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374Water Inc. (SCWO) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$2.46 -1.20% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $2.45

374Water Inc. (SCWO) carries a Roarable Rating of E (Strong Sell) with 28/100 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.

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ROARABLE E • RED ALERT Cap $44.1M

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As of 2026-11-02, 374Water Inc. (NASDAQ: SCWO) is rated E (Strong Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 28/100 at a spot price of $2.46 (-1.20% 1D, market cap $44.1M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 7/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 6/20, Executive Insider Alignment 5/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 7/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 3/20. Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary issuers, SCWO ranks #914 in composite RQD confidence.

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🤖 Ellis Vennor • AI Peer & Flow Quant (Click for Instant Brief) How does SCWO compare to AMSC and RAYA in the Consumer Discretionary sector?

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Within the Consumer Discretionary sector (Metal Fabrications), SCWO carries a Roarable E (28/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of -30.0%, and ROIC of -35.0%. By comparison, AMSC (American Superconductor Corporation) holds a D grade (45/100 RQD, P/E 10.2x, ROIC 2.2%, cap $1.36B) and RAYA (Erayak Power Solution Group Inc. (Class A)) posts a E grade (24/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -3.4%, cap $1.3M). Among the 5-stock peer group, AMSC leads on earnings multiple (10.2x) while FELE leads on capital efficiency (13.2% 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 SCWO?

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Per SCWO's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0000933972), 374Water Inc. generated $215.0K in revenue (-51.7% YoY), -$21.0M in net income, and -$16.2M in free cash flow against $11.4M in total assets and $0 in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Consumer Discretionary 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.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $2.45 (-0.41%)🧬 Dilution Drag (+1.28% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 7/20 (D-) • 0% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (28/100 · E) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows (-10.0% 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-13.4% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for SCWO)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±12.5%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (28/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY SCWO SCORES 28/100 (E) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+7/20 pts (25% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 0% FCF Margin ($0 FCF) & 0% Gross Margin

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Macro Regime Fit+7/20 pts (25% of score)

FRED Regime × Technicals: 27% of 52W Range • RSI-14 at 45.1 (NEUTRAL RANGE)

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution4/20 pts (-16 pt drag)

Dilution Drag (+1.28% 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$2.45-2% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade E$2.40-1.7% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade E$2.36+4.2% Next Q

Current

Grade E$2.46-10% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: E (20) → E (28)Full Audit →

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While SCWO currently carries a cautious 28/100 (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 Consumer Discretionary with deep daily trading liquidity.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($2.79) and Max Pain ($2.58) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $4.62.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Dilution Drag (+1.28% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

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RSI-14 MOMENTUMNEUTRAL RANGE

45.130 Oversold · 70 Hot

ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)

3.80>3.0 Fortress Safe

PIOTROSKI F-SCOREWEAK QUALITY (1–4)

2 / 99-Pt Accounting

52-WEEK LASER RANGE27% OF RANGE

L: $2$2.46H: $4

1. Money & Cash Health● WEAK

Are profits real cash in the bank?

Weak cash conversion or heavy valuation strain compared to actual cash earned.

Factor Grade: D-RQD 7 / 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: ERQD 9 / 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: ERQD 12 / 40

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ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model

BEARISH (35)

-35.0% ROIC with -30.0% gross margin and 2.80% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI

10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard

BEARISH (25)

Altman-Z 4.20 and Piotroski 2/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI

Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq

BEARISH (27)

9/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 7/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like SCWO

✓Established market leader in Consumer Discretionary 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.
!Recent SEC filings added new risk-factor disclosures that warrant keeping an eye on margins.

