VSCO NYSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

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Victoria's Secret & Co · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail

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Latest close 98.54 USD
11.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 56.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 99.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.1%, after a 25.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 68 out of 100
Latest Close 98.54 USD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 11.1% latest completed week
4W Return 25.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 114.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 84.6% 44 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 10-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.
What could go wrong
  • 9 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • 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 11.1% Latest completed week; four-week move 25.8%. Indicator stack 81/63 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. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 55.29% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 56/100 61 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 56.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 99.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.1%, after a 25.8% 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 0.7x 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
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 0.9112-week average 0.60

12-week confirmation

Trend active10/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.91Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers99 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 9 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 25.8% over four weeks, 114.4% over 12 weeks, and 366.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 10 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W11.1%
4W25.8%
12W114.4%
26W57.8%
52W366.6%
Active trend streak10 weeks
Active weeks in one year44
Trend breadth84.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.79Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-13.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership71.65Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change34.4%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 expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Apr 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 89%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength45/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Value10/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Quality66/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Momentum100/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 1; rank 1 is best.
Growth22/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 79; 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 framework15/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
37.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
18.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
36.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
4.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
4.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
5.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-4.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
26.3%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
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
-0.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-0.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
4.7x
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.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 61 relevant articles.

11 positive · 48 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-0.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility10.7%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 higher15 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+35.6%Week of 5 Jun.
Worst week-25.5%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+11.1%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains11
Modest gains4
Flat weeks1
Modest losses3
Sharp losses7
Recent vol10.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew8.8% / -5.5%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.

Weekly tape66/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 66/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis72/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 10/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.91; 9 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.29%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.29% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors53/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 70; Small Cap Core rank 88 SVQF15/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 866.0 of 1018 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 61 relevant articles.

Unpacking Q1 Earnings: Gap (NYSE:GAP) In The Context Of Other Apparel Retailer Stocks Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202698.54 USD11.1%63.00 USD33.25 USD0.7971.657.9MOn
31 Jul 202688.68 USD6.1%61.91 USD32.75 USD0.6963.898.8MOn
24 Jul 202683.55 USD2.6%60.74 USD32.31 USD0.6759.8410.2MOn
17 Jul 202681.45 USD3.9%59.74 USD31.90 USD0.8158.317.2MOn
10 Jul 202678.36 USD2.2%58.92 USD31.51 USD0.9253.316.1MOn
3 Jul 202676.71 USD-13.3%58.12 USD31.13 USD1.0755.358.3MOn
26 Jun 202688.50 USD8.0%57.20 USD30.76 USD1.2286.8812.3MOn
19 Jun 202681.98 USD3.9%55.63 USD30.31 USD0.8573.617.8MOn
12 Jun 202678.88 USD5.7%54.12 USD29.89 USD0.4972.689.7MOn
5 Jun 202674.60 USD35.6%52.68 USD29.51 USD-0.0568.2127.9MOn
29 May 202655.00 USD4.9%51.36 USD29.15 USD-0.5723.4212.4MOff
22 May 202652.45 USD14.1%50.70 USD28.92 USD-0.7420.8511.0MOff
15 May 202645.96 USD-4.3%50.06 USD28.73 USD-0.877.9411.7MOff
8 May 202648.04 USD-8.3%49.54 USD28.59 USD-0.8513.909.4MOn
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