SPMC NYSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Sound Point Meridian Capital, Inc. · Financial Services · Asset Management

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Latest close 10.69 USD
3.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 4.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 36.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.2%, after a 5.4% 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 56/100.

Setup score 30 out of 100
Latest Close 10.69 USD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 3.2% latest completed week
4W Return 5.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return -0.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 1.9% 1 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.56% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 3.2% Latest completed week; four-week move 5.4%. Indicator stack 1/52 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 44.56% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 56/100 48 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 12 Aug Latest stored earnings date was 12 Aug 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 4.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 36.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.2%, after a 5.4% 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 1.2x 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
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 7 Aug
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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 0.1112-week average 0.12

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.11Current 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 5.4% over four weeks, -0.7% over 12 weeks, and -28.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.2%
4W5.4%
12W-0.7%
26W-10.9%
52W-28.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year1
Trend breadth1.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.26Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-31.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-19.51Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change22.4%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 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 70% Model confidence 65%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength22/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Value38/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 63; rank 1 is best.
Quality35/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Momentum37/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Growth38/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 63; 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
-
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
2.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-5.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-
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
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
26.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
25.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-
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 sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 48 relevant articles.

8 positive · 28 neutral · 12 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 earnings12 AugLatest stored earnings date was 12 Aug 2026.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-30.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.3%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 higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.5%Week of 6 Mar.
Worst week-15.4%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+3.2%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol3.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.7% / -3.8%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.

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 tape24/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 24/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis31/100

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

Activity pressure 0.11; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 44.56%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 44.56% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors31/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 75; Small Cap Core rank 63 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 48 relevant articles.

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No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings12 Aug

Latest stored earnings date was 12 Aug 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202610.69 USD3.2%10.27 USD13.41 USD0.26-19.51147.2KOff
31 Jul 202610.36 USD2.6%10.35 USD13.43 USD0.20-20.1456.7KOff
24 Jul 202610.10 USD-1.0%10.41 USD13.46 USD0.24-22.1652.0KOff
17 Jul 202610.20 USD0.6%10.46 USD13.49 USD0.33-22.66187.9KOff
10 Jul 202610.14 USD3.3%10.52 USD13.52 USD0.37-25.1558.1KOff
3 Jul 20269.81 USD1.4%10.59 USD13.55 USD0.59-27.3776.8KOff
26 Jun 20269.68 USD-3.5%10.66 USD13.58 USD0.73-27.6394.6KOff
19 Jun 202610.03 USD-8.0%10.78 USD13.62 USD0.84-27.57135.1KOff
12 Jun 202610.91 USD-4.0%10.88 USD13.66 USD0.87-21.33313.7KOff
5 Jun 202611.36 USD2.5%10.99 USD13.68 USD0.82-18.44112.4KOff
29 May 202611.08 USD3.1%11.08 USD13.70 USD0.80-23.12111.2KOff
22 May 202610.74 USD-0.2%11.18 USD13.73 USD0.65-25.1599.3KOff
15 May 202610.76 USD-0.5%11.30 USD13.76 USD0.30-25.16175.5KOff
8 May 202610.82 USD7.1%11.40 USD13.79 USD-0.02-25.38152.2KOff
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.

Evidence context