MH NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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McGraw Hill, Inc. · Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services

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Latest close 10.96 USD
10.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -12.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 22.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.5%, after a 4.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 29/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 11d.

Setup score 23 out of 100
Latest Close 10.96 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 10.5% latest completed week
4W Return 4.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return -6.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
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 10.5% Latest completed week; four-week move 4.4%. Indicator stack 0/24 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 29/100 conviction; expected move 20.9%. News sentiment 54/100 59 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 11d Next report is scheduled for 13 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 -12.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 22.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.5%, after a 4.4% 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 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
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 0.03

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks 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 4.4% over four weeks, -6.8% over 12 weeks, and -28.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W10.5%
4W4.4%
12W-6.8%
26W-25.7%
52W-28.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.44Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-8.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-25.02Latest 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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 87%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength70/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
Value77/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Quality75/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
Momentum8/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Growth8/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 93; 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
53.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
6.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
80.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
14.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
18.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
0.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-48.9%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
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
-20.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-20.8%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.7x
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

MH shows mixed options pressure with a 29/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 20.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction29/100
Expected move20.9%
Put/call volume
Pressure11
Speculation0
Volatility96
Trend agreement56
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 59 relevant articles.

19 positive · 34 neutral · 6 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 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move20.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-39.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.0%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 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.6%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-17.7%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+10.5%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses7
Recent vol7.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.3% / -5.5%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 tape17/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 17/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis9/100

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

Activity pressure 0.02; No reversal markers Factors58/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 91; Small Cap Core rank 65 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options45/100

MH shows mixed options pressure with a 29/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 20.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 20.9% Sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 59 relevant articles.

MH|McGraw Hill Inc|Price:11.200|Chg%:+0.220 Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings11d

Next report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202610.96 USD10.5%12.51 USD13.45 USD-1.44-25.022.7MOff
24 Jul 20269.92 USD2.3%12.69 USD13.50 USD-1.62-32.082.9MOff
17 Jul 20269.70 USD-1.2%12.93 USD13.57 USD-1.57-34.813.3MOff
10 Jul 20269.82 USD-6.5%13.18 USD13.65 USD-1.55-3.4MOff
3 Jul 202610.50 USD10.6%13.42 USD13.72 USD-1.33-6.7MOff
26 Jun 20269.49 USD-2.0%13.63 USD13.79 USD-1.20-6.7MOff
19 Jun 20269.68 USD-17.7%13.90 USD13.88 USD-1.08-5.4MOff
12 Jun 202611.76 USD-3.7%14.13 USD13.97 USD-1.05-3.9MOff
5 Jun 202612.21 USD1.4%14.26 USD14.01 USD-1.21-2.0MOff
29 May 202612.04 USD0.1%14.23 USD14.05 USD-1.26-2.0MOff
22 May 202612.03 USD5.3%14.21 USD14.10 USD-1.22-1.8MOff
15 May 202611.42 USD-2.9%14.23 USD14.15 USD-1.00-1.8MOff
8 May 202611.76 USD-0.1%14.26 USD14.21 USD-0.76-1.7MOff
1 May 202611.77 USD-9.4%14.27 USD14.27 USD-0.65-2.2MOff
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.