SKIN NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Beauty Health Co · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products

Latest close 0.69 USD
-6.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -27.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 6.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.4%, after a -5.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is mixed with 25/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 42/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 3d.

Setup score 27 out of 100
Latest Close 0.69 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -6.4% latest completed week
4W Return -5.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return 18.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 19.2% 10 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.4x 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.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 43.15% based on similar historical setup states.
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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -27.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 6.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.4%, after a -5.6% 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 0.4x 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 0.0512-week average 0.03

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.05Current 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 -5.6% over four weeks, 18.2% over 12 weeks, and -55.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-6.4%
4W-5.6%
12W18.2%
26W-54.3%
52W-55.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year10
Trend breadth19.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.76Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change280.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-51.40Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change4.2%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 ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 84%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength82/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Value90/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Quality79/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Momentum4/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Growth18/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 83; 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 framework71/100Value 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
0.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
5.8x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
12.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
64.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
6.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
11.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
6.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-8.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-22.2%
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.7x
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 positioningMixed

SKIN shows mixed options pressure with a 25/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 44.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction25/100
Expected move44.4%
Put/call volume
Pressure6
Speculation0
Volatility96
Trend agreement48
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment42/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 39 relevant articles.

3 positive · 22 neutral · 14 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 earnings3dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move44.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-74.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility15.0%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 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+25.3%Week of 10 Jul.
Worst week-32.8%Week of 8 May.
Latest week-6.4%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses2
Sharp losses11
Recent vol15.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol12.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew9.2% / -9.4%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 20260.69 USD-6.4%0.94 USD2.12 USD0.76-51.405.1MOff
24 Jul 20260.73 USD-13.2%0.96 USD2.16 USD0.74-48.663.6MOff
17 Jul 20260.84 USD-7.2%0.99 USD2.21 USD0.67-42.894.0MOff
10 Jul 20260.91 USD25.3%1.01 USD2.25 USD0.21-41.86100.2MOff
3 Jul 20260.73 USD10.0%1.03 USD2.30 USD-0.42-53.682.5MOff
26 Jun 20260.66 USD-0.4%1.05 USD2.35 USD-0.78-58.6317.8MOff
19 Jun 20260.66 USD1.4%1.08 USD2.40 USD-0.83-61.202.3MOff
12 Jun 20260.65 USD7.6%1.10 USD2.45 USD-0.77-61.402.6MOff
5 Jun 20260.61 USD-21.5%1.12 USD2.50 USD-0.71-63.893.9MOff
29 May 20260.77 USD12.5%1.15 USD2.55 USD-0.71-56.848.3MOff
22 May 20260.69 USD6.8%1.17 USD2.60 USD-0.93-61.185.6MOff
15 May 20260.64 USD11.0%1.19 USD2.65 USD-1.00-63.857.7MOff
8 May 20260.58 USD-32.8%1.22 USD2.71 USD-1.00-68.1310.5MOff
1 May 20260.86 USD1.5%1.25 USD2.77 USD-1.02-51.063.8MOff
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.