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CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. (CCC)

Technology

Actionable
Fundamental
3
Sentiment
3
Technical
3

Buy-stop momentum breakout: CCC printed a +4.3% bullish reversal off the 6.24 low and a 50-day retest; trigger 6.70 above the settled 09-17 session high 6.67, structure-based protective stop 6.17 below the reversal low (1.6×ATR), targets 7.36/7.86, R/R 1.25. Pullback limit rejected as countertrend (price below the SMA50 with MACD < 0); market order rejected on overhead within 1×ATR.

Analysis as of 2026-09-17· more than 2 trading days ago

Company overview

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. provides digital solutions for the property and casualty insurance industry, leveraging cloud computing, AI, and telematics. The company offers a SaaS platform that enhances workflows and connects stakeholders such as insurance carriers and automotive manufacturers. Founded in 1980, CCC is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Fundamental

fair
Fundamental3
Mixed fundamentals

CCC's fundamentals are mixed, with strong cash flow and high gross margins but modest returns and elevated leverage.

Score 3/5: steady ~11% revenue CAGR with high gross margins and strong free cash flow, and recent SEC filings show adequate liquidity and covenant compliance. Offsetting that, leverage is still elevated and GAAP return metrics are modest, with inconsistent DCF signals.

Sentiment

fair
Sentiment3
Forming sentiment

Sentiment is forming with positive Q2 results but lacks clear forward catalysts.

Near-term tone is net-positive on an announced Q2 beat/raise (2026-07-30) plus lingering (unconfirmed) strategic-sale optionality, but the sentiment delta is indeterminate due to a baseline-window news timeout. Moderate cap applies: actionable catalysts are conflicting (bullish earnings/optional M&A upside vs a recent bearish downgrade), limiting conviction to 3.

Technical

fair
Technical3
Mixed-to-repairing chart

Technicals indicate a bounce-in-progress with potential for a breakout above key levels.

Mixed-to-repairing chart: price 6.60 sits above the SMA200 (6.18) and right at the SMA50 (6.66) after a six-week slide from ~7.60 to a 09-17 low of 6.24, but remains below the SMA20 (7.14), EMA9 (6.77) and EMA21 (6.90) with MACD line (-0.04) just under zero and ADX 16.9 trendless. The 09-17 candle is the first genuine strength: +4.3% bullish reversal off the low, reclaim of the daily VWAP (6.50), close near the session high on 11.1M shares, with RSI recovering 36.8→43.9 and Williams %R -97.8→-74.5. Short-term trend is still down but the longer-term structure (200-day uptrend, 50-day retest) supports a bounce; momentum is neutral-turning. Score 3 (mixed — some bullish confirmations, some neutral).

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