CCU NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA ADR · Consumer Defensive · Beverages - Brewers

Latest close 11.49 USD
0.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -5.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 20.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.3%, after a 3.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 32/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 36 out of 100
Latest Close 11.49 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.3% latest completed week
4W Return 3.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -3.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 21.2% 11 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x 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.
  • 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 -5.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 20.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.3%, after a 3.6% 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 0.8x 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 0.0712-week average 0.07

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.07Current 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 3.6% over four weeks, -3.8% over 12 weeks, and -0.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.3%
4W3.6%
12W-3.8%
26W-20.6%
52W-0.1%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year11
Trend breadth21.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.08Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change231.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-13.37Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change23.7%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 strength26/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Value39/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 62; rank 1 is best.
Quality38/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 63; rank 1 is best.
Momentum39/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 62; rank 1 is best.
Growth39/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 62; 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
44.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
6.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
15.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
6.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-3.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-33.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-0.4%
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
1.4%
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
1.8x
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

CCU shows mixed options pressure with a 32/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 22.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction32/100
Expected move22.5%
Put/call volume
Pressure-6
Speculation0
Volatility96
Trend agreement77
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 44 relevant articles.

7 positive · 33 neutral · 4 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 earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move22.5%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-24.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.4%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+6.9%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-11.9%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+0.3%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses5
Recent vol3.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.6% / -3.1%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 202611.49 USD0.3%12.15 USD11.88 USD0.08-13.37606.4KOff
24 Jul 202611.45 USD2.1%12.18 USD11.90 USD0.04-13.041.1MOff
17 Jul 202611.21 USD1.0%12.23 USD11.92 USD-0.03-15.621.1MOff
10 Jul 202611.10 USD0.1%12.26 USD11.95 USD-0.08-18.08838.6KOff
3 Jul 202611.09 USD-2.6%12.33 USD11.98 USD-0.06-17.521.1MOff
26 Jun 202611.39 USD1.0%12.39 USD12.00 USD-0.27-14.03493.5KOff
19 Jun 202611.28 USD-2.1%12.45 USD12.02 USD-0.25-17.32284.5KOff
12 Jun 202611.52 USD4.4%12.49 USD12.05 USD-0.42-15.28475.1KOff
5 Jun 202611.03 USD-6.4%12.53 USD12.06 USD-0.66-18.92501.8KOff
29 May 202611.78 USD2.2%12.56 USD12.09 USD-0.69-16.222.0MOff
22 May 202611.53 USD1.4%12.59 USD12.10 USD-1.02-17.42518.7KOff
15 May 202611.37 USD-4.8%12.60 USD12.12 USD-0.98-18.53483.1KOff
8 May 202611.94 USD6.5%12.63 USD12.15 USD-0.93-14.97731.7KOff
1 May 202611.21 USD-2.1%12.61 USD12.17 USD-0.93-19.08690.6KOff
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.