KLS TOR Week ended 07 Aug 2026

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Kelso Technologies Inc. · Industrials · Railroads

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Latest close 0.12 CAD
-7.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -22.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.7%, after a -14.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 18 out of 100
Latest Close 0.12 CAD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -7.7% latest completed week
4W Return -14.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 0.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 48.1% 25 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 34.42% 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 -7.7% Latest completed week; four-week move -14.3%. Indicator stack 26/42 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 Recent Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Negative 34.42% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 50/100 2 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 -22.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.7%, after a -14.3% 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 0.0x 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
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 7 Aug
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 0.1112-week average 0.09

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.11Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 -14.3% over four weeks, 0.0% over 12 weeks, and -33.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-7.7%
4W-14.3%
12W0.0%
26W-36.8%
52W-33.3%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year25
Trend breadth48.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.01Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-98.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-38.86Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-33.3%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 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 73% Model confidence 68%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength47/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Value48/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Quality49/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 52; rank 1 is best.
Momentum50/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 51; rank 1 is best.
Growth50/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 51; 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
0.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-3.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
39.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-5.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-2.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-9.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
1.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.4x
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 2 relevant articles.

1 positive · 1 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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-52.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.1%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 higher5 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.4%Week of 19 Jun.
Worst week-17.6%Week of 10 Jul.
Latest week-7.7%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains0
Flat weeks10
Modest losses0
Sharp losses11
Recent vol9.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split15/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew8.0% / -7.1%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.

IndustryCA Railroads
4-week rank3 / 3
Group average-4.7%
Trend breadth66.7%
Trend66.7%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS66.7%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

CNR · TOR0.2%CP · TOR0.0%KLS · TOR-14.3%
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 tape20/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 20/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis21/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.11; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 34.42%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 34.42% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors47/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 32 Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 2 relevant articles.

Kelso Technologies: Top 10 Undervalued Industrials Sector Stocks on TSX (KLS) Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20260.12 CAD-7.7%0.15 CAD0.18 CAD0.01-38.861.6KOff
31 Jul 20260.13 CAD0.0%0.16 CAD0.18 CAD0.14-32.3697.9KOff
24 Jul 20260.13 CAD-7.1%0.16 CAD0.19 CAD0.32-33.1617.5KOff
17 Jul 20260.14 CAD0.0%0.16 CAD0.19 CAD0.51-28.4344.8KOff
10 Jul 20260.14 CAD-17.6%0.16 CAD0.19 CAD0.50-29.1645.5KOff
3 Jul 20260.17 CAD0.0%0.17 CAD0.19 CAD0.25-14.520Off
26 Jun 20260.17 CAD13.3%0.17 CAD0.19 CAD-0.05-14.1931.6KOff
19 Jun 20260.15 CAD15.4%0.17 CAD0.19 CAD-0.41-24.557.0KOff
12 Jun 20260.13 CAD-7.1%0.17 CAD0.20 CAD-0.62-34.945.0KOff
5 Jun 20260.14 CAD7.7%0.17 CAD0.20 CAD-0.64-29.23112.6KOff
29 May 20260.13 CAD0.0%0.18 CAD0.20 CAD-0.74-35.39291.0KOff
22 May 20260.13 CAD8.3%0.18 CAD0.20 CAD-0.76-35.26402.5KOff
15 May 20260.12 CAD-7.7%0.18 CAD0.20 CAD-0.78-39.591.0MOff
8 May 20260.13 CAD-13.3%0.18 CAD0.20 CAD-0.84-35.50241.0KOff
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.

Evidence context