VC NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Visteon Corp · Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts

Latest close 104.5 USD
0.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 2.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 47.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a 2.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is mixed with 35/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 81d.

Setup score 43 out of 100
Latest Close 104.5 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.8% latest completed week
4W Return 2.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return -8.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 50.0% 26 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 11-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 constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 43.73% based on similar historical setup states.
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 active. Price is 2.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 47.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a 2.0% 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 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 0.6612-week average 0.60

12-week confirmation

Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.66Current 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 2.0% over four weeks, -8.3% over 12 weeks, and -4.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 11 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.8%
4W2.0%
12W-8.3%
26W15.9%
52W-4.3%
Active trend streak11 weeks
Active weeks in one year26
Trend breadth50.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.44Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-157.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-9.51Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change41.2%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 ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength83/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Value90/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Quality68/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Momentum21/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Growth7/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 94; 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 framework82/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
18.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
7.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
15.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
12.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
7.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
11.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
11.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-1.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-48.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-30.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.9%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.6x
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 positioningMixed

VC shows mixed options pressure with a 35/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.25, expected move of 9.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction35/100
Expected move9.1%
Put/call volume1.25
Pressure-4
Speculation6
Volatility70
Trend agreement97
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Insider activity14 / 6

14 acquisitions and 6 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 sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 65 relevant articles.

17 positive · 39 neutral · 9 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 earnings81dNext report is scheduled for 22 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move9.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-18.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.6%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 higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.2%Week of 24 Apr.
Worst week-11.5%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week+0.8%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.0% / -3.1%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 2026104.5 USD0.8%101.8 USD104.0 USD-0.44-9.512.8MOn
24 Jul 2026103.8 USD-1.0%101.6 USD104.3 USD-0.20-10.173.1MOn
17 Jul 2026104.8 USD-1.6%101.3 USD104.6 USD0.11-11.142.0MOn
10 Jul 2026106.6 USD4.0%101.1 USD104.9 USD0.47-13.852.5MOn
3 Jul 2026102.5 USD-0.6%101.0 USD105.2 USD0.76-16.174.2MOn
26 Jun 2026103.1 USD-9.4%100.9 USD105.5 USD0.98-15.325.8MOn
19 Jun 2026113.8 USD-3.9%100.9 USD105.7 USD1.06-10.952.2MOn
12 Jun 2026118.4 USD0.8%100.4 USD105.9 USD1.06-5.032.0MOn
5 Jun 2026117.5 USD-0.4%99.97 USD106.1 USD1.01-3.692.2MOn
29 May 2026117.9 USD4.2%99.58 USD106.3 USD1.04-7.571.8MOn
22 May 2026113.1 USD2.7%99.18 USD106.4 USD1.12-8.782.0MOn
15 May 2026110.1 USD-3.4%98.97 USD106.6 USD1.29-10.142.2MOff
8 May 2026114.0 USD3.2%99.05 USD106.7 USD1.22-7.402.6MOff
1 May 2026110.5 USD-2.5%98.91 USD106.9 USD0.91-5.423.9MOff
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.