CEU TOR Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

CES Energy Solutions Corp. · Energy · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

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Latest close 18.33 CAD
12.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 8.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 12.2%, after a 12.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 64/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 63 out of 100
Latest Close 18.33 CAD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 12.2% latest completed week
4W Return 12.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -0.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 88.5% 46 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • 9 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 12.2% Latest completed week; four-week move 12.1%. Indicator stack 49/42 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. News sentiment 64/100 32 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 8.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 12.2%, after a 12.1% 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 1.8x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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 7 Aug
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 0.4412-week average 0.72

12-week confirmation

Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.44Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers99 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 9 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 12.1% over four weeks, -0.1% over 12 weeks, and 154.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W12.2%
4W12.1%
12W-0.1%
26W20.7%
52W154.3%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year46
Trend breadth88.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.68Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change47.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership17.37Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change42.1%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 85%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength73/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 28; rank 1 is best.
Value34/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
Quality79/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Momentum95/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Growth64/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 37; 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 framework57/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
18.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
11.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
23.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
9.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
14.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
6.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
14.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-12.0%
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
1.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
3.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.2x
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.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment64/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 32 relevant articles.

14 positive · 17 neutral · 1 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-6.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.6%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.2%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-8.3%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+12.2%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.2% / -3.3%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 tape60/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 60/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis46/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 9/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.44; 9 reversal markers Factors69/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 11; Small Cap Core rank 42 SVQF57/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 132.0 of 304 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment64/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 32 relevant articles.

European stocks pause near record highs as earnings optimism offsets energy supply concerns Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202618.33 CAD12.2%16.97 CAD8.81 CAD-0.6817.373.3MOff
31 Jul 202616.34 CAD-5.4%16.77 CAD8.72 CAD-0.929.252.6MOff
24 Jul 202617.28 CAD5.3%16.63 CAD8.63 CAD-0.9816.122.8MOn
17 Jul 202616.41 CAD0.4%16.46 CAD8.53 CAD-1.1911.762.4MOff
10 Jul 202616.35 CAD-1.1%16.32 CAD8.45 CAD-1.2812.222.9MOn
3 Jul 202616.54 CAD-0.3%16.20 CAD8.36 CAD-1.3414.75116.1KOn
26 Jun 202616.60 CAD8.0%16.07 CAD8.27 CAD-1.3117.20656.6KOn
19 Jun 202615.36 CAD-8.3%15.93 CAD8.18 CAD-1.249.70378.3KOn
12 Jun 202616.75 CAD-2.5%15.80 CAD8.09 CAD-1.0620.86278.7KOn
5 Jun 202617.18 CAD-0.5%15.61 CAD8.00 CAD-0.9027.22591.8KOn
29 May 202617.26 CAD-7.4%15.35 CAD7.91 CAD-0.7428.112.2MOn
22 May 202618.64 CAD1.6%15.09 CAD7.81 CAD-0.4041.352.2MOn
15 May 202618.34 CAD3.4%14.79 CAD7.70 CAD-0.1343.933.1MOn
8 May 202617.73 CAD-7.5%14.46 CAD7.60 CAD0.0140.384.0MOn
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.

Evidence context