- The trend backdrop is active with a 28-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.
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Weekly Investor Report
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. · Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Latest close
218.0 EUR
-1.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 94.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.8%, after a 10.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
67
out of 100
Latest Close
218.0 EUR
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
-1.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
10.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
20.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
53.8%
28 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.0x
vs 13-week average
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
- 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
-1.8%
Latest completed week; four-week move 10.1%.
Indicator stack
75/100
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.
News sentiment
52/100
17 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 94.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.8%, after a 10.1% four-week move.
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 1.0x 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
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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 0.74
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.89Current 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 10.1% over four weeks, 20.9% over 12 weeks, and 37.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 28 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak28 weeks
Active weeks in one year28
Trend breadth53.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.50Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change552.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-4.32Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change63.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
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.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 67%
Model confidence 67%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength39/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 62; rank 1 is best.
Value46/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 55; rank 1 is best.
Quality44/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 57; rank 1 is best.
Momentum46/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 55; rank 1 is best.
Growth49/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 52; rank 1 is best.
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
- 12.8x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 3.8x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 3.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- - Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- - Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 19.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- - Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- - Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - 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
- 2.8% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 1.4% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 4.2% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- - 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.
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment52/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 17 relevant articles.
2 positive · 14 neutral · 1 negativePatient 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-1.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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Weeks higher12 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.1%Week of 10 Jul.
Worst week-6.1%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week-1.8%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains7
Flat weeks5
Modest losses7
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/18Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.6% / -3.0%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.
SectorDE Financial Services
4-week rank7 / 95
Group average0.1%
Trend breadth58.9%
Trend58.9%active weekly trend signals
MD67.4%positive activity pressure
RS49.5%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Banks - Regional
4-week rank2 / 18
Group average2.6%
Trend breadth72.2%
Trend72.2%active weekly trend signals
MD83.3%positive activity pressure
RS61.1%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
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 tape65/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 65/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis56/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.89; 2 reversal markers Factors42/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 24 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 17 relevant articles.
Cognizant Earnings: Financial Services and North America Drive Resilient Performance Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 218.0 EUR | -1.8% | 190.0 EUR | 164.1 EUR | 1.50 | -4.32 | 31 | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 222.0 EUR | 0.9% | 188.1 EUR | 163.7 EUR | 1.29 | -1.06 | 30 | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 220.0 EUR | 0.0% | 186.1 EUR | 163.2 EUR | 1.15 | -1.44 | 206 | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 220.0 EUR | 11.1% | 183.9 EUR | 162.7 EUR | 0.69 | -3.02 | 14 | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 198.0 EUR | -0.5% | 181.9 EUR | 162.1 EUR | 0.23 | -11.70 | 0 | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 199.0 EUR | 4.7% | 180.6 EUR | 161.8 EUR | 0.03 | -12.43 | 49 | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 190.0 EUR | 0.0% | 179.4 EUR | 161.5 EUR | -0.28 | -18.34 | 61 | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 190.0 EUR | 0.0% | 178.3 EUR | 161.2 EUR | -0.38 | -18.35 | 1 | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 190.0 EUR | 0.0% | 177.2 EUR | 161.0 EUR | -0.38 | -15.82 | 0 | On |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 190.0 EUR | 0.0% | 175.8 EUR | 160.7 EUR | -0.45 | -17.06 | 0 | On |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 190.0 EUR | 1.4% | 174.7 EUR | 160.4 EUR | -0.58 | -19.62 | 0 | On |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 187.3 EUR | 3.8% | 173.3 EUR | 160.1 EUR | -0.69 | -18.42 | 26 | On |
| 3 Apr 2026 | 180.4 EUR | 2.8% | 171.8 EUR | 159.9 EUR | -0.77 | -19.87 | 0 | On |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 175.4 EUR | 1.1% | 170.6 EUR | 159.7 EUR | -0.58 | -19.68 | 12 | On |
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.