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Why MTEN Stock dropped -3.37% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
$0.84 -3.37% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot)
EXT / AFTER-HRS: $0.83
Mingteng International Corporation Inc. (Class A) (MTEN) carries a Roarable Rating of E (Strong Sell) with 30/100 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.
ROARABLE E • RED ALERT
Cap $6.4M
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
EXT / AFTER-HRS: $0.83 (-0.80%)🧬 Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 3/20 (E) • 0% FCF Margin
Verify 90D Bucket Audit →📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (30/100 · E) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows (-9.6% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 29.0% hit rate).
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw E · Rk E
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE-13.1% Base Target
WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for MTEN)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±12.5%
Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (30/100 Composite)
🔍 WHY MTEN SCORES 30/100 (E) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag
▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Whale & Options Positioning+12/20 pts (40% of score)
20D Institutional Volume Accumulation (±12.5% realized swing band)
▲ #2 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+6/20 pts (20% of score)
Altman Z-Score 0.76 (DISTRESS RISK (<1.8)) • Piotroski F-Score 4/9
▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution4/20 pts (-16 pt drag)
Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 16 pts from alignment
📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current
Q1 (-3Q)Grade E$1.00-6% Next Q
38
Q2 (-2Q)Grade E$0.94-7.4% Next Q
35
Q3 (-1Q)Grade E$0.87-3.4% Next Q
33
CurrentGrade E$0.84-9.6% Hist 90D α
30
Trajectory: E (38) → E (30)Full Audit →
⚔️ ADVERSARIAL OPPOSING CASE & FORENSIC KILL-SWITCH (WHY THE BULL/BEAR THESIS COULD FAIL)CONTRARIAN TURNAROUND & SHORT-SQUEEZE DOSSIER
⚔️ Adversarial Opposing Case: What Could Spark a MTEN Turnaround Squeeze
While MTEN currently carries a cautious 30/100 (E) rating due to Insider Conviction & Share Dilution (4/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.
🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1
Established market leader in Industrials with deep daily trading liquidity.
🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2
Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($0.99) and Max Pain ($0.88) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $696.57.
🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3
Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.
🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $MTEN• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite
Contract: “MTEN Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Dec 30, 2026) & Holds Above 200D SMA”
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Why MTEN Stock dropped -3.37% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
Mingteng International Corporation Inc. (Class A) (MTEN) dropped -3.37% to $0.84, trading at 2% of its 52-week range ($0.78 – $663.4). Stretched risk/reward at current multiples (-2% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.
- ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 2% of its 52-week range ($0.78 – $663.4) with RSI-14 at 42.1 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
- ▸Volatility Profile: Historical 20-day realized swing band of ±12.5% around $0.84 (no active unusual options sweep snapshot on file).
- ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable E (Strong Sell) backed by 22.5% gross margin and $0 annual free cash flow.
Live MTEN Headlines & Catalysts
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MTEN // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -22.94%⚡ TESTING RESISTANCE
2026-10-30O $0.81H $0.88L $0.81C $0.84VOL 127.3K
RES: $1.26SUP: $0.75SMA50: $0.99SMA200: $1.43
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MTEN 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)
8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth
vs. +15.3% 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 MTEN today. View full Setup Ledger →
🦋 Documented & Second-Order Butterfly Connections
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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK
📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (MTEN)
Industrials Rank #454 of 485
⚔️ BRNX vs MTEN Full Matrix →
1. Head-to-Head Industrials Peer Comparison (MTEN vs. BRNX, JBI, BW, GFF)
Industry: Building Products (12 Tracked Issuers)Across 485 tracked Industrials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Mingteng International Corporation Inc. (Class A) (MTEN) ranks #454 by composite RQD confidence (30/100, grade E) and #456 by equity capitalization ($6.4M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, JBI leads on earnings valuation at 11.6x trailing P/E, while BW leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 48.2% ROIC and 24.5% gross margin. JBI currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 72/100 (B) compared with MTEN at 30/100 (E).
