ARTW NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Arts-Way Manufacturing Co Inc · Industrials · Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery

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Latest close 2.16 USD
-1.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -11.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 4.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.4%, after a -19.7% 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 53/100.

Setup score 30 out of 100
Latest Close 2.16 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -1.4% latest completed week
4W Return -19.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return -15.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 48.1% 25 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 5.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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 negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 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.
Price follow-through -1.4% Latest completed week; four-week move -19.7%. Indicator stack 26/16 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 53/100 31 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -11.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 4.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.4%, after a -19.7% 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 5.0x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

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
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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 0.4512-week average 0.45

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 leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.45Current 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 -19.7% over four weeks, -15.0% over 12 weeks, and -35.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-1.4%
4W-19.7%
12W-15.0%
26W-15.6%
52W-35.9%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year25
Trend breadth48.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.71Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-266.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-23.27Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-120.1%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 May 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 91%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength72/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Value61/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 40; rank 1 is best.
Quality59/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 42; rank 1 is best.
Momentum61/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 40; rank 1 is best.
Growth61/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 40; 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 framework9/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
15.8x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-4.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
25.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
1.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-2.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
1.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
10.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-122.6%
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
5.7x
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 activity10 / 0

10 acquisitions and 0 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 sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 31 relevant articles.

12 positive · 16 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-54.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.9%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 higher9 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+26.5%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-10.0%Week of 1 May.
Latest week-1.4%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses6
Recent vol3.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.6% / -6.1%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.

Weekly tape32/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 32/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis53/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 10/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.45; No reversal markers Factors63/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 43 SVQF9/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 660.5 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 31 relevant articles.

Art's Way Manufacturing Co Inc (ARTW) Risk Assessment: Volatility, Financial Risk & Investment Risk Insiders10 / 0

10 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20262.16 USD-1.4%2.45 USD2.14 USD-0.71-23.27536.5KOff
24 Jul 20262.19 USD-3.1%2.46 USD2.14 USD-0.41-22.8570.5KOff
17 Jul 20262.26 USD-9.8%2.46 USD2.15 USD-0.06-22.4473.3KOn
10 Jul 20262.50 USD-6.9%2.46 USD2.15 USD0.30-18.11112.0KOn
3 Jul 20262.69 USD3.5%2.46 USD2.15 USD0.43-10.5743.5KOn
26 Jun 20262.60 USD0.4%2.45 USD2.15 USD0.44-12.9557.1KOn
19 Jun 20262.59 USD-1.9%2.44 USD2.15 USD0.47-17.21116.3KOn
12 Jun 20262.64 USD1.5%2.43 USD2.14 USD0.49-13.4159.8KOn
5 Jun 20262.60 USD0.8%2.42 USD2.14 USD0.53-12.7387.0KOn
29 May 20262.58 USD-1.1%2.41 USD2.14 USD0.50-17.1740.7KOn
22 May 20262.61 USD-1.5%2.40 USD2.14 USD0.60-13.7864.9KOn
15 May 20262.65 USD4.3%2.40 USD2.14 USD0.76-11.4295.6KOn
8 May 20262.54 USD-5.6%2.39 USD2.14 USD0.85-15.2543.1KOn
1 May 20262.69 USD-10.0%2.41 USD2.14 USD0.71-5.34106.9KOn
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.