BTBD NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Bt Brands Inc · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

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Latest close 1.18 USD
5.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -13.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 3.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.4%, after a 9.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 16d.

Setup score 28 out of 100
Latest Close 1.18 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 5.4% latest completed week
4W Return 9.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 3.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 28.8% 15 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x 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 the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
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 5.4% Latest completed week; four-week move 9.3%. Indicator stack 16/36 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 43.61% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 50/100 42 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 16d Next report is scheduled for 17 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 -13.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 3.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.4%, after a 9.3% 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 0.7x 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
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 0.1312-week average 0.33

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.13Current 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 9.3% over four weeks, 3.5% over 12 weeks, and -28.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W5.4%
4W9.3%
12W3.5%
26W-11.3%
52W-28.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year15
Trend breadth28.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.82Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change4.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-29.34Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change24.9%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 85% Model confidence 81%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength68/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Value58/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Quality57/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 44; rank 1 is best.
Momentum59/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 42; rank 1 is best.
Growth59/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 42; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
24.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-7.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
4.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-9.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-11.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
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
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-6.7x
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 42 relevant articles.

3 positive · 35 neutral · 4 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 earnings16dNext report is scheduled for 17 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-78.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility11.9%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 higher13 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+34.0%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-41.5%Week of 8 May.
Latest week+5.4%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains5
Flat weeks1
Modest losses4
Sharp losses8
Recent vol11.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol13.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew10.5% / -9.5%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 tape21/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 21/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis13/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 1/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.13; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 43.61%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 43.61% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors60/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 47 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 42 relevant articles.

Bt Brands Inc (BTBD) Institutional Confidence Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings16d

Next report is scheduled for 17 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20261.18 USD5.4%1.37 USD1.62 USD-0.82-29.34249.0KOff
24 Jul 20261.12 USD0.9%1.38 USD1.63 USD-0.88-33.2324.3KOff
17 Jul 20261.11 USD0.0%1.39 USD1.63 USD-0.85-35.1993.4KOff
10 Jul 20261.11 USD2.8%1.40 USD1.64 USD-0.87-38.17137.6KOff
3 Jul 20261.08 USD2.9%1.41 USD1.65 USD-0.85-39.05133.8KOff
26 Jun 20261.05 USD-7.1%1.43 USD1.66 USD-0.82-40.61259.3KOff
19 Jun 20261.13 USD-2.6%1.45 USD1.67 USD-0.80-39.41141.2KOff
12 Jun 20261.16 USD1.8%1.46 USD1.68 USD-0.74-36.66169.8KOff
5 Jun 20261.14 USD0.9%1.47 USD1.69 USD-0.65-36.82367.7KOff
29 May 20261.13 USD-3.4%1.49 USD1.70 USD-0.52-40.64188.4KOff
22 May 20261.17 USD8.3%1.51 USD1.71 USD-0.10-37.19512.8KOff
15 May 20261.08 USD-5.3%1.53 USD1.72 USD0.26-41.72916.7KOff
8 May 20261.14 USD-41.5%1.56 USD1.73 USD0.75-38.861.7MOff
1 May 20261.95 USD6.6%1.58 USD1.74 USD1.109.762.0MOn
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.