27 July 2026 Screener
Macro backdrop: Fed holding 3.50–3.75% (FOMC decision due 7/29), Q1 GDP 2.1%, PCE inflation 4.5% (4-yr high), US-Iran tension driving oil volatility, and a fresh AI-capex-doubt selloff hitting chips/software broadly (Asia tech down sharply on circular-deal/China-DUV concerns).
Presented — High-conviction, actionable (2+ appearances, fresh evidence)
BR (Broadridge) — $152.78, $17.7B cap, 43.8% off high. Newly promoted to this tier (2nd appearance). Piotroski 8/9, Altman Z 3.80. Valuation corroborated two ways: DCF $216.58 and analyst target $210 both imply ~40% upside. Catalyst: Distributed Ledger Repo volume hit $7.5T in June (+68% YoY), an already-reported, dated inflection in the tokenization business. Counter-case: negative working capital and sub-1.0 current ratio — a lean but not distressed balance sheet. Score 7.2 (history: 7.9→7.2). No insider signal either direction. Entry framing: watch for the Aug earnings date to confirm the repo-volume trend continues.
FIS (Fidelity National Info Services) — $43.16, $22.3B cap, 47.8% off high. 3rd appearance, still qualifying. Real FCF ($2.81B, 8.2% yield), DCF+analyst both corroborate (~20-70% upside range). Catalyst: completed Worldpay divestiture already delevered the balance sheet (net debt/EBITDA 3.16x→1.18x). Genuine open-market buying by CEO Ferris and a director. Counter-case: Altman Z still only 0.28 — legacy leverage remains the real soft spot. Score 7.3 (steady: 7.5→7.3→7.3).
NOW (ServiceNow) — $105.56, $109.1B cap, 47.5% off high. 3rd appearance. Revenue +24%, net cash, DCF+analyst corroborate (modest to strong). Catalyst: Q2 beat-and-raise already reported (7/23-26), sector already re-rating. Counter-case: still priced as a premium grower (EV/FCF ~35x) even after the drop. Score 7.3 (8.0→7.4→7.3).
Notable, not presented (single-run or stale)
ALNY missed this run (6.5, single-sourced valuation) despite a genuinely strong, already-realized catalyst — first stale mark, not yet demoted. Ten names cleared 7/10 in prior runs but missed twice in a row and were demoted to Watchlist: BSX, WDAY, TYL, LDOS, DKNG, OWL, GWRE, ISRG, NFLX, INTU.
Hard disqualifiers found this run
ECHO/SATS (DISH DBS bankruptcy filing), CRWV (deeply negative FCF, distress-zone balance sheet), CBRS (too new, negative FCF, active investigations), and STRK — a MicroStrategy/Strategy Inc. bitcoin-treasury preferred instrument, not an operating business. Recommend adding STRK/STRF/STRD/STRC to your exclude list alongside MSTR.
Other flags worth your attention
Several names carry active, unresolved securities litigation tied to real allegations (not just routine drop-suits): PODD (product safety), RBLX (child-safety/age-verification), GDDY, ZTS, ROL, CPRT, INTU. NOK looks like a post-rally pullback rather than a genuine trough (matches your prior watchlist note). TTMI (+88.6% YTD) and CIEN (+495% trailing year) likely no longer fit the “caught at a discount” premise despite clearing the mechanical filter.