BANR NASDAQ Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Banner Corporation · Financial Services · Banks - Regional

Latest close 70.67 USD
1.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 10.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.1%, after a 5.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 53/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 62d.

Setup score 62 out of 100
Latest Close 70.67 USD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 1.1% latest completed week
4W Return 5.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 12.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 46.2% 24 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 16-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
  • 14 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 10.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.1%, after a 5.3% 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 1.2x 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
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
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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 0.8912-week average 0.65

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 leadership3/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.89Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1414 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 14 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 5.3% over four weeks, 12.9% over 12 weeks, and 15.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 16 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.1%
4W5.3%
12W12.9%
26W10.3%
52W15.8%
Active trend streak16 weeks
Active weeks in one year24
Trend breadth46.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.50Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change29.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-2.92Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change66.8%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 weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 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 strength88/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Value86/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Quality95/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Momentum26/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Growth14/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 87; 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 framework92/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
11.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
20.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
15.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
77.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
45.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
62.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
10.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-22.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
14.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
44.3%
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
2.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.4x
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

BANR shows volatility options pressure with a 53/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.05, expected move of 20.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction53/100
Expected move20.6%
Put/call volume0.05
Pressure91
Speculation21
Volatility96
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity11 / 9

11 acquisitions and 9 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 sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 56 relevant articles.

14 positive · 35 neutral · 7 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 earnings62dNext report is scheduled for 14 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move20.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-2.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.9%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+5.2%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-8.5%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week+1.1%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains14
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses2
Recent vol2.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.2% / -2.6%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202670.67 USD1.1%64.25 USD56.45 USD1.50-2.921.8MOn
31 Jul 202669.90 USD0.2%64.00 USD56.27 USD1.500.741.6MOn
24 Jul 202669.78 USD-1.1%63.72 USD56.10 USD1.431.022.5MOn
17 Jul 202670.57 USD5.2%63.51 USD55.93 USD1.420.342.7MOn
10 Jul 202667.09 USD0.6%63.33 USD55.73 USD1.16-8.801.9MOn
3 Jul 202666.69 USD-1.6%63.27 USD55.57 USD1.05-8.201.1MOn
26 Jun 202667.78 USD4.6%63.17 USD55.40 USD0.99-6.361.7MOn
19 Jun 202664.83 USD-3.6%62.97 USD55.22 USD0.70-14.751.3MOn
12 Jun 202667.24 USD3.7%62.85 USD55.05 USD0.62-9.661.1MOn
5 Jun 202664.86 USD-0.2%62.63 USD54.89 USD0.43-11.191.0MOn
29 May 202665.00 USD0.5%62.47 USD54.74 USD0.45-15.36832.0KOn
22 May 202664.65 USD3.3%62.27 USD54.60 USD0.59-13.81975.1KOn
15 May 202662.58 USD-4.7%62.17 USD54.45 USD0.68-15.991.4MOn
8 May 202665.67 USD0.5%62.09 USD54.31 USD0.65-12.651.3MOn
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.

Evidence context