IMAX NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Imax Corp · Communication Services · Entertainment

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Latest close 47.84 USD
10.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 24.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.3%, after a 20.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 51/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 61/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 70 out of 100
Latest Close 47.84 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 10.3% latest completed week
4W Return 20.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 35.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 90.4% 47 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 10-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • 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 10.3% Latest completed week; four-week move 20.0%. Indicator stack 84/61 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 51/100 conviction; expected move 7.0%. News sentiment 61/100 27 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 23 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 23 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 24.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.3%, after a 20.0% 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 1.4x 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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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 0.6312-week average 0.50

12-week confirmation

Trend active10/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership10/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.63Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 20.0% over four weeks, 35.5% over 12 weeks, and 89.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 10 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W10.3%
4W20.0%
12W35.5%
26W37.0%
52W89.8%
Active trend streak10 weeks
Active weeks in one year47
Trend breadth90.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.63Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change1.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership22.13Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change433.3%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 expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 97%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength46/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 55; rank 1 is best.
Value5/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Quality90/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Momentum89/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Growth81/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 20; 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.

Value-quality framework14/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
58.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
5.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
22.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
59.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
16.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
29.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
10.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
14.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
24.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
15.9%
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
-0.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-0.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.0x
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.

Options positioningBullish

IMAX shows bullish options pressure with a 51/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.14, expected move of 7.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction51/100
Expected move7.0%
Put/call volume0.14
Pressure69
Speculation40
Volatility55
Trend agreement32
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Insider activity9 / 11

9 acquisitions and 11 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 sentiment61/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.

14 positive · 9 neutral · 4 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 earnings23 JulLatest stored earnings date was 23 Jul 2026.
Options expected move7.0%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-1.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.0%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.5%Week of 22 May.
Worst week-7.3%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week+10.3%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses7
Recent vol7.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.5% / -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.

Weekly tape67/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 67/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis63/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 10/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 10/12.

Activity pressure 0.63; 3 reversal markers Factors56/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 76; Small Cap Core rank 98 SVQF14/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 874.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options56/100

IMAX shows bullish options pressure with a 51/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.14, expected move of 7.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 7.0% Sentiment61/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.

Sphere Entertainment’s (NYSE:SPHR) Q2 CY2026 Sales Beat Estimates, Stock Soars Insiders9 / 11

9 acquisitions and 11 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings23 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 23 Jul 2026.

 Research flow1 items

0 recent research articles and 1 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202647.84 USD10.3%38.54 USD25.82 USD0.6322.138.6MOn
24 Jul 202643.38 USD10.5%38.15 USD25.64 USD0.3212.9113.6MOn
17 Jul 202639.25 USD2.6%37.96 USD25.48 USD0.252.174.3MOn
10 Jul 202638.27 USD-4.0%37.89 USD25.33 USD0.47-1.665.5MOn
3 Jul 202639.88 USD-2.9%37.89 USD25.20 USD0.624.153.5MOn
26 Jun 202641.08 USD-7.3%37.75 USD25.05 USD0.379.996.9MOn
19 Jun 202644.33 USD4.9%37.62 USD24.89 USD0.0416.343.6MOn
12 Jun 202642.24 USD8.4%37.34 USD24.72 USD-0.1512.354.6MOn
5 Jun 202638.97 USD-1.8%37.10 USD24.56 USD-0.594.563.9MOn
29 May 202639.68 USD1.4%36.95 USD24.43 USD-0.604.044.8MOn
22 May 202639.12 USD16.5%36.71 USD24.29 USD-0.614.258.6MOff
15 May 202633.59 USD-4.8%36.46 USD24.15 USD-0.91-9.524.4MOff
8 May 202635.30 USD-3.3%36.42 USD24.06 USD-0.80-4.756.6MOff
1 May 202636.51 USD0.2%36.28 USD23.95 USD-0.740.898.0MOn
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.