Sotera Health Company (SHC) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$18.70 +0.27% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Sotera Health Company (SHC) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 63/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C • HOLD / WATCH Cap $5.34B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C
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JEV AI Jury Split (Battleground)
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk B
Cash (11)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (14)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+2.2% Base Target
$23 Bull$19 Base$15 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:52% Call Buyers ($2.3M)
48% PutsMax Pain: $18.00
RSI-14 MOMENTUMNEUTRAL RANGE
47.930 Oversold · 70 Hot
ALTMAN-Z SHIELDDISTRESS RISK (<1.8)
1.56>3.0 Fortress Safe
PIOTROSKI F-SCOREHIGH QUALITY (7–9)
8 / 99-Pt Accounting
52-WEEK LASER RANGE83% OF RANGE
L: $13$18.70H: $20
1. Money & Cash Health● MIXED
Are profits real cash in the bank?

Decent core business (56% profit margin), though cash flow growth is moderate rather than explosive right now.

Factor Grade: D+RQD 11 / 20
2. Big Money & Insiders● NEUTRAL
Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Big funds and company insiders are mostly holding steady without aggressive buying or panic selling.

Factor Grade: C-RQD 22 / 40
3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● ALL CLEAR
SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

Clean SEC fine-print check with low hidden accounting risk and favorable interest-rate weather.

Factor Grade: BRQD 30 / 40
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JEV AI Jury Split (Battleground) on SHC

Cash & Moat Bull AI
ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model
NEUTRAL (55)

3.1% ROIC with 55.5% gross margin and 2.80% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI
10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard
BULLISH (80)

Altman-Z 1.56 and Piotroski 8/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI
Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq
NEUTRAL (60)

Put/Call 0.92x with 22/40 institutional & insider flow.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like SHC
  • ✓Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.
Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong
  • !Priced at 69x earnings—high expectations leave less room for a lukewarm quarter.
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SHC // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +16.65%📐 WEDGE COMPRESSION COIL
2026-10-30O $18.64H $18.86L $17.88C $18.15VOL 3.45M
RES: $19.47SUP: $17.57SMA50: $18.52SMA200: $17.00
$20.18$18.57$16.97$15.37$13.76RES $19.47SUP $17.57$18.152026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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SHC Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
45.2%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +5.7% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on SHC today. View full Setup Ledger →

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for SHC. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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SHC Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Should I buy, hold, or sell SHC stock right now?

Sotera Health Company (SHC) currently earns a Roarable Rating of C (Hold — HOLD) with 63/100 RQD Confidence. Solid 56% profit margin (3% return on capital), mixed timing at 69x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.

What is SHC's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

SHC's 12-month base price target is $19.12 (range $14.91 to $22.56), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.