LIDR NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Aeye Inc · Technology · Software - Infrastructure

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Latest close 1.14 USD
0.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -33.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 4.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.9%, after a -19.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 3d.

Setup score 17 out of 100
Latest Close 1.14 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.9% latest completed week
4W Return -19.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -42.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 40.4% 21 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x 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 0.9% Latest completed week; four-week move -19.1%. Indicator stack 22/28 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 36.53% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 50/100 27 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 3d Next report is scheduled for 06 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 -33.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 4.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.9%, after a -19.1% 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 0.7x 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
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 0.12

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks 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 -19.1% over four weeks, -42.7% over 12 weeks, and -60.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.9%
4W-19.1%
12W-42.7%
26W-30.5%
52W-60.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year21
Trend breadth40.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.03Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-39.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-50.38Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-14.4%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 02 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 76% Model confidence 72%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength6/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Value34/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
Quality4/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Momentum10/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Growth69/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 32; 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
195.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-306.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-144.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-12531.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-10458.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-82.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
9.8%
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
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
-
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.3x
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.

Insider activity2 / 3

2 acquisitions and 3 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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.

5 positive · 19 neutral · 3 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 earnings3dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-71.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.9%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 higher9 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+40.9%Week of 20 Mar.
Worst week-17.4%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+0.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains3
Flat weeks1
Modest losses3
Sharp losses13
Recent vol5.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol10.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split17/34Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew9.0% / -6.5%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 tape20/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 20/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis17/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.02; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 36.53%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 36.53% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors12/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 50; Small Cap Core rank 66 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.

Vanguard Capital Management (LIDR) discloses 2.25M-share beneficial stake in AEye Insiders2 / 3

2 acquisitions and 3 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings3d

Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20261.14 USD0.9%1.71 USD2.17 USD-1.03-50.384.2MOff
24 Jul 20261.13 USD-7.4%1.74 USD2.25 USD-0.96-51.542.2MOff
17 Jul 20261.22 USD-9.0%1.77 USD2.30 USD-0.98-50.263.0MOff
10 Jul 20261.34 USD-5.0%1.81 USD2.33 USD-0.91-47.712.3MOff
3 Jul 20261.41 USD7.6%1.84 USD2.36 USD-0.74-44.045.2MOff
26 Jun 20261.31 USD-9.7%1.89 USD2.39 USD-0.48-47.555.3MOff
19 Jun 20261.45 USD-9.4%1.93 USD2.41 USD-0.07-44.498.6MOff
12 Jun 20261.60 USD-11.1%1.96 USD2.44 USD0.18-36.967.4MOff
5 Jun 20261.80 USD-10.0%1.99 USD2.47 USD0.36-27.155.2MOff
29 May 20262.00 USD5.8%2.01 USD2.49 USD0.46-22.244.4MOff
22 May 20261.89 USD0.0%2.03 USD2.52 USD0.48-23.824.5MOff
15 May 20261.89 USD-5.0%2.06 USD2.54 USD0.64-22.4315.6MOff
8 May 20261.99 USD-2.5%2.09 USD2.56 USD0.55-17.996.0MOff
1 May 20262.04 USD-6.8%2.12 USD2.58 USD0.36-10.5212.3MOff
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.