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SCWO // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +1.23%▲ ASCENDING CHANNEL

2026-11-02O $2.50H $2.50L $2.46C $2.46VOL 15.1K

RES: $3.85SUP: $2.29SMA50: $2.79SMA200: $2.61

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SCWO 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. -51.7% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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

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

Consumer Discretionary Rank #914 of 1011 ⚔️ AMSC vs SCWO Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Consumer Discretionary Peer Comparison (SCWO vs. AMSC, RAYA, FELE, GNRC)

Industry: Metal Fabrications (47 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary securities in the Roarable RQD universe, 374Water Inc. (SCWO) ranks #914 by composite RQD confidence (28/100, grade E) and #823 by equity capitalization ($44.1M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, AMSC leads on earnings valuation at 10.2x trailing P/E, while FELE leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 13.2% ROIC and 35.5% gross margin. FELE currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 62/100 (C) compared with SCWO at 28/100 (E).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
SCWO ACTIVE 374Water Inc.	E	28/100	—	-30.0%	-35.0%	-1.20%	$44.1M	Benchmark Subject
AMSC American Superconductor Corporation	D	45/100	10.2x	30.5%	2.2%	-3.56%	$1.36B	/amsc-vs-scwo →
RAYA Erayak Power Solution Group Inc. (Class A)	E	24/100	—	21.3%	-3.4%	-15.01%	$1.3M	/raya-vs-scwo →
FELE Franklin Electric Co. Inc.	C	62/100	29.1x	35.5%	13.2%	-1.41%	$4.27B	/fele-vs-scwo →
GNRC Generac Holdlings Inc.	D+	53/100	74.3x	38.3%	6.6%	-2.67%	$12.00B	/gnrc-vs-scwo →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0000933972

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), 374Water Inc. (SCWO) reported GAAP revenue of $215.0K (-51.7% vs. FY2024 revenue of $445.4K , and -71.1% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of -$21.0M, operating cash flow of -$14.3M, and free cash flow of -$16.2M (-45.6% YoY). On the balance sheet, SCWO closed FY2025 with $11.4M in total assets against $0 in total debt (Altman Z-Score: N/A, Piotroski F-Score: 2/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-31	$215.0K	-$21.0M	-$14.3M	-$16.2M	$11.4M	—
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-31	$445.4K	-$12.4M	-$10.6M	-$11.1M	$19.2M	—
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-31	$744.0K	-$8.1M	-$9.0M	-$9.0M	—	—

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

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

How does SCWO compare to AMSC and RAYA in the Consumer Discretionary sector?

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

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

SCWO last traded at $2.46 (-1.20% on volume of 14,502 shares), positioning the stock -11.83% below its 50-day simple moving average ($2.79) and -5.75% below its 200-day simple moving average ($2.61). Across its 52-week range of $1.75 to $4.40, SCWO sits at the 26.8% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 45.1 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±12.5% ($2.15 to $2.77).

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

374Water Inc. (SCWO) currently earns a Roarable Rating of E (Strong Sell — SELL) with 28/100 RQD Confidence. Stretched risk/reward at current multiples (-35% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.

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

SCWO's 12-month base price target is $2.13 (range $1.66 to $4.62), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

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SCWO — 374Water Inc.: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

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As of: 2026-11-02T15:47:20Z

Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

Per the Roarable RQD rating, SCWO scores 28 out of 100 and receives a letter grade of E, labeled "Roarable Strong Sell — Forensic Risk / Avoid." The five pillars are: Fundamental Cash Engine at 7/20 (ROIC of -35%; FCF yield of 0%), Whale 13F Flow at 6/20 (institutional accumulation and options positioning), Insider Conviction at 3/20 (SEC Form 4 and Congressional PTR cluster flow), Macro Regime Fit at 7/20 (Beta of 1.0; sector sensitivity), and Forensic Balance Sheet at 5/20 (Altman Z of 2.5; Piotroski F of 2/9; Debt/Equity of 0.5).

