MTUS NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Metallus, Inc · Basic Materials · Steel

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Latest close 20.97 USD
8.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 89.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.2%, after a 5.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 34/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 2d.

Setup score 64 out of 100
Latest Close 20.97 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 8.2% latest completed week
4W Return 5.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 9.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 80.8% 42 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x 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
  • No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
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 8.2% Latest completed week; four-week move 5.2%. Indicator stack 79/53 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. Options pressure Mixed 34/100 conviction; expected move 9.8%. News sentiment 54/100 7 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 2d Next report is scheduled for 03 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 89.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.2%, after a 5.2% 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 1.3x 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
30 Jan 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
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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 0.7012-week average 0.55

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 leadership6/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.70Current 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 5.2% over four weeks, 9.6% over 12 weeks, and 23.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 10 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W8.2%
4W5.2%
12W9.6%
26W4.3%
52W23.4%
Active trend streak10 weeks
Active weeks in one year42
Trend breadth80.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.40Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-56.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership9.26Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change84.1%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; 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 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength17/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Value28/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 73; rank 1 is best.
Quality6/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Momentum72/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Growth74/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 27; 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
301.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
11.9x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
17.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
8.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
0.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
11.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
0.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
13.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
216.5%
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.4x
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

MTUS shows mixed options pressure with a 34/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 9.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction34/100
Expected move9.8%
Put/call volume
Pressure9
Speculation0
Volatility78
Trend agreement86
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.

1 positive · 6 neutral · 0 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 earnings2dNext report is scheduled for 03 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move9.8%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-3.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.7%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.6%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-15.1%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week+8.2%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses4
Recent vol5.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.1% / -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.

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 tape64/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 64/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis67/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 10/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 6/12.

Activity pressure 0.70; No reversal markers Factors28/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 25; Small Cap Core rank 72 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options56/100

MTUS shows mixed options pressure with a 34/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 9.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 9.8% Sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.

TimkenSteel Corp navigates specialty steel demand. Operations and US exposure underpin the story Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings2d

Next report is scheduled for 03 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202620.97 USD8.2%18.59 USD17.96 USD0.409.262.3MOn
17 Jul 202619.38 USD1.7%18.48 USD17.97 USD0.430.491.8MOn
10 Jul 202619.06 USD8.9%18.42 USD17.99 USD0.58-2.701.6MOn
3 Jul 202617.50 USD-12.2%18.39 USD18.01 USD0.73-9.511.7MOn
26 Jun 202619.93 USD3.2%18.39 USD18.04 USD0.915.032.2MOn
19 Jun 202619.31 USD-5.7%18.28 USD18.05 USD0.81-0.532.1MOn
12 Jun 202620.48 USD4.2%18.18 USD18.05 USD0.626.601.5MOn
5 Jun 202619.66 USD0.1%18.03 USD18.04 USD0.283.211.4MOn
29 May 202619.65 USD2.8%17.94 USD18.04 USD0.060.801.5MOn
22 May 202619.11 USD6.9%17.87 USD18.03 USD-0.18-0.231.5MOn
15 May 202617.87 USD-3.1%17.83 USD18.02 USD-0.31-5.591.3MOff
8 May 202618.45 USD-3.6%17.79 USD18.02 USD-0.37-2.221.8MOff
1 May 202619.14 USD0.2%17.70 USD18.01 USD-0.504.151.5MOff
24 Apr 202619.11 USD5.9%17.62 USD18.00 USD-0.735.211.2MOff
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.