MVST NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Microvast Holdings Inc · Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts

Latest close 0.81 USD
0.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -55.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 1.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.9%, after a -27.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 50/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 33/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 8d.

Setup score 14 out of 100
Latest Close 0.81 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.9% latest completed week
4W Return -27.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -62.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 32.7% 17 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -55.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 1.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.9%, after a -27.9% 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 0.9x 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
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
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 0.0212-week average 0.04

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.02Current 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 -27.9% over four weeks, -62.1% over 12 weeks, and -73.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.9%
4W-27.9%
12W-62.1%
26W-69.2%
52W-73.3%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year17
Trend breadth32.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.81Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-490.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-72.18Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-10.2%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 85% Model confidence 81%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength54/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 47; rank 1 is best.
Value90/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Quality21/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Momentum2/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Growth17/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 84; 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
15.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
26.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-11.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
19.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-4.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-10.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
164.6%
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
-10.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-10.8%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-19.7x
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 positioningVolatility

MVST shows volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.13, expected move of 36.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction50/100
Expected move36.2%
Put/call volume0.13
Pressure84
Speculation24
Volatility96
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity1 / 5

1 acquisitions and 5 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 sentiment33/100

Weighted news tone is negative across 53 relevant articles.

5 positive · 21 neutral · 27 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 earnings8dNext report is scheduled for 10 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move36.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-88.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility12.5%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 higher11 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+18.2%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-33.3%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+0.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains4
Flat weeks1
Modest losses2
Sharp losses12
Recent vol12.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol12.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split20/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew10.5% / -9.6%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 20260.81 USD0.9%1.79 USD1.78 USD-0.81-72.1823.2MOff
24 Jul 20260.80 USD-11.3%1.86 USD1.79 USD-0.52-72.8021.8MOff
17 Jul 20260.90 USD-15.7%1.93 USD1.80 USD-0.21-70.4437.9MOff
10 Jul 20261.07 USD-4.5%2.00 USD1.81 USD-0.13-67.0816.3MOff
3 Jul 20261.12 USD0.9%2.06 USD1.82 USD-0.14-65.5111.4MOff
26 Jun 20261.11 USD-14.0%2.15 USD1.83 USD-0.15-66.2320.8MOff
19 Jun 20261.29 USD14.2%2.23 USD1.83 USD-0.13-63.4020.4MOff
12 Jun 20261.13 USD-9.6%2.30 USD1.83 USD-0.12-67.8219.3MOff
5 Jun 20261.25 USD-19.4%2.39 USD1.83 USD-0.03-64.4521.0MOff
29 May 20261.55 USD6.2%2.51 USD1.83 USD0.12-58.8117.0MOff
22 May 20261.46 USD2.8%2.64 USD1.83 USD0.04-60.7927.9MOff
15 May 20261.42 USD-33.3%2.79 USD1.83 USD-0.10-62.2266.5MOff
8 May 20262.13 USD7.6%2.93 USD1.84 USD-0.31-44.4218.3MOff
1 May 20261.98 USD4.8%3.01 USD1.83 USD-0.67-45.7910.3MOff
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.