MMS NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Maximus Inc · Industrials · Specialty Business Services

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Latest close 60.25 USD
1.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -12.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 16.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.0%, after a 8.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 50/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 31 out of 100
Latest Close 60.25 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.0% latest completed week
4W Return 8.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -5.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 51.9% 27 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x 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 1.0% Latest completed week; four-week move 8.1%. Indicator stack 29/55 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 50/100 conviction; expected move 9.8%. News sentiment 56/100 51 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 4d Next report is scheduled for 06 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 -12.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 16.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.0%, after a 8.1% 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 0.8x 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 0.0312-week average 0.02

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.03Current 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 8.1% over four weeks, -5.7% over 12 weeks, and -15.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.0%
4W8.1%
12W-5.7%
26W-35.6%
52W-15.9%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year27
Trend breadth51.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.08Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change81.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-27.29Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change20.1%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 inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength86/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Value93/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Quality79/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Momentum17/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Growth26/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 75; 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 framework95/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
8.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
6.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
10.0%
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
11.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
8.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
14.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-1.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
24.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
4.4%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
9.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
11.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.9x
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

MMS shows bullish options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 9.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction50/100
Expected move9.8%
Put/call volume0.00
Pressure99
Speculation6
Volatility71
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 51 relevant articles.

20 positive · 26 neutral · 5 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 earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move9.8%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-39.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.0%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+5.6%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-20.5%Week of 6 Feb.
Latest week+1.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses8
Recent vol4.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.2% / -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 tape28/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 28/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis9/100

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

Activity pressure 0.03; No reversal markers Factors70/100

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

Cornerstone Growth rank 84; Buyback Yield rank 6; Small Cap Core rank 6 SVQF95/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 53.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options47/100

MMS shows bullish options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 9.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 9.8% Sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 51 relevant articles.

Maximus Inc (MMS) Stock Price & News - Google Finance Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings4d

Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202660.25 USD1.0%68.69 USD76.49 USD-0.08-27.292.9MOff
24 Jul 202659.67 USD2.3%69.54 USD76.59 USD-0.28-27.653.0MOff
17 Jul 202658.30 USD2.9%70.42 USD76.72 USD-0.29-30.143.4MOff
10 Jul 202656.63 USD1.6%71.38 USD76.88 USD-0.40-33.572.8MOff
3 Jul 202655.75 USD2.2%72.28 USD77.05 USD-0.44-34.152.8MOff
26 Jun 202654.53 USD-2.2%73.22 USD77.21 USD-0.53-34.636.5MOff
19 Jun 202655.74 USD-10.5%74.24 USD77.37 USD-0.73-35.193.3MOff
12 Jun 202662.28 USD2.9%75.18 USD77.53 USD-0.77-27.372.3MOff
5 Jun 202660.54 USD-2.2%75.74 USD77.65 USD-0.84-29.372.6MOff
29 May 202661.93 USD1.2%76.49 USD77.78 USD-0.90-29.972.4MOff
22 May 202661.17 USD3.0%77.15 USD77.89 USD-0.95-30.294.2MOff
15 May 202659.36 USD-7.1%78.00 USD77.99 USD-1.08-32.235.1MOff
8 May 202663.91 USD-2.0%78.82 USD78.11 USD-1.19-27.415.0MOff
1 May 202665.22 USD0.2%79.50 USD78.19 USD-1.19-24.734.1MOff
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.