- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
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Week ended 24 Jul 2026
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Lument Finance Trust Inc · Real Estate · Reit - Mortgage
Latest close
0.80 USD
-13.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -31.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -13.6%, after a -17.4% 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 48/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 15d.
Setup score
15
out of 100
Latest Close
0.80 USD
24 Jul 2026
1W Return
-13.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
-17.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-29.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
0.0%
0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.0x
vs 13-week average
- 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 negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 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
-13.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move -17.4%.
Indicator stack
0/33
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
Negative 44.99%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
48/100
57 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
15d
Next report is scheduled for 14 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -31.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -13.6%, after a -17.4% four-week move.
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 1.0x 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
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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 0.0112-week average 0.05
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.01Current 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 -17.4% over four weeks, -29.9% over 12 weeks, and -62.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.89Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-11.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-48.20Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-17.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
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.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 97%
Model confidence 93%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength23/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Value38/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 63; rank 1 is best.
Quality37/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 64; 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.
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
- 0.6x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 37.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 1.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 47.7% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 35.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 13.9% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 1.7% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 64.2% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -53.0% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 4/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 20.0% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 20.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 34.3x 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 activity5 / 0
5 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 sentiment48/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 57 relevant articles.
9 positive · 36 neutral · 12 negativePatient 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 earnings15dNext report is scheduled for 14 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-63.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
30 Jan
27 Feb
27 Mar
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22 May
19 Jun
24 Jul
Weeks higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.9%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-13.6%Week of 24 Jul.
Latest week-13.6%Week of 24 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses7
Recent vol5.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split20/32Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.4% / -4.9%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.
SectorUS Real Estate
4-week rank- / 100
Group average1.4%
Trend breadth66.0%
Trend66.0%active weekly trend signals
MD77.0%positive activity pressure
RS57.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Reit - Mortgage
4-week rank40 / 41
Group average-4.1%
Trend breadth22.0%
Trend22.0%active weekly trend signals
MD51.2%positive activity pressure
RS7.3%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
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 tape17/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 17/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis10/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 1/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.01; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 44.99%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 44.99% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors32/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Tiny Titans rank 79; Buyback Yield rank 53 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment48/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 57 relevant articles.
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) Stock Price, News, Quote & History Insiders5 / 05 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings15dNext report is scheduled for 14 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.80 USD | -13.6% | 1.17 USD | 1.77 USD | -0.89 | -48.20 | 1.2M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.93 USD | -2.0% | 1.19 USD | 1.78 USD | -0.69 | -41.65 | 1.0M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.94 USD | -3.7% | 1.21 USD | 1.78 USD | -0.66 | -42.41 | 449.2K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.98 USD | 1.2% | 1.22 USD | 1.78 USD | -0.61 | -40.40 | 1.4M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.97 USD | 1.0% | 1.24 USD | 1.78 USD | -0.80 | -40.87 | 5.4M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.96 USD | -7.4% | 1.26 USD | 1.79 USD | -0.82 | -43.84 | 1.0M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1.03 USD | 5.9% | 1.27 USD | 1.79 USD | -0.73 | -40.03 | 652.8K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.98 USD | -2.9% | 1.29 USD | 1.79 USD | -0.66 | -44.22 | 594.9K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 1.01 USD | -5.4% | 1.30 USD | 1.79 USD | -0.41 | -45.15 | 1.2M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 1.06 USD | 3.7% | 1.32 USD | 1.79 USD | -0.27 | -42.32 | 747.7K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 1.03 USD | -9.3% | 1.33 USD | 1.79 USD | -0.01 | -44.95 | 854.5K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 1.13 USD | -0.8% | 1.36 USD | 1.80 USD | 0.29 | -40.25 | 613.2K | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 1.14 USD | -12.3% | 1.37 USD | 1.80 USD | 0.43 | -39.57 | 885.3K | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 1.30 USD | -1.5% | 1.40 USD | 1.80 USD | 0.38 | -31.84 | 395.7K | Off |
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.