ATKR NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Atkore International Group Inc · Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts

Latest close 72.96 USD
-4.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 3.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 54.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.8%, after a 5.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 44/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 3d.

Setup score 50 out of 100
Latest Close 72.96 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -4.8% latest completed week
4W Return 5.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return -1.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 40.4% 21 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 15-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • 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 40.76% based on similar historical setup states.
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 active. Price is 3.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 54.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.8%, after a 5.4% 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 1.3x 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
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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 0.7112-week average 0.69

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership10/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.71Current 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 5.4% over four weeks, -1.3% over 12 weeks, and -1.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 15 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-4.8%
4W5.4%
12W-1.3%
26W6.1%
52W-1.9%
Active trend streak15 weeks
Active weeks in one year21
Trend breadth40.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.42Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-171.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership0.48Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change108.0%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 weakly versus its universe; 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 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength9/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Value34/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
Quality10/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Momentum26/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Growth22/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 79; 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
0.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
78.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
19.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-4.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
10.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-5.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-3.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-52.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.7%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
12.1x
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

ATKR shows mixed options pressure with a 44/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.58, expected move of 12.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction44/100
Expected move12.3%
Put/call volume1.58
Pressure-14
Speculation41
Volatility84
Trend agreement79
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Insider activity17 / 3

17 acquisitions and 3 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 sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 50 relevant articles.

8 positive · 40 neutral · 2 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 earnings3dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move12.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-19.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.8%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 higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.6%Week of 22 May.
Worst week-11.1%Week of 3 Jul.
Latest week-4.8%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses5
Recent vol5.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.4% / -4.1%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 202672.96 USD-4.8%70.67 USD95.56 USD-0.420.482.6MOn
24 Jul 202676.63 USD4.4%70.37 USD96.02 USD-0.416.201.8MOn
17 Jul 202673.42 USD1.6%69.96 USD96.50 USD-0.090.761.1MOn
10 Jul 202672.24 USD4.4%69.63 USD97.00 USD0.27-2.751.4MOn
3 Jul 202669.21 USD-11.1%69.35 USD97.48 USD0.59-5.981.1MOn
26 Jun 202677.83 USD-4.1%69.15 USD97.94 USD0.927.472.5MOn
19 Jun 202681.17 USD2.4%68.76 USD98.40 USD1.049.251.5MOn
12 Jun 202679.27 USD-1.7%68.08 USD98.77 USD1.267.641.9MOn
5 Jun 202680.61 USD-2.7%67.57 USD99.12 USD1.2910.011.8MOn
29 May 202682.81 USD-2.3%67.05 USD99.46 USD1.3210.112.7MOn
22 May 202684.75 USD14.6%66.56 USD99.71 USD1.2414.333.3MOn
15 May 202673.93 USD-0.0%65.98 USD99.91 USD1.020.642.0MOn
8 May 202673.95 USD-0.3%65.66 USD100.2 USD0.920.592.4MOn
1 May 202674.20 USD-1.2%65.22 USD100.5 USD0.692.932.8MOn
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.