For a prospective investor evaluating the stock today, the weakest pillars are Insider Conviction and Forensic Balance Sheet, while the Fundamental Cash Engine is also weak given the negative ROIC and zero FCF yield. The rating's implication is that the cash-generation case is currently unsupported by the reported figures, and the insider-flow signal offers little offsetting conviction. The Macro Regime Fit pillar, with a beta of 1.0, suggests market-level sensitivity rather than an idiosyncratic edge. Upside drivers would need to come from a change in the cash-generation trajectory, which the source data does not show; valuation cannot be meaningfully anchored to earnings multiples because those inputs are unavailable. The rating is a structured assessment of current factor quality, not a forecast of price direction.

Recent Catalysts & News Wire Analysis

Per the news wire, recent headlines (all tagged YELLOW, MARKET WIRE) reference market price movement and institutional positioning for SCWO, a reported 9% price climb, a test claim of 99.9993% destruction and removal of PFAS across 42 types, and an EPA PFAS strategy referencing supercritical water oxidation. These are catalysts that tie the company to PFAS remediation themes; however, the headlines do not provide financial figures, contract values, or regulatory outcomes. Risk watch items include the persistent losses and declining revenue in the SEC financials. The Butterfly Supply-Chain Graph reports no supply-chain links and no proprietary signals.

Open Questions

What are the FY 2025 cash and debt balances, and what is the company's runway given the $-16.2M FCF?
What is the source of the revenue decline from $0.7M to $0.2M across FY 2023–FY 2025?
What commercial contracts or customers underpin the PFAS destruction claims in the news wire?
What are the EPS, P/E, and EV/EBITDA figures, which are currently absent from the source data?
What specific insider and institutional transactions drove the Insider Conviction and Whale 13F Flow pillar scores?

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🟡 MARKET WIRE kalkine.ca • 7h ago

374Water (NASDAQ:SCWO) Penny Stock Climbs 9%: Is PFAS Destruction Momentum Behind the Move?

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Price to book forward of 374Water Inc. – NASDAQ:SCWO

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Yahoo! Finance Canada • 13h ago

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Stock Titan • 16h ago

Tests found 99.9993% destruction and removal of forever chemicals across 42 types in 374Water's system.

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Yahoo Finance • 19h ago

374Water says EPA PFAS strategy backs supercritical water oxidation

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🟡 MARKET WIRE TradingView • 22h ago

374Water Inc. (SCWO) Tied to EPA Strategy Naming SCWO

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Stock Titan • 1d ago

374Water Inc. Reports Material Event

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Yahoo Finance • 1d ago

374Water sees PFAS rules driving demand for permanent waste destruction

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SCWO Bull vs. Bear Conversation Board — What's Your Call at $2.46?

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RO RoarDesk_Moderator Roarable Research Desk 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $2.19 (-12.0%)

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🔥 Official Bull vs. Bear Debate: Is SCWO (E • RQD 28/100) a Buy at $2.49?

Welcome to the SCWO (374Water Inc.) Roar Pit. Current RQD Composite is 28/100 (Roarable Strong Sell — Forensic Risk / Avoid) in Metal Fabrications. Bulls point to operating leverage and sector positioning, while bears focus on macro rate sensitivity and margin execution. Pick your side (🐂 Bull or 🐻 Bear) and drop your price target below.

VA ValDiscipline Forensic Accounting Watch 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $2.07 (-16.9%)

Spot @ $2.49

Pump the brakes on SCWO — check the valuation vs. margin headwinds

Everyone in here is repeating the bull case on SCWO, but look at what you are paying: current EV/EBITDA multiples with -30.0% gross margins. Unless 374Water Inc. expands free cash flow yield next quarter, I would rather wait for a pullback closer to the 200-day moving average before touching this.

CA CashFlowKing Verified K Arena Trader 🐂 BULLISH 🎯 Target: $2.86 (+14.9%)

Spot @ $2.49

SCWO cash flow & RQD setup is being underpriced by the Street here

Looking at the 5-pillar RQD breakdown on SCWO, the market is fixating on short-term headline noise in Metal Fabrications and ignoring the balance sheet and cash flow trajectory. At $2.49 (52-wk range $1.75 - $4.40), any beat on forward guidance forces shorts and underweight funds to chase.