DFY TOR Week ended 07 Aug 2026

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Definity Financial Corporation · Financial Services · Insurance - Property & Casualty

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Latest close 80.00 CAD
-0.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 87.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.0%, after a 1.7% 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 53/100.

Setup score 61 out of 100
Latest Close 80.00 CAD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -0.0% latest completed week
4W Return 1.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 18.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 23.1% 12 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 4-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • 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 -0.0% Latest completed week; four-week move 1.7%. Indicator stack 27/84 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 55.71% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 53/100 42 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 87.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.0%, after a 1.7% 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 1.2x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable 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
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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 0.7112-week average 0.37

12-week confirmation

Trend active4/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.71Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 1.7% over four weeks, 18.2% over 12 weeks, and 12.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 4 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.0%
4W1.7%
12W18.2%
26W21.3%
52W12.1%
Active trend streak4 weeks
Active weeks in one year12
Trend breadth23.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.62Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change56.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership0.61Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change288.7%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 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 82% Model confidence 77%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength11/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Value30/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Quality22/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Momentum26/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Growth32/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 69; 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
24.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
15.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.2%
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
10.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
6.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
8.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
8.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-7.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
78.3%
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
1.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-3.9%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-2.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.7x
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.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 42 relevant articles.

7 positive · 34 neutral · 1 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-3.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.9%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+9.0%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-2.6%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week-0.0%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains1
Modest gains13
Flat weeks0
Modest losses12
Sharp losses0
Recent vol1.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.4% / -2.0%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 Insurance - Property & Casualty
4-week rank1 / 3
Group average-0.9%
Trend breadth66.7%
Trend66.7%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS33.3%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

DFY · TOR1.7%FFH · TOR0.7%IFC · TOR-5.2%
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 tape58/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 58/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis51/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 4/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 5/12.

Activity pressure 0.71; 4 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.71%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.71% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors21/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 83; Small Cap Core rank 81 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 42 relevant articles.

FY2026 EPS Forecast for Definity Financial Raised by Analyst 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 202680.00 CAD-0.0%70.14 CAD57.36 CAD1.620.61696.3KOn
31 Jul 202680.03 CAD0.9%70.00 CAD57.08 CAD1.653.611.3MOn
24 Jul 202679.30 CAD1.3%69.85 CAD56.80 CAD1.481.86684.0KOn
17 Jul 202678.28 CAD-0.5%69.73 CAD56.50 CAD1.320.351.1MOn
10 Jul 202678.64 CAD3.4%69.62 CAD56.22 CAD1.030.16872.6KOff
3 Jul 202676.09 CAD1.6%69.45 CAD55.93 CAD0.73-3.45169.0KOff
26 Jun 202674.90 CAD3.9%69.24 CAD55.66 CAD0.51-4.79170.2KOff
19 Jun 202672.08 CAD2.5%69.14 CAD55.40 CAD0.40-8.9588.9KOff
12 Jun 202670.35 CAD3.0%69.12 CAD55.15 CAD0.26-11.65157.6KOff
5 Jun 202668.30 CAD3.7%69.06 CAD54.92 CAD0.22-13.57192.1KOff
29 May 202665.85 CAD-1.9%69.11 CAD54.70 CAD0.31-18.071.2MOff
22 May 202667.10 CAD-0.9%69.07 CAD54.51 CAD0.24-16.43611.0KOff
15 May 202667.71 CAD-1.0%69.02 CAD54.30 CAD0.18-14.55676.8KOff
8 May 202668.38 CAD-0.1%68.94 CAD54.10 CAD0.02-14.74940.7KOff
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