AIN NYSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Albany International Corporation · Consumer Cyclical · Textile Manufacturing

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Latest close 62.71 USD
-15.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 1.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 60.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -15.8%, after a -13.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bearish with 49/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100.

Setup score 56 out of 100
Latest Close 62.71 USD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -15.8% latest completed week
4W Return -13.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return 3.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 32.7% 17 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 17-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • The latest week was a sharp negative move.
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 -15.8% Latest completed week; four-week move -13.6%. Indicator stack 63/62 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 Positive 56.57% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Bearish 49/100 conviction; expected move 8.9%. News sentiment 53/100 27 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 04 Aug Latest stored earnings date was 04 Aug 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 1.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 60.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -15.8%, after a -13.6% 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 2.4x 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
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
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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 0.9712-week average 0.68

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership9/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.97Current 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 -13.6% over four weeks, 3.8% over 12 weeks, and 5.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 17 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-15.8%
4W-13.6%
12W3.8%
26W7.7%
52W5.0%
Active trend streak17 weeks
Active weeks in one year17
Trend breadth32.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.81Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-36.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-4.22Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-132.7%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 94%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength18/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Value29/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Quality10/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Momentum67/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Growth29/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 72; 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
1.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
57.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
8.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
21.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-2.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
14.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-1.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
3.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-18.7%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.8%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
3.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
9.9x
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 positioningBearish

AIN shows bearish options pressure with a 49/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 8.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction49/100
Expected move8.9%
Put/call volume
Pressure-100
Speculation3
Volatility64
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity11 / 1

11 acquisitions and 1 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 27 relevant articles.

7 positive · 13 neutral · 7 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 earnings04 AugLatest stored earnings date was 04 Aug 2026.
Options expected move8.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-18.6%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.5%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-15.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Latest week-15.8%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses4
Recent vol5.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.0% / -4.9%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 tape61/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 61/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis86/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 9/12.

Activity pressure 0.97; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 56.57%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 56.57% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors28/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 15; Small Cap Core rank 70 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options25/100

AIN shows bearish options pressure with a 49/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 8.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Bearish · Put-side pressure · Expected move 8.9% Sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.

Albany International Corporatio (AIN) Stock Forecasts Insiders11 / 1

11 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings04 Aug

Latest stored earnings date was 04 Aug 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202662.71 USD-15.8%61.98 USD72.33 USD0.81-4.223.1MOn
31 Jul 202674.51 USD-1.3%61.76 USD72.49 USD1.0617.43772.0KOn
24 Jul 202675.49 USD1.3%61.01 USD72.60 USD1.0920.571.1MOn
17 Jul 202674.54 USD2.7%60.19 USD72.70 USD1.2218.081.0MOn
10 Jul 202672.57 USD-1.1%59.37 USD72.79 USD1.2712.93960.3KOn
3 Jul 202673.39 USD-3.8%58.67 USD72.89 USD1.3515.38826.3KOn
26 Jun 202676.29 USD7.3%57.85 USD72.98 USD1.4222.101.8MOn
19 Jun 202671.08 USD0.2%56.87 USD73.06 USD1.1910.871.1MOn
12 Jun 202670.95 USD4.7%55.99 USD73.15 USD0.9911.251.4MOn
5 Jun 202667.74 USD5.1%55.11 USD73.25 USD0.746.441.6MOn
29 May 202664.42 USD4.1%54.43 USD73.37 USD0.53-1.73743.8KOn
22 May 202661.87 USD2.4%54.14 USD73.51 USD0.44-4.78915.7KOn
15 May 202660.40 USD-3.0%54.06 USD73.65 USD0.26-6.821.2MOn
8 May 202662.29 USD7.3%53.89 USD73.81 USD0.15-4.401.1MOn
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