MBC NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

MasterBrand Inc. · Consumer Cyclical · Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances

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Latest close 8.25 USD
-2.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -13.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 21.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.9%, after a -16.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 33/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 49/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 2d.

Setup score 22 out of 100
Latest Close 8.25 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -2.9% latest completed week
4W Return -16.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 8.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 13.5% 7 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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 weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 -2.9% Latest completed week; four-week move -16.5%. Indicator stack 7/46 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 Recent Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Mixed 33/100 conviction; expected move 14.9%. News sentiment 49/100 52 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 2d Next report is scheduled for 04 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 -13.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 21.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.9%, after a -16.5% 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 0.7x 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
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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 0.1812-week average 0.09

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.18Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 -16.5% over four weeks, 8.4% over 12 weeks, and -25.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.9%
4W-16.5%
12W8.4%
26W-31.9%
52W-25.3%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year7
Trend breadth13.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.15Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-80.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-29.19Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-64.3%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 weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; 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 strength30/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Value67/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Quality15/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Momentum14/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Growth5/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 96; 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 framework10/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
14.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
27.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
2.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
6.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-1.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-46.0%
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
7.2x
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.

Options positioningMixed

MBC shows mixed options pressure with a 33/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 14.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction33/100
Expected move14.9%
Put/call volume
Pressure-12
Speculation0
Volatility83
Trend agreement76
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 52 relevant articles.

1 positive · 45 neutral · 6 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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 earnings2dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move14.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-42.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.8%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 higher10 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.6%Week of 29 May.
Worst week-16.2%Week of 8 May.
Latest week-2.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains2
Flat weeks1
Modest losses6
Sharp losses9
Recent vol7.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.6% / -5.8%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 tape22/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 22/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis26/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.18; No reversal markers Factors30/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 34; Small Cap Core rank 29 SVQF10/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 915.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Options53/100

MBC shows mixed options pressure with a 33/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 14.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 14.9% Sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 52 relevant articles.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Raises Stake in MasterBrand, Inc. $MBC Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings2d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20268.25 USD-2.9%9.52 USD13.30 USD0.15-29.1910.5MOff
24 Jul 20268.50 USD-2.0%9.62 USD13.33 USD0.34-26.878.8MOff
17 Jul 20268.67 USD-4.5%9.71 USD13.35 USD0.59-26.518.7MOff
10 Jul 20269.08 USD-8.1%9.80 USD13.37 USD0.72-24.819.9MOff
3 Jul 20269.88 USD0.0%9.88 USD13.39 USD0.77-17.779.3MOff
26 Jun 20269.88 USD9.1%9.93 USD13.40 USD0.77-16.5418.4MOff
19 Jun 20269.06 USD2.0%9.97 USD13.41 USD0.60-25.6515.4MOff
12 Jun 20268.88 USD5.0%10.00 USD13.43 USD0.24-26.9015.4MOff
5 Jun 20268.46 USD-2.5%10.05 USD13.44 USD-0.14-30.3725.8MOff
29 May 20268.68 USD12.6%10.13 USD13.45 USD-0.40-30.8429.0MOff
22 May 20267.71 USD10.1%10.26 USD13.47 USD-0.68-38.1113.4MOff
15 May 20267.00 USD-8.0%10.43 USD13.49 USD-0.69-43.7617.1MOff
8 May 20267.61 USD-16.2%10.62 USD13.51 USD-0.69-39.3925.5MOff
1 May 20269.08 USD-3.0%10.79 USD13.53 USD-0.79-26.598.4MOff
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.