- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Next-week expectancy is positive at 55.38% based on similar historical setup states.
DFIN
NYSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc · Technology · Software - Application
Latest close
47.38 USD
0.2%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 2.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 50.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.2%, after a 6.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bearish with 58/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 57/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
45
out of 100
Latest Close
47.38 USD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
0.2%
latest completed week
4W Return
6.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
22.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
15.4%
8 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.9x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- 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.
- 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
0.2%
Latest completed week; four-week move 6.1%.
Indicator stack
8/81
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
Recent
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 55.38%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Bearish
58/100 conviction; expected move 7.3%.
News sentiment
57/100
50 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
30 Jul
Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 2.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 50.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.2%, after a 6.1% four-week move.
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 0.9x 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
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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 0.1812-week average 0.10
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.18Current 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 6.1% over four weeks, 22.9% over 12 weeks, and -8.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year8
Trend breadth15.4%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.59Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change258.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-12.37Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change30.7%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026
Field coverage 94%
Model confidence 94%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength81/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Value72/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Quality96/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Momentum22/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Growth8/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
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 framework46/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 33.1x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.5x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 18.8% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 62.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 8.2% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 32.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 7.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 3.0% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -57.1% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 7.0% 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
- 14.8% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 14.8% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.4x 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 positioningBearish
DFIN shows bearish options pressure with a 58/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 7.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction58/100
Expected move7.3%
Put/call volume
Insider activity8 / 0
8 acquisitions and 0 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 sentiment57/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 50 relevant articles.
18 positive · 32 neutral · 0 negativePatient CapitalRecent
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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 move7.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-18.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.5%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+21.2%Week of 20 Feb.
Worst week-19.0%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+0.2%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol6.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.5% / -5.1%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.
SectorUS Technology
4-week rank- / 100
Group average2.9%
Trend breadth57.0%
Trend57.0%active weekly trend signals
MD40.0%positive activity pressure
RS58.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Software - Application
4-week rank64 / 100
Group average12.3%
Trend breadth41.0%
Trend41.0%active weekly trend signals
MD80.0%positive activity pressure
RS20.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
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 tape39/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 39/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis19/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.18; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.38%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.38% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors69/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 3; Small Cap Core rank 25 SVQF46/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 544.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalRecentActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Options29/100DFIN shows bearish options pressure with a 58/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 7.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Bearish · Put-side pressure · Expected move 7.3% Sentiment57/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 50 relevant articles.
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. Revenue Breakdown – NYSE:DFIN Insiders8 / 08 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 47.38 USD | 0.2% | 46.20 USD | 55.14 USD | 0.59 | -12.37 | 1.5M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 47.30 USD | -2.0% | 46.34 USD | 55.15 USD | 0.42 | -9.97 | 1.7M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 48.26 USD | -3.4% | 46.28 USD | 55.16 USD | 0.27 | -7.63 | 882.2K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 49.95 USD | 11.8% | 46.22 USD | 55.15 USD | 0.06 | -5.90 | 1.7M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 44.66 USD | -3.4% | 46.09 USD | 55.14 USD | -0.37 | -17.86 | 1.1M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 46.21 USD | 14.0% | 46.13 USD | 55.15 USD | -0.55 | -14.87 | 1.3M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 40.55 USD | 3.6% | 46.12 USD | 55.14 USD | -0.81 | -24.49 | 1.6M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 39.14 USD | 1.8% | 46.40 USD | 55.18 USD | -0.95 | -29.69 | 1.8M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 38.44 USD | 4.6% | 46.65 USD | 55.20 USD | -0.92 | -31.18 | 2.3M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 36.74 USD | -7.4% | 46.91 USD | 55.24 USD | -0.98 | -34.59 | 2.0M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 39.69 USD | 1.8% | 47.21 USD | 55.30 USD | -0.77 | -31.89 | 1.4M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 39.00 USD | 1.2% | 47.41 USD | 55.34 USD | -0.39 | -32.79 | 1.5M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 38.55 USD | -10.0% | 47.90 USD | 55.38 USD | -0.15 | -33.67 | 1.4M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 42.84 USD | -15.7% | 48.34 USD | 55.42 USD | 0.25 | -26.88 | 2.5M | Off |
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.