CSPI NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

CSP Inc · Technology · Information Technology Services

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Latest close 7.91 USD
-0.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -14.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 6.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.5%, after a -3.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 46/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 11d.

Setup score 16 out of 100
Latest Close 7.91 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.5% latest completed week
4W Return -3.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -13.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 9.6% 5 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.3x 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 -0.5% Latest completed week; four-week move -3.9%. Indicator stack 5/28 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 44.60% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 46/100 37 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 11d Next report is scheduled for 13 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 -14.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 6.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.5%, after a -3.9% 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 0.3x 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 0.0712-week average 0.10

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.07Current 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 -3.9% over four weeks, -13.5% over 12 weeks, and -21.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.5%
4W-3.9%
12W-13.5%
26W-30.3%
52W-21.1%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year5
Trend breadth9.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.41Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-178.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-31.31Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change6.4%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 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 strength7/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Value35/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Quality4/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Momentum12/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Growth34/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 67; 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
1.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-7.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
32.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-1.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-7.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-2.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
5.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-193.4%
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
1.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
7009.0x
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 activity18 / 0

18 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 sentiment46/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 37 relevant articles.

5 positive · 22 neutral · 10 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 earnings11dNext report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-46.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.9%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 higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.6%Week of 24 Apr.
Worst week-10.0%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week-0.5%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses9
Recent vol4.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split20/32Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.9% / -4.7%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 tape14/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 14/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis27/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 10/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.07; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 44.60%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 44.60% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors13/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 33; Small Cap Core rank 38 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment46/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 37 relevant articles.

CSP Inc (CSPI) Financial Health: Profitability & Balance Sheet Analysis Insiders18 / 0

18 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings11d

Next report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20267.91 USD-0.5%9.25 USD12.58 USD-0.41-31.3143.2KOff
24 Jul 20267.95 USD-2.6%9.39 USD12.57 USD-0.16-31.1180.7KOff
17 Jul 20268.16 USD-6.2%9.55 USD12.56 USD0.11-31.0276.4KOff
10 Jul 20268.70 USD5.7%9.72 USD12.54 USD0.31-30.1874.0KOff
3 Jul 20268.23 USD2.2%9.91 USD12.52 USD0.53-33.46277.2KOff
26 Jun 20268.05 USD-5.3%10.06 USD12.50 USD0.59-35.17936.9KOff
19 Jun 20268.50 USD-8.2%10.17 USD12.49 USD0.63-35.27139.6KOff
12 Jun 20269.26 USD4.0%10.26 USD12.48 USD0.62-28.36199.5KOff
5 Jun 20268.90 USD-10.0%10.32 USD12.46 USD0.45-30.2479.8KOff
29 May 20269.89 USD1.1%10.40 USD12.44 USD0.34-26.9272.6KOff
22 May 20269.78 USD5.5%10.51 USD12.42 USD0.16-26.8559.1KOff
15 May 20269.27 USD1.4%10.63 USD12.39 USD0.06-30.8774.0KOff
8 May 20269.14 USD-1.7%10.68 USD12.37 USD-0.21-33.0562.2KOff
1 May 20269.30 USD-8.5%10.75 USD12.34 USD-0.49-29.5872.7KOff
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.