DLCG TOR Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Dominion Lending Centres Inc. · Financial Services · Mortgage Finance

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Latest close 8.78 CAD
1.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -2.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 29.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.4%, after a 0.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 39 out of 100
Latest Close 8.78 CAD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.4% latest completed week
4W Return 0.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -9.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 48.1% 25 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
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.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 41.12% 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.
Price follow-through 1.4% Latest completed week; four-week move 0.9%. Indicator stack 26/35 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 41.12% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 50/100 14 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -2.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 29.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.4%, 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 2.3x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

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 0.0312-week average 0.19

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.03Current 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 0.9% over four weeks, -9.2% over 12 weeks, and 2.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.4%
4W0.9%
12W-9.2%
26W-4.3%
52W2.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year25
Trend breadth48.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.61Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-46.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-14.10Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change15.0%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 strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 87%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength20/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Value16/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Quality89/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Momentum19/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Growth81/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 20; 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
28.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
6.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
16.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
2.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
89.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
44.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
19.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
17.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
25.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-16.5%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.8%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.1x
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 14 relevant articles.

0 positive · 14 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-20.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.2%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 higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.4%Week of 27 Mar.
Worst week-12.6%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+1.4%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses13
Sharp losses3
Recent vol4.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -2.9%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 tape35/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 35/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis14/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 3/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.03; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 41.12%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 41.12% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors36/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 18; Small Cap Core rank 87 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 14 relevant articles.

Dominion Lending Centres, Inc. (Canada) Class A Revenue Breakdown – FWB:B6M 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 20268.78 CAD1.4%9.03 CAD6.33 CAD-0.61-14.10153.0KOff
24 Jul 20268.66 CAD-0.3%9.06 CAD6.29 CAD-0.78-16.0035.8KOff
17 Jul 20268.69 CAD-2.8%9.10 CAD6.24 CAD-0.64-15.8838.2KOff
10 Jul 20268.94 CAD2.8%9.14 CAD6.20 CAD-0.47-13.9976.2KOff
3 Jul 20268.70 CAD-0.6%9.17 CAD6.16 CAD-0.42-16.6041.1KOff
26 Jun 20268.75 CAD0.7%9.20 CAD6.11 CAD-0.20-15.8414.2KOff
19 Jun 20268.69 CAD-2.6%9.22 CAD6.07 CAD-0.10-16.822.7KOff
12 Jun 20268.93 CAD-1.4%9.26 CAD6.02 CAD-0.11-15.018.3KOff
5 Jun 20269.05 CAD6.5%9.29 CAD5.98 CAD-0.06-13.0317.9KOff
29 May 20268.50 CAD-1.4%9.34 CAD5.94 CAD0.07-19.62237.8KOff
22 May 20268.62 CAD2.0%9.42 CAD5.90 CAD0.14-18.3226.9KOff
15 May 20268.45 CAD-12.6%9.47 CAD5.86 CAD0.33-18.88133.4KOff
8 May 20269.67 CAD-0.7%9.53 CAD5.82 CAD0.43-8.1963.1KOff
1 May 20269.74 CAD-0.2%9.55 CAD5.77 CAD0.44-7.2329.8KOff
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.