CKI TOR Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Clarke Inc. · Consumer Cyclical · Lodging

Latest close 23.43 CAD
1.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 0.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 26.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.9%, after a 6.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 34 out of 100
Latest Close 23.43 CAD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.9% latest completed week
4W Return 6.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -4.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 36.5% 19 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.28% based on similar historical setup states.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
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 not active. Price is 0.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 26.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.9%, after a 6.5% 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 1.8x 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
30 Jan 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
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 0.5712-week average 0.63

12-week confirmation

Trend active7/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.57Current 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 6.5% over four weeks, -4.9% over 12 weeks, and -17.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.9%
4W6.5%
12W-4.9%
26W5.1%
52W-17.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year19
Trend breadth36.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.42Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-287.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-14.34Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change33.3%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 ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 70% Model confidence 67%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength37/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Value71/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 30; rank 1 is best.
Quality25/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Momentum10/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Growth2/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 99; 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
10.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
1.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
8.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-21.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-64.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-0.5%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
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
6.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
6.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-
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 6 relevant articles.

0 positive · 6 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-35.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.6%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.9%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-15.2%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+1.9%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses4
Recent vol5.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.1% / -4.2%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 Lodging
4-week rank1 / 2
Group average0.8%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD50.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

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
24 Jul 202623.43 CAD1.9%23.26 CAD21.53 CAD-0.42-14.3430.3KOff
17 Jul 202623.00 CAD-1.7%23.18 CAD21.47 CAD-0.41-16.4414.9KOff
10 Jul 202623.40 CAD1.3%23.15 CAD21.41 CAD-0.37-15.8832.7KOff
3 Jul 202623.10 CAD5.0%23.09 CAD21.34 CAD-0.26-17.5424.0KOff
26 Jun 202621.99 CAD-2.9%23.07 CAD21.28 CAD-0.11-21.5051.3KOff
19 Jun 202622.65 CAD-2.6%23.07 CAD21.22 CAD0.34-19.596.9KOn
12 Jun 202623.25 CAD1.5%23.10 CAD21.16 CAD0.87-17.7415.5KOn
5 Jun 202622.90 CAD-15.2%23.12 CAD21.09 CAD1.30-18.1223.0KOn
29 May 202627.00 CAD-4.3%23.16 CAD21.03 CAD1.66-4.873.5KOn
22 May 202628.21 CAD1.6%23.09 CAD20.95 CAD1.580.062.8KOn
15 May 202627.77 CAD4.4%22.98 CAD20.85 CAD1.530.249.9KOn
8 May 202626.60 CAD7.9%22.88 CAD20.76 CAD1.39-4.761.0KOn
1 May 202624.65 CAD-5.6%22.82 CAD20.66 CAD1.27-11.488.7KOff
24 Apr 202626.11 CAD6.5%22.90 CAD20.59 CAD1.27-6.6410.3KOff
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.