AS Should I Buy

Buy now for a beginner long-term investor. At ~$38.25 pre-market, AS is trading well below the bulk of recent Wall Street price targets ($45–$58) while fundamentals are showing strong growth (Q3 2025 revenue +29.7% YoY; EPS +127% YoY). Technicals show consolidation near resistance (not overheated), and options positioning is notably call-leaning, supporting bullish sentiment. Despite some near-term choppiness risk around resistance and into earnings (Feb 26), the risk/reward for a long-term entry at current levels is attractive.

Price/levels: Pre-market ~$38.25, sitting above the pivot (37.2) and just below first resistance R1 (38.476). A clean break above ~38.48 would open room toward R2 (~39.26). If rejected at resistance, the first key support is the pivot (~37.2), then S1 (~35.92). Trend/momentum: MACD histogram is negative (-0.0597) but “negatively contracting,” which often signals bearish momentum is fading (stabilization/possible turn). RSI(6) at ~61.8 is neutral-to-slightly bullish (not overbought). Moving averages are converging, consistent with a consolidation phase rather than a strong downtrend. Near-term probabilistic read: Similar-pattern stats imply a softer next week bias (-3.06%) but a stronger 1-month skew (+11.73%), aligning with a long-term buy thesis even if the stock chops short term.