NICE NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Nice Ltd ADR · Technology · Software - Application

Latest close 98.79 USD
9.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 21.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 9.5%, after a 2.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 59/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 57/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 3d.

Setup score 31 out of 100
Latest Close 98.79 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 9.5% latest completed week
4W Return 2.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 6.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 21.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 9.5%, after a 2.1% 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 0.0612-week average 0.11

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.06Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 2.1% over four weeks, 6.5% over 12 weeks, and -35.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W9.5%
4W2.1%
12W6.5%
26W-7.2%
52W-35.3%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.36Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change150.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-21.91Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change27.6%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 ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength85/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Value90/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Quality91/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Momentum7/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Growth82/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 19; 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
10.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
5.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
13.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
65.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
22.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
23.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
15.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
8.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
13.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-27.6%
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
9.3%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
9.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.2x
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.

Options positioningVolatility

NICE shows volatility options pressure with a 59/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 7.73, expected move of 12.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction59/100
Expected move12.6%
Put/call volume7.73
Pressure-72
Speculation18
Volatility86
Trend agreement60
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 12 relevant articles.

7 positive · 4 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalFresh

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

Fresh 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 earnings3dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move12.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-36.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.3%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+13.7%Week of 20 Feb.
Worst week-17.9%Week of 8 May.
Latest week+9.5%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses9
Recent vol7.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.0% / -6.1%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202698.79 USD9.5%103.8 USD159.5 USD0.36-21.913.3MOff
24 Jul 202690.26 USD-9.9%104.2 USD160.2 USD0.12-29.254.0MOff
17 Jul 2026100.2 USD0.4%105.0 USD161.0 USD-0.09-23.972.0MOff
10 Jul 202699.74 USD3.1%105.3 USD161.8 USD-0.48-28.381.8MOff
3 Jul 202696.74 USD5.2%105.6 USD162.4 USD-0.70-30.271.9MOff
26 Jun 202691.99 USD8.6%105.9 USD163.1 USD-0.78-34.243.2MOff
19 Jun 202684.68 USD-4.5%106.4 USD163.8 USD-0.79-43.143.3MOff
12 Jun 202688.71 USD-4.8%107.1 USD164.6 USD-0.71-39.964.3MOff
5 Jun 202693.14 USD0.5%108.5 USD165.5 USD-0.66-36.663.9MOff
29 May 202692.66 USD-1.9%109.6 USD166.3 USD-0.57-40.923.4MOff
22 May 202694.46 USD5.2%111.0 USD167.0 USD-0.37-39.112.8MOff
15 May 202689.76 USD-3.2%112.3 USD167.6 USD-0.32-42.384.5MOff
8 May 202692.73 USD-17.9%113.6 USD168.3 USD-0.19-41.626.8MOff
1 May 2026112.9 USD12.5%115.0 USD168.8 USD-0.28-26.342.4MOff
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.