ROOT — 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 Cash it generates. Most lacking: Sales engine and Faro seal.
Worth $665 M. To grow ×10 it would have to reach $6.7 B.
Sales -2% last quarter (year over year) and +29% last fiscal year · slowing.
Gross margin 39%, operating margin 7%, return on equity 20%.
Free cash flow $126 M a year = 18.9% of its value.
Trades at 0.4× sales: 0.03 per point of growth (lower is better).
Net cash equal to 60% of its value.
No recent federal contracts on the radar · outside the Faro megatrends · insiders own 6.0%.
⏱️ Timing (not scored): near its 12-month low · below its 200-day average · trailing the S&P 500 by 60 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 last year ROOT is down 49.1%. Over about two years: -41.6%.
- Today it sits 50.3% below its 52-week high ($88.07) and +1.4% above the low ($43.21).
- The worst drop from a peak in those 12 months was 50.9%. Anyone who bought at the top had to sit through that.
- It rose on 50% of days. Best day: +11.6%. Worst day: -19.0%.
- Annual volatility around 67%: in a normal year a ±67% 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 bearish | 37% | $43.75 -0.1% | $41.94 – $45.65 |
| 3 days | Strongly bearish | 36% | $43.66 -0.3% | $40.57 – $46.99 |
| 1 week | Strongly bearish | 35% | $43.57 -0.5% | $39.62 – $47.90 |
| 15 days | Strongly bearish | 34% | $43.33 -1.1% | $37.89 – $49.55 |
| 1 month | Strongly bearish | 32% | $42.82 -2.2% | $35.26 – $52.01 |
| 3 months | Strongly bearish | 27% | $40.94 -6.5% | $29.23 – $57.32 |
Recent momentum: -13.3% over 20 days · -22.4% 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 ROOT. You can look it up yourself at USASpending.gov or in the Government Sources hub.
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Could ROOT be the next NVIDIA?
Its Faro multibagger DNA is 74/100 (promising): 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 ROOT fallen in the last year?
Root (ROOT) is down 49.1% over the last 12 months and trades at $43.80, 50.3% below its 52-week high ($88.07). 52-week range: $43.21 – $88.07.
How volatile is ROOT stock?
Its annualized volatility is around 67% and its worst drop from a peak over the last year was 50.9%. For reference, the S&P 500 usually moves 15–20% a year.
Does ROOT 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 ROOT?
Nobody can know that for sure and this page is not a buy recommendation. What the data shows today: strongly bearish technical bias, RSI 32, price below its 50-day average and an estimated 32% 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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