- The trend backdrop is active with a 73-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.
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Weekly Investor Report
Quebecor Inc. · Communication Services · Telecom Services
Latest close
69.00 CAD
-0.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.6%, after a -1.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 60/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
66
out of 100
Latest Close
69.00 CAD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-0.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
-1.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
6.1%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
100.0%
52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.5x
vs 13-week average
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
-0.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move -1.1%.
Indicator stack
100/56
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
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 56.47%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
60/100
18 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.6%, after a -1.1% four-week move.
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 0.5x 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
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Up week
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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 0.8912-week average 0.81
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 leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.89Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -1.1% over four weeks, 6.1% over 12 weeks, and 87.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 73 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak73 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.50Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-31.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership13.75Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-35.2%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 85%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength93/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Value63/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 38; rank 1 is best.
Quality98/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Momentum88/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Growth31/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
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 framework70/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 18.0x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 2.7x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 9.6x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 6.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 57.2% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 27.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 25.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 11.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 0.7% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 17.1% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 73.2% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 8/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 2.2% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 1.4% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 3.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 3.0x 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 sentiment60/100
Weighted news tone is positive across 18 relevant articles.
6 positive · 11 neutral · 1 negativePatient 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-3.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.5%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher18 of 267 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.4%Week of 15 May.
Worst week-6.4%Week of 10 Apr.
Latest week-0.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains15
Flat weeks1
Modest losses5
Sharp losses2
Recent vol4.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/17Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.2% / -2.1%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.
SectorCA Communication Services
4-week rank17 / 24
Group average1.0%
Trend breadth37.5%
Trend37.5%active weekly trend signals
MD54.2%positive activity pressure
RS29.2%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryCA Telecom Services
4-week rank6 / 9
Group average1.5%
Trend breadth33.3%
Trend33.3%active weekly trend signals
MD33.3%positive activity pressure
RS33.3%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.
Weekly tape71/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 71/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis86/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.89; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 56.47%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 56.47% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors85/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 21; Small Cap Core rank 42 SVQF70/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 92.0 of 304 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment60/100Weighted news tone is positive across 18 relevant articles.
Quebecor Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 69.00 CAD | -0.6% | 60.34 CAD | 39.21 CAD | 0.50 | 13.75 | 1.0K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 69.43 CAD | 3.5% | 59.73 CAD | 38.97 CAD | 0.62 | 19.00 | 1.3K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 67.07 CAD | 0.6% | 59.13 CAD | 38.70 CAD | 0.56 | 15.22 | 10.6K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 66.70 CAD | -4.4% | 58.60 CAD | 38.46 CAD | 0.54 | 15.53 | 900 | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 69.75 CAD | 4.1% | 58.10 CAD | 38.22 CAD | 0.72 | 21.21 | 700 | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 67.00 CAD | -1.1% | 57.49 CAD | 37.96 CAD | 0.81 | 17.25 | 200 | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 67.72 CAD | -2.3% | 56.94 CAD | 37.73 CAD | 1.02 | 19.94 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 69.29 CAD | 0.1% | 56.41 CAD | 37.48 CAD | 1.23 | 23.42 | 1.6K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 69.19 CAD | 1.1% | 55.83 CAD | 37.22 CAD | 1.17 | 24.10 | 0 | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 68.45 CAD | 1.3% | 55.23 CAD | 36.97 CAD | 1.18 | 25.41 | 600 | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 67.60 CAD | 2.7% | 54.53 CAD | 36.72 CAD | 0.93 | 23.37 | 4.1K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 65.81 CAD | 1.2% | 53.73 CAD | 36.48 CAD | 0.43 | 21.86 | 1.1K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 65.02 CAD | 15.4% | 52.98 CAD | 36.25 CAD | 0.13 | 23.38 | 5.7K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 56.33 CAD | 3.0% | 52.24 CAD | 36.03 CAD | -0.20 | 6.75 | 7.0K | On |
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.