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Ferroglobe PLC (GSM) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$4.01 -0.12% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $4.00

Ferroglobe PLC (GSM) carries a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) with 49/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (49/100 · D) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows →

ROARABLE D • SELL / AVOID Cap $749.3M

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As of 2026-11-02, Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ: GSM) is rated D (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 49/100 at a spot price of $4.01 (-0.12% 1D, market cap $749.3M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 12/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 7/20, Executive Insider Alignment 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 8/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 9/20. Across 270 tracked Materials issuers, GSM ranks #106 in composite RQD confidence.

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🤖 Ellis Vennor • AI Peer & Flow Quant (Click for Instant Brief) How does GSM compare to DC and LAR in the Materials sector?

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Within the Materials sector (Metal Mining), GSM carries a Roarable D (49/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of —. By comparison, DC (Dakota Gold Corp.) holds a E grade (34/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -29.3%, cap $733.9M) and LAR (Lithium Argentina AG) posts a D grade (45/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $730.2M). Among the 5-stock peer group, GSM leads on earnings multiple (N/A) while LAC leads on capital efficiency (-8.1% ROIC).

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🤖 Gideon Ashmere • AI SEC 10-K Forensics (Click for Instant Brief) What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for GSM?

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For Ferroglobe PLC (GSM), key quantitative strengths include Established market leader in Materials with deep daily trading liquidity. and sector rank #106 in Materials, while primary risk factors center on Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. and Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $4.00 (-0.21%)🧬 Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 12/20 (C-) • 0.5% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (49/100 · D) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows (-5.4% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 29.0% hit rate).

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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERSELL / AVOID • D

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D · Rk D+

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-4% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for GSM)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±8.3%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (49/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY GSM SCORES 49/100 (D) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+13/20 pts (27% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 7/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+12/20 pts (24% of score)

SEC XBRL Trailing 12 Months: 0.5% FCF Margin ($21.0M FCF) & 52% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Whale & Options Positioning7/20 pts (-13 pt drag)

Put hedging (50% put share) caps near-term gamma upside (-13 pts vs max)

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade C$4.10+2.4% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C-$4.20-7.9% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade C-$3.87+3.6% Next Q

Current

Grade D$4.01-5.4% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: C (57) → D (49)Full Audit →

⚔️ ADVERSARIAL OPPOSING CASE & FORENSIC KILL-SWITCH (WHY THE BULL/BEAR THESIS COULD FAIL)CONTRARIAN TURNAROUND & SHORT-SQUEEZE DOSSIER

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While GSM currently carries a cautious 49/100 (D) rating due to Whale & Options Positioning (7/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Materials with deep daily trading liquidity.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($4.16) and Max Pain ($4.21) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $5.94.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $GSM• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite

Contract: “GSM Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Upcoming Quarter) & Holds Above 200D SMA”

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RSI-14 MOMENTUMNEUTRAL RANGE

47.730 Oversold · 70 Hot

ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)

3.80>3.0 Fortress Safe

PIOTROSKI F-SCOREHIGH QUALITY (7–9)

7 / 99-Pt Accounting

52-WEEK LASER RANGE36% OF RANGE

L: $3$4.01H: $6

1. Money & Cash Health● MIXED

Are profits real cash in the bank?

Decent core business (steady margins), though cash flow growth is moderate rather than explosive right now.

Factor Grade: C-RQD 12 / 20

2. Big Money & Insiders● TRIMMING

Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Insiders and big institutional desks have been trimming shares rather than stepping up to buy.

Factor Grade: D-RQD 16 / 40

3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● WARNING

SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

High sensitivity to tight interest rates or new risk warnings added to recent SEC annual filings.

Factor Grade: D+RQD 21 / 40

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ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model

NEUTRAL (60)

14.0% ROIC with 42.0% gross margin and 2.80% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI

10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard

NEUTRAL (65)

Altman-Z 4.20 and Piotroski 7/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI

Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq

BEARISH (40)

16/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 8/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like GSM

✓Established market leader in Materials with deep daily trading liquidity.

Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong

!Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.
!Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.

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GSM // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -14.50%🛡️ HOLDING TREND SUPPORT

2026-11-02O $4.01H $4.01L $4.01C $4.01VOL 757.9K

RES: $4.63SUP: $3.84SMA50: $4.16SMA200: $4.22

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GSM Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

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

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +6.0% 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 GSM today. View full Setup Ledger →

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

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (GSM)

Materials Rank #106 of 270 ⚔️ DC vs GSM Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Materials Peer Comparison (GSM vs. DC, LAR, LAC, ASM)

Industry: Metal Mining (41 Tracked Issuers)

Across 270 tracked Materials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Ferroglobe PLC (GSM) ranks #106 by composite RQD confidence (49/100, grade D) and #154 by equity capitalization ($749.3M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, GSM leads on earnings valuation at N/A trailing P/E, while LAC leads on capital efficiency and profitability with -8.1% ROIC and — gross margin. GSM currently leads its immediate peer cohort in composite quantitative strength at 49/100 (D).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
GSM ACTIVE Ferroglobe PLC	D	49/100	—	—	—	-0.12%	$749.3M	Benchmark Subject
DC Dakota Gold Corp.	E	34/100	—	—	-29.3%	-3.19%	$733.9M	/dc-vs-gsm →
LAR Lithium Argentina AG	D	45/100	—	—	—	-1.98%	$730.2M	/lar-vs-gsm →
LAC Lithium Americas Corp.	E	32/100	—	—	-8.1%	-1.84%	$773.3M	/lac-vs-gsm →
ASM Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (Canada)	D	44/100	—	—	—	-3.76%	$779.4M	/asm-vs-gsm →

2. GSM Fundamental Profitability, Capital Efficiency & Balance-Sheet Forensics

TRAILING 12M & FORWARD QUANTITATIVE SNAPSHOT

Ferroglobe PLC (GSM) operates in Metal Mining (Materials) with an equity capitalization of $749.3M, trailing P/E of N/A, forward P/E of N/A, and EV/EBITDA of N/A. Operating profitability registers a gross margin of —, operating margin of —, net profit margin of —, ROIC of —, and free cash flow yield of —, alongside an Altman Z-Score of N/A and Piotroski F-Score of N/A.

3. GSM Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is GSM stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does GSM compare to DC and LAR in the Materials sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for GSM?

Where is GSM trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

GSM last traded at $4.01 (-0.12% on volume of 757,894 shares), positioning the stock -3.61% below its 50-day simple moving average ($4.16) and -4.98% below its 200-day simple moving average ($4.22). Across its 52-week range of $3.08 to $5.66, GSM sits at the 36.0% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 47.7 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±8.3% ($3.68 to $4.34).

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

Ferroglobe PLC (GSM) currently earns a Roarable Rating of D (Sell — SELL) with 49/100 RQD Confidence. Stretched risk/reward at current multiples (steady margins) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.

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

GSM's 12-month base price target is $3.85 (range $3 to $5.94), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

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