return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 4.28% |
| Dividend yield | 524.00% |
| Debt to equity | 2.16heavy leverage: higher risk if revenue softens |
| Current ratio | 1.52healthy short-term liquidity |
| 52-week range | 25.02 - 38.94 |
| Market cap | $7.9B |
The risks · The things to watch: its business and earnings are exposed to Canada and to currency swings; 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 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 passing ethical screen. 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 26% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 46%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%. The street (9 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $34.
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 passing ethical screen (70). 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: 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.
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Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference: not our reporting, not advice.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $35.39 | +6.5% | · | $1,065 | +6.5% |
| 2 months | $33.25 | +13.4% | · | $1,134 | +13.4% |
| 3 months | $32.58 | +15.7% | $0.50 | $1,173 | +17.3% |
| 6 months | $27.08 | +39.2% | $0.50 | $1,411 | +41.1% |
| 1 year | $25.78 | +46.2% | $1.00 | $1,501 | +50.1% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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