- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
PLNT
NYSE
Week ended 24 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Planet Fitness Inc · Consumer Cyclical · Leisure
Latest close
53.48 USD
2.1%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -24.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 21.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.1%, after a 1.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 52/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 38/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 4d.
Setup score
26
out of 100
Latest Close
53.48 USD
24 Jul 2026
1W Return
2.1%
latest completed week
4W Return
1.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-18.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
17.3%
9 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.7x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- 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
2.1%
Latest completed week; four-week move 1.4%.
Indicator stack
10/59
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
Buy
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Options pressure
Volatility
52/100 conviction; expected move 14.8%.
News sentiment
38/100
61 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
4d
Next report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -24.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 21.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.1%, after a 1.4% 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 0.7x 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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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 0.1312-week average 0.03
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.13Current 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 1.4% over four weeks, -18.2% over 12 weeks, and -52.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year9
Trend breadth17.3%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.02Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change102.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-42.55Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change7.7%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 ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 94%
Model confidence 90%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength68/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Value70/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
Quality87/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Momentum5/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Growth82/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 19; 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 framework72/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 18.5x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 3.1x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 11.4x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 8.8% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 42.6% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 31.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 43.1% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 15.5% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 14.4% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 27.4% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 10.2% 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
- 0.0% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 11.8% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 11.8% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 4.2x 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
PLNT shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 2.91, expected move of 14.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction52/100
Expected move14.8%
Put/call volume2.91
Insider activity19 / 1
19 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 sentiment38/100
Weighted news tone is negative across 61 relevant articles.
5 positive · 30 neutral · 26 negativePatient CapitalFresh
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Fresh 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 earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move14.8%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-53.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.6%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.
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27 Feb
27 Mar
24 Apr
22 May
19 Jun
24 Jul
Weeks higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.7%Week of 15 May.
Worst week-29.8%Week of 8 May.
Latest week+2.1%Week of 24 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains1
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses7
Recent vol9.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split20/32Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.4% / -4.1%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.
SectorUS Consumer Cyclical
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-0.1%
Trend breadth38.0%
Trend38.0%active weekly trend signals
MD55.0%positive activity pressure
RS36.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Leisure
4-week rank12 / 29
Group average-2.6%
Trend breadth37.9%
Trend37.9%active weekly trend signals
MD65.5%positive activity pressure
RS37.9%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 tape24/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 24/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis13/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 1/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.13; No reversal markers Factors59/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 5; Small Cap Core rank 31 SVQF72/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 281.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalFreshActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Fresh buy signal Options63/100PLNT shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 2.91, expected move of 14.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 14.8% Sentiment38/100Weighted news tone is negative across 61 relevant articles.
ROSEN, TOP-RANKED INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages Planet Insiders19 / 119 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 53.48 USD | 2.1% | 70.96 USD | 81.58 USD | 0.02 | -42.55 | 8.9M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 52.36 USD | 2.0% | 72.82 USD | 81.66 USD | -0.17 | -44.98 | 8.6M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 51.33 USD | -4.0% | 74.78 USD | 81.76 USD | -0.39 | -47.76 | 6.1M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 53.45 USD | 1.3% | 76.69 USD | 81.87 USD | -0.61 | -45.75 | 6.8M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 52.74 USD | -0.5% | 78.61 USD | 81.96 USD | -0.83 | -46.11 | 8.9M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 52.98 USD | 3.9% | 80.59 USD | 82.05 USD | -1.00 | -47.95 | 9.4M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 51.01 USD | 0.7% | 82.48 USD | 82.14 USD | -1.08 | -50.20 | 9.5M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 50.68 USD | -5.3% | 84.31 USD | 82.26 USD | -1.02 | -50.96 | 9.9M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 53.51 USD | 2.8% | 86.17 USD | 82.37 USD | -1.02 | -50.27 | 7.3M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 52.05 USD | -1.1% | 87.41 USD | 82.43 USD | -1.04 | -51.61 | 14.5M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 52.64 USD | 14.7% | 88.95 USD | 82.52 USD | -1.15 | -51.37 | 21.5M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 45.88 USD | -29.8% | 90.34 USD | 82.62 USD | -1.30 | -58.06 | 34.4M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 65.38 USD | -6.1% | 91.93 USD | 82.76 USD | -1.43 | -39.65 | 9.1M | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 69.62 USD | -4.3% | 93.10 USD | 82.79 USD | -1.50 | -35.84 | 6.2M | Off |
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.