ADEA NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

ADEIA CORP · Technology · Software - Application

Latest close 26.65 USD
2.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 66.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.7%, after a -8.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 52/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 2d.

Setup score 50 out of 100
Latest Close 26.65 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 2.7% latest completed week
4W Return -8.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return -9.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 86.5% 45 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 30-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.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 57.78% based on similar historical setup states.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 5 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
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 5.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 66.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.7%, after a -8.7% 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 0.6x 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 0.6412-week average 0.85

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.64Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers55 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 5 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -8.7% over four weeks, -9.6% over 12 weeks, and 118.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 30 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.7%
4W-8.7%
12W-9.6%
26W47.9%
52W118.4%
Active trend streak30 weeks
Active weeks in one year45
Trend breadth86.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.01Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-686.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership18.45Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-37.7%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 strongly 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 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength75/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
Value26/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Quality100/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 1; rank 1 is best.
Momentum95/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Growth78/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 23; 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 framework72/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
23.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
6.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
11.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
87.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
42.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
36.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
34.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
21.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
61.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-23.7%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
9/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.8%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.8%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.1x
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

ADEA shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.05, expected move of 17.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction52/100
Expected move17.9%
Put/call volume0.05
Pressure99
Speculation1
Volatility96
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 51 relevant articles.

14 positive · 28 neutral · 9 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 earnings2dNext report is scheduled for 03 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move17.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-22.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.6%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+14.7%Week of 13 Mar.
Worst week-12.4%Week of 17 Jul.
Latest week+2.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses4
Recent vol6.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split34/18Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.7% / -5.6%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202626.65 USD2.7%25.25 USD14.67 USD-1.0118.456.4MOn
24 Jul 202625.95 USD2.2%24.95 USD14.57 USD-0.8617.125.6MOn
17 Jul 202625.38 USD-12.4%24.65 USD14.48 USD-0.5313.716.2MOn
10 Jul 202628.98 USD-0.7%24.22 USD14.38 USD-0.2025.356.3MOn
3 Jul 202629.19 USD-5.3%23.69 USD14.27 USD0.1729.618.5MOn
26 Jun 202630.82 USD-3.1%23.14 USD14.15 USD0.4439.2812.0MOn
19 Jun 202631.81 USD-0.3%22.52 USD14.02 USD0.4138.826.8MOn
12 Jun 202631.92 USD10.1%21.86 USD13.88 USD0.4844.5611.9MOn
5 Jun 202628.98 USD8.5%21.22 USD13.74 USD0.6135.9618.4MOn
29 May 202626.72 USD-0.3%20.71 USD13.62 USD0.7920.946.3MOn
22 May 202626.81 USD-10.1%20.38 USD13.51 USD1.1425.828.3MOn
15 May 202629.83 USD1.2%20.06 USD13.40 USD1.4042.8516.5MOn
8 May 202629.48 USD-10.5%19.61 USD13.26 USD1.4042.2315.1MOn
1 May 202632.94 USD8.9%19.15 USD13.13 USD1.4569.306.7MOn
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.