VSTS NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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Vestis Corporation · Industrials · Rental & Leasing Services

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Latest close 15.58 USD
-5.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is - below the Trend Line and sits at 45.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.6%, after a 8.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 42/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 47/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 5d.

Setup score 35 out of 100
Latest Close 15.58 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -5.6% latest completed week
4W Return 8.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return - quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 11 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
What to watch next
  • 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 -5.6% Latest completed week; four-week move 8.0%. Indicator stack 0/50 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. Options pressure Mixed 42/100 conviction; expected move 19.6%. News sentiment 47/100 52 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 5d Next report is scheduled for 04 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 - below the Trend Line and sits at 45.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.6%, after a 8.0% 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 0.8x 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
29 Sep 6 Oct 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
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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 0.0412-week average 0.01

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/11Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/11Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/11Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.04Current 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 8.0% over four weeks, - over 12 weeks, and - over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-5.6%
4W8.0%
12W-
26W-
52W-
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.00Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-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 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Sep 2025 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 78%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength8/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Value24/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Quality11/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Momentum36/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
Growth24/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 77; 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.

Value-quality framework5/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
16.0x
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
24.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
2.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-0.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-53.2%
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
6.3x
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.

Options positioningMixed

VSTS shows mixed options pressure with a 42/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.32, expected move of 19.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction42/100
Expected move19.6%
Put/call volume1.32
Pressure-17
Speculation8
Volatility96
Trend agreement93
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment47/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 52 relevant articles.

9 positive · 33 neutral · 10 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 earnings5dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move19.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-23.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility10.1%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 higher4 of 106 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.6%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-18.9%Week of 6 Oct.
Latest week-5.6%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains2
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses3
Recent vol10.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol10.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split4/6Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.5% / -7.6%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 tape29/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 29/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis9/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/11, activity pressure 0/11, relative leadership 0/11.

Activity pressure 0.04; No reversal markers Factors18/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 68; Small Cap Core rank 71 SVQF5/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 964.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options60/100

VSTS shows mixed options pressure with a 42/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.32, expected move of 19.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 19.6% Sentiment47/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 52 relevant articles.

Law firm investigates Vestis Corp officers for possible shareholder duty breaches Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings5d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202615.58 USD-5.6%-14.74 USD0.00-5.8MOff
17 Jul 202616.50 USD13.6%-14.65 USD0.00-7.2MOff
10 Jul 202614.53 USD1.8%-14.45 USD0.00-6.3MOff
3 Jul 202614.28 USD-1.0%-14.44 USD0.00-4.9MOff
26 Jun 202614.42 USD12.0%-14.46 USD0.00-9.6MOff
19 Jun 202612.88 USD-2.4%-14.46 USD0.00-5.9MOff
12 Jun 202613.19 USD2.6%-14.78 USD0.00-6.1MOff
5 Jun 202612.85 USD-0.5%-15.18 USD0.00-6.6MOff
29 May 202612.92 USD-17.4%-15.96 USD--4.1MOff
6 Oct 202315.65 USD-18.9%-17.48 USD--26.0MOff
29 Sep 202319.30 USD--19.30 USD--550.1KOff
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.