Conduent Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

CNDT Stock  USD 3.83  0.02  0.52%   
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Conduent is 'Hold'. A buy or sell recommendation provided by Macroaxis is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell Conduent given historical horizon and risk tolerance towards Conduent. When Macroaxis issues a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for Conduent, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
Sell ConduentBuy Conduent
Hold

Market Performance

Very WeakDetails

Volatility

Slightly riskyDetails

Hype Condition

Low keyDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Below AverageDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Hyperactively responds to market trendsDetails

Investor Sentiment

AlarmedDetails

Analyst Consensus

Strong BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

FrailDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Possible ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Conduent has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0409, Jensen Alpha of (0.17), Total Risk Alpha of (0.32), Sortino Ratio of (0) and Treynor Ratio of 0.0478
We provide trade advice to complement the prevailing expert consensus on Conduent. Our dynamic recommendation engine uses a multidimensional algorithm to analyze the company's potential to grow using all technical and fundamental data available at the time. To make sure Conduent is not overpriced, please confirm all Conduent fundamentals, including its current ratio, total asset, and the relationship between the net income and price to earnings to growth . Given that Conduent has a price to earning of 8.61 X, we suggest you to validate Conduent market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your prevailing risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Conduent Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Conduent generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
The company reported the previous year's revenue of 3.72 B. Net Loss for the year was (296 M) with profit before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of 840 M.
Conduent has a frail financial position based on the latest SEC disclosures
Over 75.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies
Latest headline from zacks.com: Conduent Could Find a Support Soon, Heres Why You Should Buy the Stock Now

Conduent Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Conduent's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Conduent's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Conduent daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Conduent price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Conduent returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Conduent.
Mean Return
0.12
Value At Risk
-3.78
Potential Upside
4.49
Standard Deviation
2.79
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Conduent historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Conduent Stock Institutional Investors

The Conduent's institutional investors refer to entities that pool money to purchase Conduent's securities or originate loans. These institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds.
Shares
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2024-06-30
2.4 M
Renaissance Technologies Corp2024-09-30
2.3 M
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-06-30
1.8 M
Royce & Associates, Lp2024-09-30
1.8 M
Atalaya Capital Management Lp2024-06-30
1.6 M
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc.2024-09-30
1.5 M
Bridgeway Capital Management, Llc2024-09-30
1.5 M
Northern Trust Corp2024-09-30
1.4 M
Ancora Advisors Llc2024-06-30
1.3 M
Neuberger Berman Group Llc2024-06-30
14.3 M
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
13.2 M
Note, although Conduent's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Conduent Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change To Inventory(261M)(210M)(112M)26M23.4M24.6M
Change In Cash(260M)(47M)(38M)178M(79M)(75.1M)
Free Cash Flow(83M)22M96M(9M)(4M)(3.8M)
Other Non Cash Items2.0B14M57M200M294M397.2M
Capital Expenditures215M139M147M153M93M144.7M
Net Income(1.9B)(118M)(28M)(182M)(296M)(310.8M)
End Period Cash Flow505M458M420M598M519M475.1M
Investments(310M)(134M)(142M)173M(107M)(101.7M)
Net Borrowings(54M)(50M)(101M)(120M)(108M)(102.6M)
Change To Netincome1.7B(2M)22M388M446.2M367.2M
Change Receivables107M(14M)(45M)54M48.6M27.3M

Conduent Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Conduent or Professional Services sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Conduent's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Conduent stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
-0.17
β
Beta against Dow Jones2.36
σ
Overall volatility
2.77
Ir
Information ratio -0.002

Conduent Volatility Alert

Conduent currently demonstrates below-average downside deviation. It has Information Ratio of 0.0 and Jensen Alpha of -0.17. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Conduent's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Conduent's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Conduent Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Conduent's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Conduent's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Conduent and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Conduent or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Conduent's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Conduent by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Conduent to competition
FundamentalsConduentPeer Average
Return On Equity0.5-0.31
Return On Asset-2.0E-4-0.14
Profit Margin0.13 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin(0.01) %(5.51) %
Current Valuation1.16 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding159.89 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders8.08 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions75.27 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted2.33 M4.71 M
Price To Earning8.61 X28.72 X
Price To Book0.70 X9.51 X
Price To Sales0.18 X11.42 X
Revenue3.72 B9.43 B
Gross Profit840 M27.38 B
EBITDA43 M3.9 B
Net Income(296 M)570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents519 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share2.40 X5.01 X
Total Debt1.49 B5.32 B
Debt To Equity1.13 %48.70 %
Current Ratio1.78 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share5.49 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations89 M971.22 M
Short Ratio2.64 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share2.23 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth4.44 X4.89 X
Target Price7.0
Number Of Employees55 K18.84 K
Beta1.49-0.15
Market Capitalization615.58 M19.03 B
Total Asset3.16 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings(2.85 B)9.33 B
Working Capital787 M1.48 B
Note: Acquisition by Letier A. Scott of 69508 shares of Conduent at 3.55 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Conduent Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Conduent . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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