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  "ticker": "RSKD",
  "name": "Riskified Ltd.",
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  "status": "WATCHLIST",
  "current_conviction": "LOW",
  "archetype": {
    "code": "a7",
    "n": 7
  },
  "current_thesis": "Riskified's revenue growth re-accelerated to 22% and its 2026 outlook was raised, yet the shares at $8.09 trade above the $7.65 consensus target; the third-quarter report, expected around 11 November 2026, shows whether gross profit catches up with revenue.",
  "invalidation_trigger": "A weekly close below $7.71, the 2026-09-29 close, which would erase the gain since coverage began. A cut to the $400–410 million 2026 revenue guidance or a third-quarter GAAP gross margin below 46% would also break the case.",
  "catalyst_date": "2026-11-11",
  "pick": null,
  "themes": [
    "fintech-consumer-credit"
  ],
  "tags": [],
  "sources": [],
  "notes": [
    "Riskified has a dual-class share structure: 91.8 million Class A and 40.2 million Class B shares were outstanding on 2026-06-30.",
    "Riskified is a foreign private issuer and files quarterly results on Form 6-K rather than Form 10-Q."
  ],
  "body_markdown": "## Current Thesis\nRiskified's revenue growth re-accelerated to 22% in the June quarter and management raised its 2026 outlook, but at the 2026-10-14 close of $8.09 the shares trade above the $7.65 analyst consensus target listed by StockAnalysis. The third-quarter report, expected around 2026-11-11, settles whether gross profit starts to keep pace with revenue and whether the raised guidance holds.\n\nThe narrative is maturing: the re-acceleration story is well known, and the news since the last note is incremental. Goldman Sachs raised its target on 2026-10-13 but kept a Sell rating, and the 2026-10-08 product launch reaches merchants only in a December beta. The momentum has also cooled: the 14-day relative strength index (RSI) fell to 54.8 on 2026-10-14 from 84.8 on 2026-10-01.\n\n## Bull Case\n- **Revenue growth tripled in one quarter.** Riskified reported second-quarter revenue of $98.7 million on 2026-08-12, up 22% year over year; first-quarter growth was 7%. [Form 6-K exhibit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001851112/000162828026055937/exhibit991-q22026.htm)\n- **Full-year outlook raised again.** On 2026-08-12 management lifted 2026 revenue guidance to $400–410 million from $376–384 million. It lifted adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) guidance to $33–39 million from $28–34 million.\n- **Even the bear has moved up.** Goldman Sachs analyst Will Nance raised the target to $7.50 from $5.50 on 2026-10-13, keeping a Sell rating ahead of third-quarter payments earnings, according to Benzinga and StockAnalysis. Truist's $9 target from 2026-09-28 remains the highest cited, with Truist saying the story \"still flies under the radar\".\n- **A new product for AI shopping assistants.** On 2026-10-08 Riskified announced Agent Identity Risk Intelligence, which identifies the AI personal assistant behind an order or service request and returns a risk signal. A limited enterprise beta opens in December 2026, with general availability expected in 2027. [Finviz](https://finviz.com/news/400342/riskified-launches-agent-identity-risk-intelligence-know-who-is-behind-ai-personal-assistants-like-muse-at-checkout-and-in-customer-service)\n- **Buybacks are shrinking the share count.** The company repurchased about 13.7 million shares for $63.9 million in the second quarter and reports a 26% cumulative share reduction since the program began. It held $223.6 million in cash, deposits and investments with no debt on 2026-06-30.\n\n## Bear Case\n- **Gross profit lags revenue.** In the quarter to 2026-06-30, gross profit grew 13% against 22% revenue growth. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) gross margin fell to 46% from 49% a year earlier, and gross merchandise volume screened grew 13% to $41.3 billion.\n- **Still loss-making under GAAP.** The second-quarter net loss was $9.1 million and adjusted EBITDA was $3.9 million, a 4% margin. The full-year EBITDA guidance of $33–39 million needs a much stronger second half.\n- **The price is ahead of most targets.** The $7.65 consensus target listed by StockAnalysis on 2026-10-15 sits below the $8.09 close. Goldman's raised target of $7.50 is also below it, and DA Davidson's $7.50 target was reported by Investing.com on 2026-09-28.\n- **The new product earns nothing this year.** Agent Identity Risk Intelligence enters a limited beta in December 2026, so it cannot affect third- or fourth-quarter revenue.\n\n## Setup & Price Structure\nThe shares closed at $8.09 on 2026-10-14 in split- and dividend-adjusted daily closes. That is 5.6% below the 52-week high of $8.57 and above the 2026-09-29 close of $7.71 that anchored the prior note. The three-month gain is 54.7%.\n\nThe RSI reading of 54.8 shows the overbought condition of early October has worked off through a pullback from the high rather than a collapse. Crowding is moderate: the shares trade above the consensus target, and an earnings report falls within the next 30 days. No insider sales or share issuance appear in recent SEC filings.\n\n## Catalyst Calendar (next 30 days)\n- **~2026-11-11, est.: third-quarter 2026 results.** StockAnalysis lists the date; the company has not confirmed it. The report shows whether revenue growth stays above 20%, whether GAAP gross margin holds at or above 46%, and whether the $400–410 million revenue guidance stands.\n- **December 2026: Agent Identity Risk Intelligence beta.** This falls outside the 30-day window. It matters only as a sign of merchant uptake for 2027.\n\n## What Would Change Our Mind\nThe case breaks if the third-quarter report shows revenue growth falling back toward the first quarter's 7%, a cut to the $400–410 million 2026 revenue guidance, or GAAP gross margin below 46%. On price, a weekly close below $7.71, the 2026-09-29 close, would erase the gain since coverage began.\n\nThe rating would rise if third-quarter gross profit growth closes most of the gap with revenue growth and guidance is raised again. A clean report would also test whether analysts lift the $7.65 consensus target above the share price.\n\n## Correlation Notes\nRiskified's revenue depends on the volume of online orders it screens, so it tracks consumer e-commerce spending and holiday-season retail volumes. Goldman grouped it with payments stocks heading into third-quarter earnings on 2026-10-13, and sector read-through from payment processors reporting first can move the shares before 2026-11-11. As a small-cap company with a 54.7% three-month gain, it is also exposed to swings in risk appetite for small growth stocks.",
  "first_seen": "2026-09-29",
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