VMI NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Valmont Industries Inc · Industrials · Conglomerates

Open interactive chart View report data Download investor PDF
Latest close 486.2 USD
-8.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 2.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 57.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -8.6%, after a -14.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is mixed with 34/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 62/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 82d.

Setup score 53 out of 100
Latest Close 486.2 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -8.6% latest completed week
4W Return -14.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -4.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 92.3% 48 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 14-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
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • The latest week was a sharp negative move.
What to watch next
  • 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 -8.6% Latest completed week; four-week move -14.5%. Indicator stack 96/51 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. Options pressure Mixed 34/100 conviction; expected move 7.6%. News sentiment 62/100 62 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 82d Next report is scheduled for 20 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 2.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 57.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -8.6%, after a -14.5% four-week move.

Study the full chart

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 1.5x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

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 0.9512-week average 0.71

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.95Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -14.5% over four weeks, -4.6% over 12 weeks, and 35.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 14 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-8.6%
4W-14.5%
12W-4.6%
26W10.7%
52W35.2%
Active trend streak14 weeks
Active weeks in one year48
Trend breadth92.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.39Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-72.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership2.74Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-88.7%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 strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

Open full factor analysis
Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength46/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 55; rank 1 is best.
Value20/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Quality66/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Momentum83/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Growth91/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 10; 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 framework58/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
19.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
15.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
30.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
13.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
14.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
21.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
3.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
127.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-17.3%
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
0.6%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.1x
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.

Options positioningMixed

VMI shows mixed options pressure with a 34/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.86, expected move of 7.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction34/100
Expected move7.6%
Put/call volume0.86
Pressure11
Speculation13
Volatility56
Trend agreement81
Open options detail
Insider activity11 / 6

11 acquisitions and 6 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment62/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 62 relevant articles.

35 positive · 24 neutral · 3 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 earnings82dNext report is scheduled for 20 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move7.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-16.9%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 higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+20.8%Week of 24 Apr.
Worst week-8.6%Week of 24 Jul.
Latest week-8.6%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.0% / -2.2%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 tape61/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 61/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis87/100

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

Activity pressure 0.95; 2 reversal markers Factors52/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 23; Small Cap Core rank 78 SVQF58/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 424.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options54/100

VMI shows mixed options pressure with a 34/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.86, expected move of 7.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 7.6% Sentiment62/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 62 relevant articles.

Valmont Industries CFO Buys $100,000 in Shares. What Does This News Mean for Investors? Insiders11 / 6

11 acquisitions and 6 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings82d

Next report is scheduled for 20 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.

 Research flow1 items

0 recent research articles and 1 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026486.2 USD-8.6%476.3 USD327.6 USD0.392.741.6MOn
17 Jul 2026531.7 USD-2.8%473.8 USD326.2 USD0.8011.99768.4KOn
10 Jul 2026546.8 USD-1.5%469.7 USD324.5 USD1.0914.01937.3KOn
3 Jul 2026555.4 USD-2.4%465.4 USD322.7 USD1.3118.03812.5KOn
26 Jun 2026568.8 USD-0.1%460.6 USD320.9 USD1.4124.231.5MOn
19 Jun 2026569.5 USD4.3%455.4 USD319.1 USD1.1422.331.2MOn
12 Jun 2026546.1 USD2.4%449.5 USD317.3 USD0.9719.201.4MOn
5 Jun 2026533.1 USD2.7%444.5 USD315.6 USD0.7717.741.2MOn
29 May 2026519.1 USD1.2%440.3 USD313.9 USD0.6212.41743.8KOn
22 May 2026512.7 USD1.3%436.7 USD312.3 USD0.6013.16996.5KOn
15 May 2026506.1 USD-0.7%433.5 USD310.8 USD0.6013.191.1MOn
8 May 2026509.9 USD0.0%430.1 USD309.3 USD0.3114.77981.5KOn
1 May 2026509.7 USD2.3%426.0 USD307.9 USD0.0317.96872.6KOn
24 Apr 2026498.2 USD20.8%422.1 USD306.4 USD-0.2917.011.6MOn
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.