SMFG NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc · Financial Services · Banks - Diversified

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Latest close 26.18 USD
4.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 18.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.9%, after a 9.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 34/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 0d.

Setup score 76 out of 100
Latest Close 26.18 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 4.9% latest completed week
4W Return 9.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 23.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 60-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.
Price follow-through 4.9% Latest completed week; four-week move 9.9%. Indicator stack 100/64 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 Positive 60.26% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Mixed 34/100 conviction; expected move 11.1%. News sentiment 53/100 66 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 0d Next report is scheduled for 30 Jul 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 18.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.9%, after a 9.9% 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 0.8x 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
30 Jan 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
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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 0.9012-week average 0.67

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.90Current 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 9.9% over four weeks, 23.8% over 12 weeks, and 64.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 60 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W4.9%
4W9.9%
12W23.8%
26W25.1%
52W64.2%
Active trend streak60 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.81Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-8.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership22.45Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change40.0%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 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 87%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength22/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Value37/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Quality36/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
Momentum38/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 63; rank 1 is best.
Growth38/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 63; 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
-
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
54.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
22.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
50.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
547.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
82.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
113.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
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
-
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-4.3x
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 positioningMixed

SMFG shows mixed options pressure with a 34/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 11.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction34/100
Expected move11.1%
Put/call volume
Pressure-9
Speculation0
Volatility71
Trend agreement91
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 66 relevant articles.

12 positive · 53 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 earnings0dNext report is scheduled for 30 Jul 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move11.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-1.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.6%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.8%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-10.5%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+4.9%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses5
Recent vol3.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split34/18Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.5% / -3.6%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 tape76/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 76/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis77/100

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

Activity pressure 0.90; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 60.26%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 60.26% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors32/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 50 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options57/100

SMFG shows mixed options pressure with a 34/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 11.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 11.1% Sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 66 relevant articles.

Cognizant Earnings: Financial Services and North America Drive Resilient Performance Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings0d

Next report is scheduled for 30 Jul 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.

 Research flow2 items

2 recent research articles and 0 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202626.18 USD4.9%22.11 USD14.63 USD0.8122.457.8MOn
17 Jul 202624.95 USD-3.1%21.89 USD14.52 USD0.8416.7910.2MOn
10 Jul 202625.74 USD4.9%21.70 USD14.41 USD0.9019.489.2MOn
3 Jul 202624.53 USD2.9%21.48 USD14.30 USD0.9716.237.0MOn
26 Jun 202623.83 USD-5.5%21.29 USD14.19 USD0.8916.0410.9MOn
19 Jun 202625.23 USD3.4%21.11 USD14.09 USD0.5420.608.5MOn
12 Jun 202624.40 USD5.4%20.83 USD13.98 USD0.2218.4512.8MOn
5 Jun 202623.16 USD5.4%20.60 USD13.87 USD-0.1013.697.9MOn
29 May 202621.97 USD-3.2%20.37 USD13.77 USD-0.345.617.1MOn
22 May 202622.70 USD3.9%20.18 USD13.68 USD-0.3110.949.8MOn
15 May 202621.84 USD1.9%19.96 USD13.58 USD-0.448.0115.5MOn
8 May 202621.43 USD1.3%19.76 USD13.48 USD-0.616.626.6MOn
1 May 202621.15 USD4.7%19.55 USD13.40 USD-0.608.0111.8MOn
24 Apr 202620.20 USD-6.7%19.40 USD13.31 USD-0.584.5010.3MOn
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.