PACS NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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PACS Group, Inc. · Healthcare · Medical Care Facilities

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Latest close 46.01 USD
-1.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 22.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.8%, after a 3.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 58/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 48/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 67 out of 100
Latest Close 46.01 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -1.8% latest completed week
4W Return 3.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 37.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 86.5% 45 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 6-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
  • 9 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 -1.8% Latest completed week; four-week move 3.4%. Indicator stack 68/77 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 Volatility 58/100 conviction; expected move 16.8%. News sentiment 48/100 22 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 22.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.8%, after a 3.4% 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 1.0x 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
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 0.8012-week average 0.60

12-week confirmation

Trend active10/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.80Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers99 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 9 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 3.4% over four weeks, 37.0% over 12 weeks, and 333.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 6 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-1.8%
4W3.4%
12W37.0%
26W36.3%
52W333.2%
Active trend streak6 weeks
Active weeks in one year45
Trend breadth86.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.01Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change111.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership44.10Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-13.9%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 ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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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 strength47/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Value13/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Quality66/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Momentum99/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Growth95/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 6; 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 framework16/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
30.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
24.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
17.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
7.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
13.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
6.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
20.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
246.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
16.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
7.3x
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

PACS shows volatility options pressure with a 58/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.02, expected move of 16.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction58/100
Expected move16.8%
Put/call volume0.02
Pressure100
Speculation17
Volatility96
Trend agreement10
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment48/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 22 relevant articles.

6 positive · 7 neutral · 9 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 move16.8%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-4.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.3%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.6%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-8.5%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week-1.8%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses5
Recent vol5.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol23.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.6% / -5.5%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 tape65/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 65/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis65/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 10/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.80; 9 reversal markers Factors54/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 66; Small Cap Core rank 85 SVQF16/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 850.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options40/100

PACS shows volatility options pressure with a 58/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.02, expected move of 16.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 16.8% Sentiment48/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 22 relevant articles.

Press Release: PACS Group Schedules Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202646.01 USD-1.8%37.57 USD25.18 USD1.0144.104.3MOn
24 Jul 202646.85 USD1.6%37.35 USD25.01 USD1.0251.363.9MOn
17 Jul 202646.13 USD6.7%37.06 USD24.82 USD1.0051.284.8MOn
10 Jul 202643.22 USD-2.8%36.74 USD24.64 USD0.7042.404.2MOn
3 Jul 202644.48 USD6.2%36.45 USD24.48 USD0.4851.214.7MOn
26 Jun 202641.89 USD14.5%36.00 USD24.31 USD0.2048.276.0MOn
19 Jun 202636.59 USD0.9%35.71 USD24.16 USD-0.1128.733.4MOff
12 Jun 202636.28 USD-2.0%35.41 USD24.05 USD-0.0930.584.5MOff
5 Jun 202637.01 USD1.0%34.55 USD23.94 USD-0.1036.173.7MOn
29 May 202636.65 USD-2.9%33.73 USD23.82 USD-0.2633.742.9MOn
22 May 202637.75 USD0.7%32.91 USD23.71 USD-0.3542.134.5MOn
15 May 202637.48 USD11.6%32.08 USD23.58 USD-0.4844.978.5MOn
8 May 202633.59 USD1.8%31.24 USD23.45 USD-0.6832.552.2MOn
1 May 202633.00 USD-6.9%30.54 USD23.36 USD-0.7235.323.7MOn
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.