SKIL NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Skillsoft Corp. · Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services

Latest close 7.10 USD
11.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 8.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 24.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.8%, after a 0.6% 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 51/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 38d.

Setup score 21 out of 100
Latest Close 7.10 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 11.8% latest completed week
4W Return 0.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -17.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • 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 Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.23% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 8.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 24.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.8%, after a 0.6% 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 0.6x 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 0.2612-week average 0.24

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.26Current 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 0.6% over four weeks, -17.2% over 12 weeks, and -52.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W11.8%
4W0.6%
12W-17.2%
26W-21.5%
52W-52.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.22Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-74.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-27.92Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change18.2%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Apr 2026 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 82%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength22/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Value37/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Quality36/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 65; 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
0.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
9.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
75.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-15.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-14.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-8.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-42.7%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
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
8.5x
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 activity12 / 8

12 acquisitions and 8 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 49 relevant articles.

6 positive · 41 neutral · 2 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 earnings38dNext report is scheduled for 08 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-61.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility13.0%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 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+49.6%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-27.0%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+11.8%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains3
Flat weeks1
Modest losses2
Sharp losses10
Recent vol13.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol14.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.0% / -12.1%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20267.10 USD11.8%6.57 USD14.21 USD0.22-27.92311.4KOff
24 Jul 20266.35 USD-1.4%6.62 USD14.34 USD0.43-36.20235.0KOff
17 Jul 20266.44 USD-9.6%6.64 USD14.46 USD0.67-37.00468.6KOff
10 Jul 20267.12 USD0.8%6.69 USD14.61 USD0.84-33.01504.2KOff
3 Jul 20267.06 USD14.1%6.65 USD14.74 USD0.87-34.121.1MOff
26 Jun 20266.19 USD-17.6%6.66 USD14.86 USD0.86-42.30883.0KOff
19 Jun 20267.51 USD24.3%6.79 USD14.98 USD0.91-33.20516.8KOff
12 Jun 20266.04 USD-14.3%6.90 USD15.09 USD0.91-46.71784.8KOff
5 Jun 20267.05 USD-3.3%7.05 USD15.23 USD0.95-38.86258.5KOff
29 May 20267.29 USD1.5%7.18 USD15.36 USD1.05-39.88206.9KOff
22 May 20267.18 USD9.3%7.38 USD15.52 USD1.13-41.66307.4KOff
15 May 20266.57 USD-23.3%7.70 USD15.66 USD1.07-47.67467.5KOff
8 May 20268.57 USD3.5%8.02 USD15.84 USD1.01-33.86808.6KOff
1 May 20268.28 USD28.8%8.20 USD15.95 USD0.60-36.32682.3KOff
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.