LAES NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

SEALSQ Corp · Technology · Semiconductors

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Latest close 2.36 USD
-2.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -27.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 5.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.9%, after a -22.1% 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 39/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 57/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 38d.

Setup score 21 out of 100
Latest Close 2.36 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -2.9% latest completed week
4W Return -22.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -19.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 38.5% 20 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x 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.
Price follow-through -2.9% Latest completed week; four-week move -22.1%. Indicator stack 21/38 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 41.17% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Bullish 39/100 conviction; expected move 7.2%. News sentiment 57/100 67 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 38d Next report is scheduled for 09 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -27.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 5.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.9%, after a -22.1% 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
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 0.0512-week average 0.06

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 pressure0.05Current 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 -22.1% over four weeks, -19.2% over 12 weeks, and -20.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.9%
4W-22.1%
12W-19.2%
26W-42.6%
52W-20.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year20
Trend breadth38.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.13Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-118.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-42.76Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-36.8%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 Dec 2025 Field coverage 79% Model confidence 64%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength40/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 61; rank 1 is best.
Value45/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Quality43/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 58; rank 1 is best.
Momentum45/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Growth45/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 56; 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
17.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-38.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
41.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-158.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-163.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-70.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-1380.5%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
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
-79.3%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-79.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
8.6x
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

LAES shows bullish options pressure with a 39/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.57, expected move of 7.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction39/100
Expected move7.2%
Put/call volume0.57
Pressure39
Speculation40
Volatility85
Trend agreement20
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 67 relevant articles.

21 positive · 38 neutral · 8 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 earnings38dNext report is scheduled for 09 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move7.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-72.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.6%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 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+28.6%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-23.3%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week-2.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains6
Flat weeks1
Modest losses9
Sharp losses7
Recent vol6.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol12.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.0% / -8.4%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 tape23/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 23/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis25/100

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

Activity pressure 0.05; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 41.17%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 41.17% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors42/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 99; Small Cap Core rank 57 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options47/100

LAES shows bullish options pressure with a 39/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.57, expected move of 7.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 7.2% Sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 67 relevant articles.

SEALSQ Chips Now Certified For Quantum-Safe Hardware Security Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings38d

Next report is scheduled for 09 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20262.36 USD-2.9%3.27 USD2.73 USD-0.13-42.76106.9MOff
24 Jul 20262.43 USD-4.3%3.34 USD2.79 USD0.12-41.1169.6MOff
17 Jul 20262.54 USD-9.3%3.39 USD2.84 USD0.47-39.8761.3MOff
10 Jul 20262.80 USD-7.6%3.44 USD2.90 USD0.61-37.0857.6MOff
3 Jul 20263.03 USD-2.9%3.49 USD2.95 USD0.68-31.2681.3MOff
26 Jun 20263.12 USD0.0%3.55 USD3.01 USD0.68-29.25121.4MOff
19 Jun 20263.12 USD0.6%3.60 USD3.09 USD0.64-33.0583.9MOff
12 Jun 20263.10 USD-3.1%3.62 USD3.17 USD0.65-32.3990.9MOff
5 Jun 20263.20 USD-8.0%3.67 USD3.27 USD0.39-29.2892.5MOff
29 May 20263.48 USD3.0%3.77 USD3.31 USD0.10-27.0096.8MOff
22 May 20263.38 USD17.8%3.90 USD3.37 USD-0.33-27.4395.1MOff
15 May 20262.87 USD-1.7%4.02 USD3.44 USD-0.61-38.0254.6MOff
8 May 20262.92 USD1.7%4.14 USD3.44 USD-0.62-37.3262.2MOff
1 May 20262.87 USD-2.7%4.23 USD3.45 USD-0.71-35.1427.5MOff
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.