ARKR NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Ark Restaurants Corp · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

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Latest close 5.94 USD
1.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -9.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 9.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.5%, after a 6.1% 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 48/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 11d.

Setup score 19 out of 100
Latest Close 5.94 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.5% latest completed week
4W Return 6.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -13.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.2x 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.
Price follow-through 1.5% Latest completed week; four-week move 6.1%. Indicator stack 0/33 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 43.76% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 48/100 55 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 11d Next report is scheduled for 10 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 -9.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 9.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.5%, after a 6.1% 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 0.2x 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
30 Jan 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
Up week Down week
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 0.0212-week average 0.18

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.02Current 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 6.1% over four weeks, -13.4% over 12 weeks, and -31.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.5%
4W6.1%
12W-13.4%
26W-8.9%
52W-31.1%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.91Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-8.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-20.24Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change34.4%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 30 Sep 2025 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 84%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength73/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 28; rank 1 is best.
Value61/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 40; rank 1 is best.
Quality59/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 42; rank 1 is best.
Momentum61/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 40; rank 1 is best.
Growth61/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 40; 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
0.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
36.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-3.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
3.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-3.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-11.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-2.4%
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
0.0%
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
-38.2x
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 sentiment48/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 55 relevant articles.

9 positive · 33 neutral · 13 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 earnings11dNext report is scheduled for 10 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-37.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.9%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 higher12 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.9%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-10.9%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+1.5%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains9
Flat weeks4
Modest losses6
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.7% / -4.3%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 tape14/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 14/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis16/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.02; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 43.76%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 43.76% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors63/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 46 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment48/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 55 relevant articles.

Ark Restaurants Corp (ARKR) Shareholder Structure: Major Shareholders & Institutional Holdings Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings11d

Next report is scheduled for 10 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 20265.94 USD1.5%6.55 USD10.80 USD-0.91-20.245.5KOff
17 Jul 20265.85 USD0.0%6.56 USD10.87 USD-0.97-23.593.5KOff
10 Jul 20265.85 USD0.0%6.57 USD10.95 USD-0.93-27.7416.9KOff
3 Jul 20265.85 USD4.5%6.59 USD11.02 USD-0.91-27.3920.5KOff
26 Jun 20265.60 USD-9.7%6.64 USD11.09 USD-0.84-30.8511.5KOff
19 Jun 20266.20 USD0.0%6.68 USD11.17 USD-0.69-27.936.1KOff
12 Jun 20266.20 USD-0.8%6.71 USD11.24 USD-0.47-27.239.4KOff
5 Jun 20266.25 USD-1.3%6.74 USD11.32 USD-0.22-26.2421.3KOff
29 May 20266.33 USD-4.1%6.77 USD11.39 USD0.37-29.8412.6KOff
22 May 20266.60 USD0.2%6.81 USD11.46 USD0.78-26.127.6KOff
15 May 20266.59 USD-10.9%6.83 USD11.53 USD0.99-26.9618.7KOff
8 May 20267.40 USD7.9%6.85 USD11.59 USD1.34-19.90196.1KOff
1 May 20266.86 USD0.9%6.84 USD11.65 USD1.16-23.0913.3KOff
24 Apr 20266.80 USD-3.3%6.86 USD11.72 USD1.11-23.597.8KOff
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.