PICS — analysis and forecast
🧬 Faro multibagger DNA
Does it look today like the big multibaggers (×10, ×100) did when they started? 7 traits measured with public data.
Strongest: Room to grow and Business quality. Most lacking: Cash it generates and Faro seal.
Worth $1.8 B. To grow ×10 it would have to reach $17.9 B.
Sales +67% last quarter (year over year) and +85% last fiscal year · slowing.
Gross margin 84%, operating margin 43%, return on equity —.
No free cash flow data.
Trades at 0.1× sales: 0.00 per point of growth (lower is better).
Net cash equal to 172% of its value.
No recent federal contracts on the radar · inside a Faro megatrend · insiders own 50.5%.
⏱️ Timing (not scored): mid-range over 12 months (48%) · above its 200-day average · trailing the S&P 500 by 38 points over 12 months.
Built on the traits of 365 stocks that went ×100 (Mayer, 1962–2014) and 464 that went ×10 (Yartseva, 2009–2024), plus the Faro thesis. It does not predict the price and is not a recommendation. How it works and the ranking →
🔢 What the numbers say
The last 12 months, in plain words
- Over the 185 sessions we have for PICS it moved -27.4%.
- Today it sits 27.4% below its 52-week high ($19.00) and +68.5% above the low ($8.19).
- The worst drop from a peak in those 12 months was 56.9%. Anyone who bought at the top had to sit through that.
- It rose on 45% of days. Best day: +27.8%. Worst day: -22.5%.
- Annual volatility around 73%: in a normal year a ±73% move would not be unusual for this stock (the S&P 500 usually runs 15–20%).
🗓️ Forecast by horizon
Directional bias · probability of rising · expected price and likely range (68%)
| Horizon | Bias | Prob. up | Expected price | 68% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | Strongly bullish | 59% | $13.78 -0.2% | $13.16 – $14.43 |
| 3 days | Strongly bullish | 58% | $13.73 -0.5% | $12.67 – $14.87 |
| 1 week | Strongly bullish | 57% | $13.68 -0.9% | $12.34 – $15.17 |
| 15 days | Strongly bullish | 55% | $13.56 -1.7% | $11.72 – $15.69 |
| 1 month | Bullish | 51% | $13.31 -3.6% | $10.77 – $16.44 |
| 3 months | Bullish | 44% | $12.38 -10.3% | $8.58 – $17.84 |
Recent momentum: +58.8% over 20 days · +7.0% over 60 days. The further out the horizon, the wider and more uncertain the forecast.
📈 Probability cone
📜 Government contracts
We have no notable federal contract on file for PICS. You can look it up yourself at USASpending.gov or in the Government Sources hub.
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Could PICS be the next NVIDIA?
Its Faro multibagger DNA is 83/100 (strong multibagger dna): it measures how much it looks today like the big multibaggers did when they started (size, sales growth, quality, cash, price versus growth, balance sheet and public contracts). To grow ×10 it would need to be worth about 10 times today's value. Not a prediction or a recommendation.
How much has PICS fallen in the last year?
PicS (PICS) is down 27.4% over the period with data and trades at $13.80, 27.4% below its 52-week high ($19.00). 52-week range: $8.19 – $19.00.
How volatile is PICS stock?
Its annualized volatility is around 73% and its worst drop from a peak over the last year was 56.9%. For reference, the S&P 500 usually moves 15–20% a year.
Does PICS have U.S. government contracts?
There is no notable federal contract in Faro's register. You can search USASpending.gov.
Is now a good time to buy PICS?
Nobody can know that for sure and this page is not a buy recommendation. What the data shows today: strongly bullish technical bias, RSI 71 (overbought zone), price above its 50-day average and an estimated 51% probability of being higher in 1 month. Use it as a starting point for research, not as a signal.
🧠 How it is calculated
The verdict combines trend (20/50/200 moving averages), momentum (RSI, MACD), mean reversion (Bollinger Bands), conviction (volume) and historical drift, weighted differently for each horizon. Uncertainty is modeled with a lognormal probability cone (geometric Brownian motion). This is statistical analysis, not a crystal ball.
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