BKD NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Brookdale Senior Living Inc · Healthcare · Medical Care Facilities

Latest close 15.15 USD
0.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 80.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.9%, after a -3.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 48/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 6d.

Setup score 64 out of 100
Latest Close 15.15 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.9% latest completed week
4W Return -3.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return 5.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 94.2% 49 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 5-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 active. Price is 8.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 80.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.9%, after a -3.6% 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 1.0x 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
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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 0.5912-week average 0.54

12-week confirmation

Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.59Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -3.6% over four weeks, 5.8% over 12 weeks, and 101.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 5 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.9%
4W-3.6%
12W5.8%
26W17.0%
52W101.7%
Active trend streak5 weeks
Active weeks in one year49
Trend breadth94.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.46Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change317.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership19.28Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-36.1%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 expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 85% Model confidence 81%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength23/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Value17/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Quality22/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Momentum95/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Growth31/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 70; 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
1.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
22.8x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
14.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
1.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
13.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
0.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
3.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
8.3%
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
-
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
13.5x
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 positioningVolatility

BKD shows volatility options pressure with a 48/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.12, expected move of 11.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction48/100
Expected move11.2%
Put/call volume0.13
Pressure85
Speculation1
Volatility81
Trend agreement14
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Insider activity0 / 1

0 acquisitions and 1 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 sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 51 relevant articles.

24 positive · 22 neutral · 5 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 earnings6dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move11.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-11.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.4%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 higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.8%Week of 30 Jan.
Worst week-9.8%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week+0.9%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains12
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses5
Recent vol6.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split35/17Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -4.0%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
24 Jul 202615.15 USD0.9%13.95 USD7.88 USD0.4619.2820.3MOn
17 Jul 202615.01 USD4.2%13.81 USD7.81 USD0.5918.6228.1MOn
10 Jul 202614.41 USD-9.2%13.66 USD7.73 USD0.3513.1229.4MOn
3 Jul 202615.87 USD1.0%13.53 USD7.66 USD0.1227.1814.2MOn
26 Jun 202615.71 USD15.1%13.36 USD7.59 USD-0.2130.1636.8MOn
19 Jun 202613.65 USD1.6%13.20 USD7.52 USD-0.7511.7318.5MOff
12 Jun 202613.43 USD8.8%13.11 USD7.45 USD-0.9211.8223.4MOff
5 Jun 202612.34 USD-4.1%13.01 USD7.39 USD-1.034.1425.6MOff
29 May 202612.87 USD-3.2%12.91 USD7.34 USD-1.046.5910.3MOn
22 May 202613.30 USD2.0%12.79 USD7.28 USD-0.9612.5415.3MOn
15 May 202613.04 USD0.5%12.64 USD7.22 USD-0.9412.2119.1MOn
8 May 202612.98 USD-9.4%12.50 USD7.16 USD-0.9212.7523.1MOn
1 May 202614.32 USD3.2%12.35 USD7.10 USD-0.9228.1613.1MOn
24 Apr 202613.88 USD1.0%12.14 USD7.03 USD-0.8226.6713.9MOn
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.