H TOR Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Hydro One Limited · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric

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Latest close 58.40 CAD
-3.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 2.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 83.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.0%, after a -0.9% 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: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 63 out of 100
Latest Close 58.40 CAD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -3.0% latest completed week
4W Return -0.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 0.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 74-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
  • 2 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 -3.0% Latest completed week; four-week move -0.9%. Indicator stack 100/59 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 59.37% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 56/100 14 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 2.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 83.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.0%, after a -0.9% 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 0.9x 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 0.5512-week average 0.70

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.55Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -0.9% over four weeks, 0.0% over 12 weeks, and 19.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 74 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-3.0%
4W-0.9%
12W0.0%
26W9.1%
52W19.8%
Active trend streak74 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.02Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change103.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-2.22Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-27.7%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 expensive relative to peers.

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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 strength8/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Value17/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Quality23/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Momentum36/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
Growth68/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 33; 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 framework27/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
26.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
17.1x
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
36.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
25.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-5.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
6.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
15.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
5.9x
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 14 relevant articles.

6 positive · 8 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-3.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.5%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+5.8%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-5.4%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week-3.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains1
Modest gains15
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses2
Recent vol2.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split33/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.5% / -1.5%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.

IndustryCA Utilities - Regulated Electric
4-week rank2 / 3
Group average-1.0%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS0.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

EMA · TOR0.4%H · TOR-0.9%FTS · TOR-2.5%
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 tape67/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 67/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis45/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 2/12, relative leadership 1/12.

Activity pressure 0.55; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 59.37%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 59.37% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors19/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 59; Small Cap Core rank 81 SVQF27/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 217.5 of 298 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 14 relevant articles.

Hydro One (TSX:H) Supports Canadian Utility Infrastructure Development Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202658.40 CAD-3.0%57.19 CAD45.56 CAD0.02-2.224.5MOn
24 Jul 202660.19 CAD0.7%57.05 CAD45.40 CAD0.040.204.7MOn
17 Jul 202659.79 CAD2.1%56.83 CAD45.23 CAD-0.14-0.214.9MOn
10 Jul 202658.57 CAD-0.6%56.62 CAD45.08 CAD-0.48-2.395.2MOn
3 Jul 202658.95 CAD-0.5%56.41 CAD44.93 CAD-0.64-1.744.5MOn
26 Jun 202659.23 CAD5.8%56.19 CAD44.77 CAD-0.85-0.631.3MOn
19 Jun 202656.00 CAD-1.2%56.02 CAD44.61 CAD-0.98-6.122.6MOn
12 Jun 202656.69 CAD0.1%55.96 CAD44.48 CAD-0.83-5.097.0MOn
5 Jun 202656.61 CAD0.5%55.84 CAD44.33 CAD-0.81-3.996.6MOn
29 May 202656.34 CAD-4.2%55.66 CAD44.19 CAD-0.57-5.617.6MOn
22 May 202658.80 CAD2.7%55.49 CAD44.06 CAD-0.33-0.943.9MOn
15 May 202657.24 CAD-2.0%55.26 CAD43.91 CAD-0.09-1.974.6MOn
8 May 202658.39 CAD0.6%55.07 CAD43.77 CAD0.18-0.905.0MOn
1 May 202658.04 CAD0.2%54.79 CAD43.63 CAD0.32-1.224.3MOn
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.