UPLD NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Upland Software Inc · Technology · Software - Application

Latest close 4.36 USD
6.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -44.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 1.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.3%, after a -11.0% 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 bullish with 62/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 12 out of 100
Latest Close 4.36 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 6.3% latest completed week
4W Return -11.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return -56.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 3.8% 2 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
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 negative, which weakens the current setup.
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 -44.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 1.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.3%, after a -11.0% 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 0.1x 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 0.1512-week average 0.15

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active 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 pressure0.15Current 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 -11.0% over four weeks, -56.1% over 12 weeks, and -80.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W6.3%
4W-11.0%
12W-56.1%
26W-67.2%
52W-80.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year2
Trend breadth3.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.10Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-149.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-70.89Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change0.7%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 02 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 83%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength33/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 68; rank 1 is best.
Value42/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 59; rank 1 is best.
Quality40/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 61; rank 1 is best.
Momentum43/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 58; rank 1 is best.
Growth42/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 59; 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
0.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
11.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
75.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
3.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
11.9%
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
-24.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-15.6%
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
1.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
6.8x
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 positioningBullish

UPLD shows bullish options pressure with a 62/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 19.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction62/100
Expected move19.2%
Put/call volume0.00
Pressure100
Speculation58
Volatility69
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity3 / 4

3 acquisitions and 4 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 sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 53 relevant articles.

19 positive · 28 neutral · 6 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 earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
Options expected move19.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-88.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility25.0%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+62.6%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-26.7%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+6.3%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains2
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses11
Recent vol25.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol16.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.5% / -10.9%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20264.36 USD6.3%7.83 USD25.22 USD-0.10-70.89116.2KOff
24 Jul 20264.10 USD-23.8%8.19 USD25.40 USD-0.06-73.2963.8KOff
17 Jul 20265.38 USD8.2%8.56 USD25.62 USD-0.01-66.3260.1KOff
10 Jul 20264.97 USD1.4%8.87 USD25.83 USD0.06-70.8599.9KOff
3 Jul 20264.90 USD21.3%9.25 USD26.08 USD0.20-71.39101.4KOff
26 Jun 20264.04 USD-22.2%9.64 USD26.33 USD0.37-76.77218.5KOff
19 Jun 20265.19 USD-24.0%10.12 USD26.53 USD0.63-72.08861.4KOff
12 Jun 20266.83 USD-3.5%10.54 USD26.70 USD0.67-63.04766.5KOff
5 Jun 20267.07 USD-21.7%10.93 USD26.89 USD0.72-61.491.5MOff
29 May 20269.03 USD28.2%11.26 USD27.05 USD0.88-53.881.4MOff
22 May 20267.05 USD-3.1%11.65 USD27.21 USD0.61-63.75589.5KOff
15 May 20267.27 USD-26.7%12.16 USD27.34 USD0.30-63.051.8MOff
8 May 20269.92 USD62.6%12.70 USD27.50 USD-0.08-51.093.8MOff
1 May 20266.10 USD0.8%13.14 USD27.62 USD-0.75-69.001.6MOff
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.