PAXS NYSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

PIMCO Access Income Fund · Financial Services · Asset Management

Latest close 14.33 USD
1.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 51.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.2%, after a -1.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100.

Setup score 46 out of 100
Latest Close 14.33 USD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 1.2% latest completed week
4W Return -1.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 4.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 55.8% 29 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 59.38% based on similar historical setup states.
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.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 -0.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 51.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.2%, after a -1.8% 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 1.1x 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
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 0.1812-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 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 -1.8% over four weeks, 4.1% over 12 weeks, and 1.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.2%
4W-1.8%
12W4.1%
26W-4.0%
52W1.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year29
Trend breadth55.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.33Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-23.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-11.94Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-29.3%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 strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 72%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength86/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Value86/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Quality85/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Momentum30/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Growth36/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 65; 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
7.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
5.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
12.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.0%
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
77.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
87.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.8%
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
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
12.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-2.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
9.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
5.0x
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 sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 34 relevant articles.

9 positive · 22 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-6.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.9%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+4.7%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-4.4%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+1.2%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains1
Modest gains12
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses2
Recent vol1.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol1.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.5% / -1.4%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
7 Aug 202614.33 USD1.2%14.34 USD13.07 USD0.33-11.94960.2KOff
31 Jul 202614.16 USD0.9%14.36 USD13.05 USD0.38-10.25986.3KOff
24 Jul 202614.03 USD-3.1%14.37 USD13.02 USD0.47-10.41846.2KOff
17 Jul 202614.48 USD-0.8%14.39 USD13.00 USD0.57-8.31788.9KOff
10 Jul 202614.59 USD0.5%14.39 USD12.98 USD0.42-9.24628.8KOff
3 Jul 202614.52 USD2.4%14.38 USD12.95 USD0.27-8.65664.2KOff
26 Jun 202614.18 USD1.3%14.39 USD12.92 USD0.14-9.03717.6KOff
19 Jun 202614.00 USD0.4%14.42 USD12.90 USD0.02-12.58779.1KOff
12 Jun 202613.95 USD-0.9%14.44 USD12.87 USD-0.18-12.40901.4KOff
5 Jun 202614.07 USD-1.6%14.46 USD12.85 USD-0.35-11.411.2MOff
29 May 202614.30 USD2.9%14.48 USD12.82 USD-0.45-12.49786.9KOff
22 May 202613.89 USD0.9%14.50 USD12.80 USD-0.57-14.031.1MOff
15 May 202613.76 USD-3.6%14.52 USD12.77 USD-0.62-14.381.2MOff
8 May 202614.28 USD-1.2%14.55 USD12.75 USD-0.64-11.331.2MOff
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