GME NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

GameStop Corp. · Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail

Latest close 21.72 USD
2.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 21.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.6%, after a -4.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 49/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 38d.

Setup score 28 out of 100
Latest Close 21.72 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 2.6% latest completed week
4W Return -4.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return -10.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 11.5% 6 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
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 negative, which weakens the current setup.
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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 21.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.6%, after a -4.8% 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 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
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 0.0712-week average 0.32

12-week confirmation

Trend active2/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.07Current 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 -4.8% over four weeks, -10.5% over 12 weeks, and -1.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.6%
4W-4.8%
12W-10.5%
26W-9.0%
52W-1.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year6
Trend breadth11.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.87Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-9.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-12.73Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-30.9%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 is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Apr 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 97%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength83/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Value86/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Quality73/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 28; rank 1 is best.
Momentum22/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Growth78/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 23; 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 framework86/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
12.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
9.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
12.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
34.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
18.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
20.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
22.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
1.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
266.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
68.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
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
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-4.3x
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 positioningBullish

GME shows bullish options pressure with a 49/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.15, expected move of 4.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction49/100
Expected move4.5%
Put/call volume0.15
Pressure83
Speculation41
Volatility47
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity2 / 6

2 acquisitions and 6 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 sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 42 relevant articles.

7 positive · 35 neutral · 0 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 earnings38dNext report is scheduled for 08 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move4.5%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-22.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.5%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.3%Week of 1 May.
Worst week-11.1%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+2.6%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.8% / -3.7%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202621.72 USD2.6%22.85 USD21.77 USD-0.87-12.7315.4MOff
24 Jul 202621.17 USD-3.3%22.81 USD21.77 USD-0.77-14.3516.3MOff
17 Jul 202621.89 USD1.0%22.81 USD21.77 USD-0.71-12.3814.4MOff
10 Jul 202621.68 USD-5.0%22.83 USD21.77 USD-0.77-14.9517.0MOff
3 Jul 202622.82 USD4.9%22.82 USD21.78 USD-0.80-9.7217.5MOff
26 Jun 202621.76 USD1.1%22.82 USD21.78 USD-0.86-12.4323.3MOff
19 Jun 202621.52 USD-1.1%22.85 USD21.80 USD-0.94-15.8725.0MOff
12 Jun 202621.77 USD-0.1%22.80 USD21.81 USD-0.92-14.6426.6MOff
5 Jun 202621.80 USD2.9%22.77 USD21.83 USD-0.78-14.4243.9MOff
29 May 202621.18 USD-3.6%22.76 USD21.83 USD-0.40-19.8519.8MOff
22 May 202621.96 USD1.7%22.79 USD21.86 USD0.25-16.7524.4MOn
15 May 202621.59 USD-11.1%22.84 USD21.87 USD0.75-18.6848.2MOn
8 May 202624.28 USD-8.5%22.89 USD21.87 USD1.13-9.2984.5MOn
1 May 202626.53 USD6.3%22.85 USD21.85 USD1.050.5742.4MOn
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.