LOMA NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina SA ADR · Basic Materials · Building Materials

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Latest close 11.48 USD
0.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 2.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 72.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.7%, after a -2.4% 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 volatility with 50/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 5d.

Setup score 37 out of 100
Latest Close 11.48 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.7% latest completed week
4W Return -2.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 4.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 23.1% 12 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 1-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
  • 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 0.7% Latest completed week; four-week move -2.4%. Indicator stack 16/43 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 Volatility 50/100 conviction; expected move 10.9%. News sentiment 53/100 51 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 5d 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 active. Price is 2.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 72.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.7%, after a -2.4% 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 0.4012-week average 0.27

12-week confirmation

Trend active1/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.40Current 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 -2.4% over four weeks, 4.2% over 12 weeks, and -1.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.7%
4W-2.4%
12W4.2%
26W-0.4%
52W-1.3%
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year12
Trend breadth23.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.04Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-93.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-2.08Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-227.1%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 neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength23/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Value38/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 63; rank 1 is best.
Quality37/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 64; 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
22.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
14.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
18.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
11.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-66.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
1338.2%
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
0.3%
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
1.7x
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

LOMA shows volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 10.00, expected move of 10.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction50/100
Expected move10.9%
Put/call volume10.00
Pressure-82
Speculation1
Volatility79
Trend agreement29
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 51 relevant articles.

11 positive · 37 neutral · 3 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 earnings5dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move10.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-13.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.7%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.7%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-8.9%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week+0.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.4% / -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 tape35/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 35/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis40/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 1/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 2/12.

Activity pressure 0.40; No reversal markers Factors32/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 50; Small Cap Core rank 62 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options43/100

LOMA shows volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 10.00, expected move of 10.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 10.9% Sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 51 relevant articles.

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (LOMA) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings5d

Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202611.48 USD0.7%11.23 USD9.35 USD0.04-2.081.5MOn
24 Jul 202611.40 USD1.3%11.28 USD9.32 USD0.16-2.131.9MOff
17 Jul 202611.25 USD-2.3%11.33 USD9.29 USD0.37-4.331.4MOff
10 Jul 202611.52 USD-2.0%11.38 USD9.26 USD0.56-3.762.3MOff
3 Jul 202611.76 USD1.7%11.42 USD9.23 USD0.69-0.641.2MOff
26 Jun 202611.56 USD-4.4%11.43 USD9.20 USD0.79-0.512.6MOff
19 Jun 202612.09 USD-3.7%11.46 USD9.17 USD0.721.241.3MOff
12 Jun 202612.55 USD12.7%11.43 USD9.13 USD0.705.712.2MOff
5 Jun 202611.14 USD-7.2%11.41 USD9.09 USD0.43-5.943.0MOff
29 May 202612.00 USD9.6%11.40 USD9.06 USD0.27-1.831.9MOff
22 May 202610.95 USD5.4%11.36 USD9.02 USD0.04-9.752.6MOff
15 May 202610.39 USD-5.7%11.26 USD8.99 USD-0.09-14.562.0MOff
8 May 202611.02 USD3.9%11.18 USD8.96 USD-0.12-9.912.0MOff
1 May 202610.61 USD-4.6%11.06 USD8.92 USD-0.18-11.801.5MOff
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.