| Ticker / Company | Roarable Grade | RQD Score | Trailing P/E | Gross Margin | ROIC | 1D Change | Market Cap | Head-to-Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTEN
ACTIVE
Mingteng International Corporation Inc. (Class A) | E | 30/100 | — | 22.5% | -1.6% | -3.37% | $6.4M | Benchmark Subject |
| BRNX BrenX Ltd. | D- | 38/100 | — | -30.0% | -35.0% | -4.90% | $1.1M | /brnx-vs-mten → |
| JBI Janus International Group Inc. | B | 72/100 | 11.6x | 38.8% | 7.9% | +7.29% | $622.1M | /jbi-vs-mten → |
| BW Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. | E | 31/100 | — | 24.5% | 48.2% | 0.00% | $679.3M | /bw-vs-mten → |
| GFF Griffon Corporation | D | 51/100 | 91.2x | 42.0% | 12.0% | +3.05% | $4.66B | /gff-vs-mten → |
2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)
SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001948099In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), Mingteng International Corporation Inc. (Class A) (MTEN) reported GAAP revenue of $11.7M (+15.3% vs. FY2024 revenue of $10.1M , and +41.8% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of -$1.8M, operating cash flow of -$104.1K, and free cash flow of -$1.1M (-70.6% YoY). On the balance sheet, MTEN closed FY2025 with $31.3M in total assets against $0 in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 0.76, Piotroski F-Score: 4/9).
| Fiscal Period | Filing Date | Revenue | Net Income | Operating Cash Flow | Free Cash Flow | Total Assets | Total Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 (FY) | 2025-12-31 | $11.7M | -$1.8M | -$104.1K | -$1.1M | $31.3M | — |
| FY2024 (FY) | 2024-12-31 | $10.1M | -$5.7M | $295.0K | -$650.9K | $14.0M | — |
| FY2023 (FY) | 2023-12-31 | $8.2M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.3M | — | — |
3. MTEN Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)
✓ SCHEMA.ORG FAQPAGE JSON-LD ENABLEDIs MTEN stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?
As of 2026-11-01, Mingteng International Corporation Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ: MTEN) is rated E (Strong Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 30/100 at a spot price of $0.84 (-3.37% 1D, market cap $6.4M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 3/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 12/20, Executive Insider Alignment 6/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 6/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 3/20. Across 485 tracked Industrials issuers, MTEN ranks #454 in composite RQD confidence.
How does MTEN compare to BRNX and JBI in the Industrials sector?
Within the Industrials sector (Building Products), MTEN carries a Roarable E (30/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of 22.5%, and ROIC of -1.6%. By comparison, BRNX (BrenX Ltd.) holds a D- grade (38/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -35.0%, cap $1.1M) and JBI (Janus International Group Inc.) posts a B grade (72/100 RQD, P/E 11.6x, ROIC 7.9%, cap $622.1M). Among the 5-stock peer group, JBI leads on earnings multiple (11.6x) while BW leads on capital efficiency (48.2% ROIC).
What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for MTEN?
Per MTEN's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001948099), Mingteng International Corporation Inc. (Class A) generated $11.7M in revenue (+15.3% YoY), -$1.8M in net income, and -$1.1M in free cash flow against $31.3M in total assets and $0 in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Industrials with deep daily trading liquidity.. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.
Where is MTEN trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?
MTEN last traded at $0.84 (-3.37% on volume of 118,259 shares), positioning the stock -15.15% below its 50-day simple moving average ($0.99) and -41.26% below its 200-day simple moving average ($1.43). Across its 52-week range of $0.78 to $663.40, MTEN sits at the 0.0% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 42.1 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±12.5% ($1.00 to $0.94).
MTEN Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index
100% OPEN ACCESS • SEC EDGAR × CBOE × FREDWhy is MTEN stock moving today?
Why MTEN Stock dropped -3.37% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Stretched risk/reward at current multiples (-2% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.