FTCI NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

FTC Solar Inc · Technology · Solar

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Latest close 2.75 USD
-7.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -53.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 1.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.1%, after a -45.0% 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 mixed with 29/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 3d.

Setup score 27 out of 100
Latest Close 2.75 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -7.1% latest completed week
4W Return -45.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return -37.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 55.8% 29 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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 -7.1% Latest completed week; four-week move -45.0%. Indicator stack 31/42 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. Options pressure Mixed 29/100 conviction; expected move 25.8%. News sentiment 51/100 71 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 3d 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 -53.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 1.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.1%, after a -45.0% 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 1.5x 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
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
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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 0.2312-week average 0.15

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.23Current 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 -45.0% over four weeks, -37.4% over 12 weeks, and -54.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-7.1%
4W-45.0%
12W-37.4%
26W-73.5%
52W-54.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year29
Trend breadth55.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.01Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-98.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-64.19Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-64.5%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 76% Model confidence 73%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength61/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 40; rank 1 is best.
Value55/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Quality53/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 48; rank 1 is best.
Momentum55/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Growth55/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 46; 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
0.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-55.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
3.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-30.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-37.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-188.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
73.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-9.9%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-9.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.6x
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 positioningMixed

FTCI shows mixed options pressure with a 29/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.85, expected move of 25.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction29/100
Expected move25.8%
Put/call volume0.85
Pressure14
Speculation17
Volatility96
Trend agreement36
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Insider activity6 / 0

6 acquisitions and 0 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 sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 71 relevant articles.

15 positive · 40 neutral · 16 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 earnings3dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move25.8%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-78.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility13.4%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 higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+31.1%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-42.5%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-7.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains2
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses13
Recent vol13.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol13.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew10.6% / -10.7%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 tape30/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 30/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis25/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.23; No reversal markers Factors55/100

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

Tiny Titans rank 65; Buyback Yield rank 86 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options40/100

FTCI shows mixed options pressure with a 29/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.85, expected move of 25.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 25.8% Sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 71 relevant articles.

First Solar (FSLR) Beats Q2 Earnings Estimates Insiders6 / 0

6 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings3d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20262.75 USD-7.1%5.94 USD6.22 USD0.01-64.191.3MOff
24 Jul 20262.96 USD-23.1%6.25 USD6.43 USD0.17-61.691.4MOff
17 Jul 20263.85 USD-28.3%6.55 USD6.65 USD0.28-51.45759.1KOff
10 Jul 20265.37 USD7.4%6.77 USD6.86 USD0.36-35.47539.0KOff
3 Jul 20265.00 USD4.4%6.91 USD7.02 USD0.27-39.02294.7KOff
26 Jun 20264.79 USD-6.8%7.05 USD7.19 USD0.20-41.27620.2KOff
19 Jun 20265.14 USD19.0%7.21 USD7.37 USD0.14-39.94525.5KOff
12 Jun 20264.32 USD-9.1%7.32 USD7.50 USD-0.02-48.28327.1KOff
5 Jun 20264.75 USD-13.6%7.53 USD7.63 USD-0.16-42.08403.1KOff
29 May 20265.50 USD11.3%7.64 USD7.78 USD-0.28-36.10535.4KOff
22 May 20264.94 USD3.1%7.75 USD7.92 USD-0.58-41.00632.0KOff
15 May 20264.79 USD9.1%7.88 USD8.07 USD-0.78-42.09881.7KOff
8 May 20264.39 USD-11.0%8.01 USD8.24 USD-0.92-47.202.8MOff
1 May 20264.93 USD-2.2%8.11 USD8.41 USD-1.10-37.52197.2KOff
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.