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 14.3% 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. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 31%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (14 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13.
Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd.
YMM · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $8.5B · 8,251 employees
Full Truck Alliance Co.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-09-11
Screened 2026-09-11 · the tape above runs as of 13:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its markdown label.
Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. holds its Markdown at $8.17. The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 2 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 2 days |
| Price at the screen | $8.17 |
| Valuation | 13.62 trailing · 9.40 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 0.23 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Interest-bearing securities
| 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 | 0.08% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 0.1% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 33.67% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing cash and securities are 33.7% of assets, above the one-third limit. | Fail |
| Receivables | 13.86% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 13.9% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 7.64% | Below 5% | 7.6% 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
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-11 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 85.9% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 15 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +49% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
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 2026-09-11 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 WordsChina truck matching platform shows thin growth
Imagine a lorry driver in Zhengzhou waiting for the next load while shippers scramble to fill capacity across provinces. Full Truck Alliance sits in the middle of that flow, running a digital freight marketplace that posted a 33 percent profit margin and a forward P/E of 10.7 times. Revenue growth sits at just 6 percent, ROE at 10 percent, and our fair value implies a large cushion, yet the opportunity rating remains none.
The business clears our ethical screen and carries a strong buy label from fifteen analysts whose median target sits at twelve dollars. High margins and a low multiple look attractive on paper, but modest top-line expansion and an unknown competitive position leave little room for durable outperformance.
China regulatory and currency risks sit at the centre of any exposure here. Low single-digit growth also raises the chance that current earnings already reflect peak conditions rather than a platform ready to scale. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 9.4xexpensive even after accounting for its growth |
| Trailing P/E | 13.6xreasonably valued |
| EPS, trailing | 0.60 |
| EPS, forward | 0.87 |
| Revenue growth | +4.4%slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | 33.0%highly profitable on every dollar of sales |
| Return on equity | 10.4%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 70.37% |
| Dividend yield | 199.00% |
| Debt to equity | 0.06minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet |
| Current ratio | 7.96comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Beta | 0.23barely tracks the market's swings |
| Short interest, float | 0.03% |
| 52-week range | 7.46 - 14.07 |
| Market cap | $8.5B |
| Employees | 8,251 |
The risks · The things to watch: its business and earnings are exposed to China and to currency swings.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
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 12.9% 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. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 31%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (14 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13.
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 passing ethical screen. 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 31%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. The street (14 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $13.
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 passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $8.79 | -5.1% | · | $949 | -5.1% |
| 2 months | $8.27 | +0.9% | · | $1,009 | +0.9% |
| 3 months | $8.89 | -6.2% | $0.08 | $948 | -5.2% |
| 6 months | $11.70 | -28.7% | $0.08 | $720 | -28.0% |
| 1 year | $12.10 | -31.1% | $0.08 | $696 | -30.4% |
| 2 years | $8.61 | -3.1% | $0.18 | $990 | -1.0% |
| 3 years | $6.45 | +29.4% | $0.32 | $1,344 | +34.4% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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