JJSF NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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J & J Snack Foods Corp · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

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Latest close 76.50 USD
0.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 14.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.1%, after a 0.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 49/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 49/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 2d.

Setup score 28 out of 100
Latest Close 76.50 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.1% latest completed week
4W Return 0.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 1.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x 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.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 0.1% Latest completed week; four-week move 0.8%. Indicator stack 0/56 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. Options pressure Bullish 49/100 conviction; expected move 9.1%. News sentiment 49/100 62 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 2d Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 14.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.1%, after a 0.8% 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 0.8x 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 0.2412-week average 0.18

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 pressure0.24Current 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 0.8% over four weeks, 1.5% over 12 weeks, and -30.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.1%
4W0.8%
12W1.5%
26W-17.8%
52W-30.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.38Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-9.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-19.29Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change27.0%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength45/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Value76/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Quality26/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Momentum10/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Growth23/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 78; 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.

Value-quality framework33/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
24.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
10.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
15.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
30.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
5.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
16.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-2.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-23.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
6.2%
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
4.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
4.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
8.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.9x
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 positioningBullish

JJSF shows bullish options pressure with a 49/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 9.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction49/100
Expected move9.1%
Put/call volume0.00
Pressure100
Speculation1
Volatility66
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 62 relevant articles.

12 positive · 40 neutral · 10 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 earnings2dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move9.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-38.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.6%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 higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.1%Week of 27 Mar.
Worst week-13.1%Week of 6 Feb.
Latest week+0.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses6
Recent vol4.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.0% / -3.9%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 tape24/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 24/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis23/100

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

Activity pressure 0.24; No reversal markers Factors39/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 13; Small Cap Core rank 20 SVQF33/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 485.5 of 726 Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Options46/100

JJSF shows bullish options pressure with a 49/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 9.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 9.1% Sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 62 relevant articles.

J & J Snack Foods Corp. Revenue Breakdown – NASDAQ:JJSF Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings2d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202676.50 USD0.1%80.46 USD123.3 USD0.38-19.29986.4KOff
24 Jul 202676.44 USD-0.3%80.86 USD123.8 USD0.42-19.891.1MOff
17 Jul 202676.68 USD0.2%81.25 USD124.3 USD0.52-21.88964.6KOff
10 Jul 202676.49 USD0.8%81.71 USD124.7 USD0.46-26.21943.3KOff
3 Jul 202675.92 USD0.2%82.20 USD125.2 USD0.42-26.401.1MOff
26 Jun 202675.75 USD1.6%82.61 USD125.6 USD0.23-26.901.8MOff
19 Jun 202674.58 USD-5.3%83.08 USD126.1 USD-0.10-32.071.0MOff
12 Jun 202678.74 USD5.5%83.53 USD126.5 USD-0.28-27.35852.7KOff
5 Jun 202674.63 USD-0.9%83.60 USD126.9 USD-0.41-30.441.1MOff
29 May 202675.33 USD2.1%83.76 USD127.4 USD-0.39-33.83992.4KOff
22 May 202673.77 USD4.4%83.99 USD127.8 USD-0.20-34.231.2MOff
15 May 202670.66 USD-6.3%84.48 USD128.3 USD-0.07-37.081.6MOff
8 May 202675.38 USD-12.5%85.13 USD128.8 USD-0.14-34.011.6MOff
1 May 202686.12 USD3.4%85.66 USD129.2 USD-0.11-21.611.3MOff
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.