ACO-X TOR Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

ATCO Ltd. · Utilities · Utilities - Diversified

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Latest close 79.81 CAD
0.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 17.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.1%, after a 7.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 81 out of 100
Latest Close 79.81 CAD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.1% latest completed week
4W Return 7.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 18.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 94.2% 49 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 43-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 20 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 0.1% Latest completed week; four-week move 7.4%. Indicator stack 97/100 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 61.94% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 54/100 6 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 17.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.1%, after a 7.4% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.8612-week average 0.93

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.86Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers2020 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 20 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 7.4% over four weeks, 18.0% over 12 weeks, and 62.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 43 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.1%
4W7.4%
12W18.0%
26W37.1%
52W62.4%
Active trend streak43 weeks
Active weeks in one year49
Trend breadth94.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.00Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change74887.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership20.83Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change44.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength44/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 57; rank 1 is best.
Value37/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Quality35/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Momentum80/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Growth9/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework19/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
51.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
10.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
2.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
61.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
18.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
12.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
4.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-65.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
63.9%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.6%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
5.2x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 6 relevant articles.

1 positive · 5 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-2.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher20 of 266 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.5%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-6.0%Week of 17 Apr.
Latest week+0.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains15
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split37/15Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.2% / -2.1%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape83/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 83/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis72/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.86; 20 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 61.94%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 61.94% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors47/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 51; Small Cap Core rank 32 SVQF19/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 241.5 of 298 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 6 relevant articles.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for ATCO (TSE:ACO.X) Stock Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202679.81 CAD0.1%67.79 CAD47.08 CAD1.0020.831.1MOn
24 Jul 202679.75 CAD1.7%66.98 CAD46.78 CAD0.6620.801.1MOn
17 Jul 202678.45 CAD5.1%66.15 CAD46.48 CAD0.2919.761.1MOn
10 Jul 202674.61 CAD0.4%65.35 CAD46.19 CAD0.1314.281.2MOn
3 Jul 202674.34 CAD0.2%64.61 CAD45.94 CAD0.0014.45922.6KOn
26 Jun 202674.19 CAD6.5%63.88 CAD45.68 CAD-0.1015.46181.6KOn
19 Jun 202669.69 CAD-3.6%63.22 CAD45.42 CAD-0.208.834.8MOn
12 Jun 202672.30 CAD0.3%62.68 CAD45.20 CAD-0.1913.16216.6KOn
5 Jun 202672.10 CAD6.0%62.09 CAD44.96 CAD-0.1614.78328.9KOn
29 May 202668.02 CAD-4.4%61.48 CAD44.73 CAD-0.077.461.2MOn
22 May 202671.17 CAD3.7%60.93 CAD44.53 CAD0.1013.47697.7KOn
15 May 202668.63 CAD1.5%60.32 CAD44.31 CAD0.2311.65785.4KOn
8 May 202667.62 CAD-0.1%59.76 CAD44.12 CAD0.479.421.1MOn
1 May 202667.69 CAD0.6%59.16 CAD43.94 CAD0.8910.22707.9KOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.