ALHC NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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Alignment Healthcare LLC · Healthcare · Healthcare Plans

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Latest close 14.85 USD
-23.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -24.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 15.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -23.6%, after a -37.6% 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 bullish with 43/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 43/100.

Setup score 25 out of 100
Latest Close 14.85 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -23.6% latest completed week
4W Return -37.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -17.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 42.3% 22 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 -23.6% Latest completed week; four-week move -37.6%. Indicator stack 23/44 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 Bullish 43/100 conviction; expected move 14.4%. News sentiment 43/100 50 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 30 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -24.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 15.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -23.6%, after a -37.6% 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 1.2x 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
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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 0.3412-week average 0.31

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership4/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.34Current 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 -37.6% over four weeks, -17.2% over 12 weeks, and 14.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-23.6%
4W-37.6%
12W-17.2%
26W-34.1%
52W14.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year22
Trend breadth42.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.06Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-92.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-26.88Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-287.2%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.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 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 strength17/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Value7/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Quality29/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Momentum91/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Growth85/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 16; 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
202.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
44.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
10.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
12.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
0.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
41.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
211.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
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
-0.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-0.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-16.3x
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.

Options positioningBullish

ALHC shows bullish options pressure with a 43/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.49, expected move of 14.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction43/100
Expected move14.4%
Put/call volume0.49
Pressure44
Speculation44
Volatility96
Trend agreement19
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Insider activity5 / 15

5 acquisitions and 15 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 sentiment43/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 50 relevant articles.

9 positive · 21 neutral · 20 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 earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
Options expected move14.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-40.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility12.9%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+28.5%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-23.6%Week of 31 Jul.
Latest week-23.6%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses2
Sharp losses12
Recent vol12.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.9% / -6.6%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 tape28/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 28/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis27/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 4/12.

Activity pressure 0.34; 2 reversal markers Factors33/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 75; Small Cap Core rank 96 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options48/100

ALHC shows bullish options pressure with a 43/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.49, expected move of 14.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 14.4% Sentiment43/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 50 relevant articles.

Alignment Healthcare Inc (ALHC) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Record Membership Growth ... Insiders5 / 15

5 acquisitions and 15 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings30 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202614.85 USD-23.6%19.55 USD12.95 USD0.06-26.8835.0MOff
24 Jul 202619.43 USD-5.7%19.73 USD12.89 USD0.42-3.9217.7MOff
17 Jul 202620.60 USD3.9%19.71 USD12.80 USD0.650.7415.1MOff
10 Jul 202619.83 USD-16.7%19.71 USD12.71 USD0.76-6.6135.3MOff
3 Jul 202623.80 USD2.6%19.69 USD12.62 USD0.7414.3519.9MOff
26 Jun 202623.19 USD6.1%19.55 USD12.50 USD0.2913.0522.7MOff
19 Jun 202621.86 USD10.7%19.42 USD12.39 USD-0.282.2724.0MOff
12 Jun 202619.75 USD28.5%19.24 USD12.29 USD-0.73-4.9445.3MOff
5 Jun 202615.37 USD0.3%19.14 USD12.20 USD-1.02-24.3741.0MOff
29 May 202615.32 USD-6.3%19.17 USD12.15 USD-0.97-28.3514.4MOff
22 May 202616.35 USD3.9%19.22 USD12.09 USD-0.65-21.7817.3MOff
15 May 202615.73 USD-12.3%19.26 USD12.03 USD-0.42-24.1265.4MOff
8 May 202617.93 USD-11.5%19.30 USD11.97 USD-0.36-14.2523.8MOn
1 May 202620.26 USD-4.1%19.28 USD11.90 USD-0.201.8330.7MOn
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.