SCZM NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. Common Shares · Basic Materials · Other Industrial Metals & Mining

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Latest close 6.29 USD
5.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is - below the Trend Line and sits at 5.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.9%, after a -4.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 22d.

Setup score 25 out of 100
Latest Close 6.29 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 5.9% latest completed week
4W Return -4.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return -22.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 27 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.62% based on similar historical setup states.
What to watch next
  • 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 5.9% Latest completed week; four-week move -4.8%. Indicator stack 0/50 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 Negative 44.62% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 50/100 65 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 22d Next report is scheduled for 21 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is - below the Trend Line and sits at 5.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.9%, after a -4.8% 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 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 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
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 0.0112-week average 0.02

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.01Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -4.8% over four weeks, -22.9% over 12 weeks, and - over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W5.9%
4W-4.8%
12W-22.9%
26W-59.9%
52W-
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.00Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 87%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength92/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Value92/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Quality95/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Momentum36/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
Growth78/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 23; 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 framework94/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
9.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
4.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
20.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
33.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
24.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
29.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
36.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
29.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
6.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
46.2%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-0.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.3x
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 65 relevant articles.

16 positive · 42 neutral · 7 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 earnings22dNext report is scheduled for 21 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-64.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.2%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.1%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-23.5%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+5.9%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses11
Recent vol8.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol10.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split12/14Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.8% / -11.1%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 tape25/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 25/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis9/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.01; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 44.62%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 44.62% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors80/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 76; Small Cap Core rank 27 SVQF94/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 46.0 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 65 relevant articles.

Santacruz's Bolivar Mine Silver Output Rose 32% as Recovery Continued Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings22d

Next report is scheduled for 21 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 20266.29 USD5.9%-8.71 USD0.00-2.0MOff
17 Jul 20265.94 USD-8.8%-8.80 USD0.00-2.2MOff
10 Jul 20266.51 USD-2.7%-8.91 USD0.00-2.9MOff
3 Jul 20266.69 USD1.2%-9.01 USD0.00-1.3MOff
26 Jun 20266.61 USD-7.6%-9.11 USD0.00-2.2MOff
19 Jun 20267.15 USD2.4%-9.23 USD0.00-2.1MOff
12 Jun 20266.98 USD9.1%-9.33 USD0.00-3.0MOff
5 Jun 20266.40 USD-21.5%-9.44 USD0.00-3.0MOff
29 May 20268.15 USD1.5%-9.60 USD0.00-2.5MOff
22 May 20268.03 USD-7.7%-9.69 USD0.00-3.1MOff
15 May 20268.70 USD-3.7%-9.78 USD0.00-2.4MOff
8 May 20269.03 USD10.7%-9.85 USD0.00-2.3MOff
1 May 20268.16 USD-3.9%-9.90 USD0.00-2.5MOff
24 Apr 20268.49 USD-7.7%-10.03 USD0.00-2.0MOff
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.