PECO NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Phillips Edison & Co Inc · Real Estate · Reit - Retail

Latest close 42.49 USD
-2.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 85.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.4%, after a 1.3% 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 volatility with 50/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 63/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 82d.

Setup score 69 out of 100
Latest Close 42.49 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -2.4% latest completed week
4W Return 1.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 7.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 67.3% 35 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 35-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
  • 2 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 85.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.4%, after a 1.3% 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 1.0x 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
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 0.9912-week average 0.92

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.99Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 1.3% over four weeks, 7.5% over 12 weeks, and 30.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 35 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.4%
4W1.3%
12W7.5%
26W18.9%
52W30.9%
Active trend streak35 weeks
Active weeks in one year35
Trend breadth67.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.04Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-27.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership5.60Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change523.8%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 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength48/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Value15/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Quality87/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Momentum75/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
Growth98/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 3; 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
38.2x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
7.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
15.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
71.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
36.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
65.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
8.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
108.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
4.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
3.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
4.8x
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 positioningVolatility

PECO shows volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.12, expected move of 16.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction50/100
Expected move16.7%
Put/call volume0.13
Pressure89
Speculation11
Volatility89
Trend agreement5
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Insider activity11 / 2

11 acquisitions and 2 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 sentiment63/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 49 relevant articles.

23 positive · 25 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 earnings82dNext report is scheduled for 22 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move16.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-4.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.5%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 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.4%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-3.3%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week-2.4%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains11
Flat weeks1
Modest losses12
Sharp losses0
Recent vol2.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.4% / -1.4%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202642.49 USD-2.4%39.09 USD34.39 USD1.045.605.0MOn
24 Jul 202643.53 USD-1.1%38.83 USD34.32 USD1.168.884.6MOn
17 Jul 202644.01 USD5.4%38.55 USD34.25 USD1.308.483.9MOn
10 Jul 202641.76 USD-0.5%38.26 USD34.17 USD1.33-1.253.4MOn
3 Jul 202641.95 USD-0.7%38.02 USD34.10 USD1.440.905.1MOn
26 Jun 202642.23 USD4.1%37.76 USD34.02 USD1.192.369.0MOn
19 Jun 202640.59 USD-2.8%37.51 USD33.94 USD0.85-6.115.7MOn
12 Jun 202641.76 USD3.9%37.31 USD33.87 USD0.69-1.145.6MOn
5 Jun 202640.21 USD0.4%37.05 USD33.80 USD0.37-2.863.9MOn
29 May 202640.05 USD-0.4%36.84 USD33.73 USD0.51-7.853.9MOn
22 May 202640.20 USD2.6%36.61 USD33.65 USD0.74-5.194.5MOn
15 May 202639.19 USD-0.8%36.40 USD33.55 USD0.82-6.704.0MOn
8 May 202639.51 USD-0.4%36.22 USD33.47 USD1.04-6.605.3MOn
1 May 202639.66 USD1.0%35.98 USD33.39 USD0.92-1.565.0MOn
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.