- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Next-week expectancy is positive at 57.66% based on similar historical setup states.
ISSC
NASDAQ
Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Innovative Solutions and Support · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
Latest close
18.29 USD
-4.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -11.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 44.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.4%, after a -0.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bearish with 39/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 12d.
Setup score
38
out of 100
Latest Close
18.29 USD
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
-4.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
-0.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-14.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
55.8%
29 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.8x
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.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 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
-4.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move -0.5%.
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.
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 57.66%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Bearish
39/100 conviction; expected move 20.6%.
News sentiment
54/100
43 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
12d
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 -11.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 44.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.4%, after a -0.5% 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 0.8x 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 0.2312-week average 0.33
12-week confirmation
Trend active1/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks 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 -0.5% over four weeks, -14.4% over 12 weeks, and 17.9% 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 year29
Trend breadth55.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.64Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change39.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-2.25Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change57.0%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 expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 97%
Model confidence 93%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength52/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 49; rank 1 is best.
Value21/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Quality87/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Momentum70/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
Growth99/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 2; 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 framework61/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 20.1x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 3.8x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 7.2% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 48.8% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 27.2% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 31.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 15.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 39.2% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 57.8% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 320.3% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 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
- 1.7x 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 positioningBearish
ISSC shows bearish options pressure with a 39/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.67, expected move of 20.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction39/100
Expected move20.6%
Put/call volume1.67
Insider activity9 / 5
9 acquisitions and 5 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 sentiment54/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 43 relevant articles.
9 positive · 34 neutral · 0 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 earnings12dNext report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move20.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-40.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.6%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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6 Mar
3 Apr
1 May
29 May
26 Jun
31 Jul
Weeks higher19 of 267 weeks finished lower.
Best week+22.6%Week of 20 Feb.
Worst week-25.0%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week-4.4%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains9
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses1
Sharp losses6
Recent vol7.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol11.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.6% / -8.8%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 Aerospace & Defense
4-week rank21 / 82
Group average-10.6%
Trend breadth23.2%
Trend23.2%active weekly trend signals
MD34.1%positive activity pressure
RS26.8%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 tape40/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 40/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis16/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 1/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 1/12.
Activity pressure 0.23; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 57.66%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 57.66% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors57/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 57; Small Cap Core rank 85 SVQF61/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 282.0 of 726 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options54/100ISSC shows bearish options pressure with a 39/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.67, expected move of 20.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Bearish · Put-side pressure · Expected move 20.6% Sentiment54/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 43 relevant articles.
ISSC|Innovative Solutions and Support Inc|Price:19.300|Chg%:+0.160 Insiders9 / 59 acquisitions and 5 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings12dNext 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 | 18.29 USD | -4.4% | 20.69 USD | 11.08 USD | -0.64 | -2.25 | 1.7M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 19.14 USD | 3.7% | 20.70 USD | 11.01 USD | -0.78 | 2.75 | 1.5M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 18.46 USD | -2.1% | 20.71 USD | 10.94 USD | -0.88 | -2.45 | 1.3M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 18.85 USD | 2.5% | 20.65 USD | 10.87 USD | -0.95 | -4.69 | 1.3M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 18.39 USD | 2.8% | 20.39 USD | 10.80 USD | -1.06 | -5.23 | 1.4M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 17.89 USD | 4.0% | 20.12 USD | 10.73 USD | -1.17 | -6.97 | 3.8M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 17.21 USD | -6.9% | 19.85 USD | 10.66 USD | -1.26 | -14.55 | 1.6M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 18.48 USD | 6.8% | 19.57 USD | 10.59 USD | -1.19 | -5.81 | 1.6M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 17.30 USD | 0.3% | 19.24 USD | 10.52 USD | -1.05 | -9.69 | 1.9M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 17.24 USD | 5.1% | 18.96 USD | 10.45 USD | -0.92 | -13.92 | 2.1M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 16.41 USD | 0.8% | 18.70 USD | 10.38 USD | -0.82 | -15.59 | 2.8M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 16.27 USD | -23.8% | 18.49 USD | 10.32 USD | -0.77 | -15.13 | 4.6M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 21.36 USD | 0.2% | 18.30 USD | 10.26 USD | -0.72 | 11.38 | 1.5M | On |
| 1 May 2026 | 21.31 USD | 7.1% | 17.97 USD | 10.17 USD | -0.50 | 18.58 | 1.9M | On |
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.