- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
IPDN
NASDAQ
Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Professional Diversity Network Inc · Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services
Latest close
0.33 USD
-5.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -64.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.0%, after a -46.9% 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 46/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 11d.
Setup score
16
out of 100
Latest Close
0.33 USD
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
-5.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
-46.9%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-51.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
21.2%
11 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.5x
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 negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 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
-5.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move -46.9%.
Indicator stack
12/45
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
Negative 41.38%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
46/100
40 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
11d
Next report is scheduled for 13 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 -64.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.0%, after a -46.9% 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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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 0.1012-week average 0.08
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.10Current 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 -46.9% over four weeks, -51.9% over 12 weeks, and -81.8% 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 year11
Trend breadth21.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.37Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change19.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-83.17Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-15.5%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
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 strength43/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 58; rank 1 is best.
Value46/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 55; rank 1 is best.
Quality45/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Momentum47/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Growth47/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 54; 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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- - Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- - Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 20.9% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -115.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -5467.9% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -49.2% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 1.3% 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
- 1/9 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
- - Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- - Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.4x 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 sentiment46/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 40 relevant articles.
2 positive · 29 neutral · 9 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 earnings11dNext report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-97.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.7%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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3 Apr
1 May
29 May
26 Jun
31 Jul
Weeks higher8 of 2618 weeks finished lower.
Best week+24.2%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-37.8%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week-5.0%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses13
Recent vol8.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol33.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split17/35Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew24.3% / -11.6%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 Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-3.6%
Trend breadth52.0%
Trend52.0%active weekly trend signals
MD54.0%positive activity pressure
RS53.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Staffing & Employment Services
4-week rank14 / 15
Group average-0.4%
Trend breadth80.0%
Trend80.0%active weekly trend signals
MD86.7%positive activity pressure
RS73.3%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 tape19/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 19/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis10/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.10; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 41.38%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 41.38% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors44/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 50 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment46/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 40 relevant articles.
IPDN|Professional Diversity Network Inc|Price:0.336|Chg%:-0.024 Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings11dNext report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.33 USD | -5.0% | 0.93 USD | 7.52 USD | -0.37 | -83.17 | 172.7K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.35 USD | -16.2% | 0.96 USD | 7.71 USD | -0.34 | -82.51 | 212.2K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.42 USD | -25.8% | 1.00 USD | 7.90 USD | -0.26 | -80.01 | 347.2K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.56 USD | -10.1% | 1.04 USD | 8.09 USD | -0.37 | -74.80 | 187.1K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.63 USD | -5.0% | 1.09 USD | 8.29 USD | -0.45 | -72.04 | 177.7K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.66 USD | 3.6% | 1.13 USD | 8.52 USD | -0.53 | -70.91 | 582.6K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.64 USD | -1.9% | 1.17 USD | 8.80 USD | -0.77 | -73.53 | 272.0K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.65 USD | -0.2% | 1.20 USD | 9.05 USD | -0.80 | -72.63 | 466.3K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.65 USD | -9.7% | 1.25 USD | 9.30 USD | -0.87 | -72.28 | 522.0K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.72 USD | 7.7% | 1.31 USD | 9.56 USD | -0.83 | -71.08 | 170.1K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.67 USD | 1.2% | 1.39 USD | 9.75 USD | -0.66 | -72.69 | 482.0K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.66 USD | -4.4% | 1.48 USD | 10.00 USD | -0.50 | -72.97 | 344.2K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.69 USD | -14.7% | 1.59 USD | 10.28 USD | -0.28 | -72.14 | 552.5K | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 0.81 USD | -7.8% | 1.66 USD | 10.56 USD | -0.15 | -66.04 | 319.1K | 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.