AACG NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

ATA Creativity Global · Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services

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Latest close 0.91 USD
2.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -12.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 9.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.6%, after a -12.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; 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 14 out of 100
Latest Close 0.91 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 2.6% latest completed week
4W Return -12.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -22.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 32.7% 17 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.2x 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 2.6% Latest completed week; four-week move -12.5%. Indicator stack 18/12 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 43.35% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 50/100 35 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 3d Next report is scheduled for 05 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 -12.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 9.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.6%, after a -12.5% 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 0.2x 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 0.3712-week average 0.43

12-week confirmation

Trend active5/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.37Current 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 -12.5% over four weeks, -22.2% over 12 weeks, and -15.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.6%
4W-12.5%
12W-22.2%
26W-18.7%
52W-15.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year17
Trend breadth32.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.86Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-280.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-31.91Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-23.1%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 neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 76% Model confidence 73%

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.
Value62/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 39; rank 1 is best.
Quality61/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 40; rank 1 is best.
Momentum62/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 39; rank 1 is best.
Growth62/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 39; 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
0.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-38.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
51.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-14.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-4.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
8.9%
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
3/9
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
3.9x
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 activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 35 relevant articles.

3 positive · 29 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 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-64.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.3%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 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+27.7%Week of 24 Apr.
Worst week-20.5%Week of 6 Feb.
Latest week+2.6%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains6
Flat weeks1
Modest losses4
Sharp losses9
Recent vol7.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol15.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.1% / -8.6%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 tape17/100

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

 Indicator analysis36/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 5/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.37; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 43.35%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 43.35% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors65/100

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

Tiny Titans rank 36; Buyback Yield rank 45 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 35 relevant articles.

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) Financial Health: Profitability & Balance Sheet Analysis Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings3d

Next report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20260.91 USD2.6%1.04 USD1.03 USD-0.86-31.9115.0KOff
24 Jul 20260.89 USD-9.5%1.03 USD1.04 USD-0.57-33.6912.8KOff
17 Jul 20260.98 USD-0.0%1.03 USD1.04 USD-0.53-28.2625.0KOff
10 Jul 20260.98 USD-5.8%1.02 USD1.04 USD-0.32-31.2820.9KOff
3 Jul 20261.04 USD11.8%1.02 USD1.05 USD-0.22-25.92412.2KOff
26 Jun 20260.93 USD-13.8%1.02 USD1.05 USD-0.16-33.2221.9KOff
19 Jun 20261.08 USD10.1%1.03 USD1.05 USD0.40-26.1060.3KOn
12 Jun 20260.98 USD-10.1%1.04 USD1.05 USD0.69-31.1536.1KOn
5 Jun 20261.09 USD-7.6%1.05 USD1.06 USD1.09-21.8453.1KOn
29 May 20261.18 USD-1.7%1.05 USD1.06 USD1.24-19.2590.1KOn
22 May 20261.20 USD0.8%1.05 USD1.06 USD1.10-15.5945.1KOn
15 May 20261.19 USD1.7%1.06 USD1.06 USD1.14-15.3858.9KOff
8 May 20261.17 USD0.0%1.06 USD1.06 USD0.92-17.1572.0KOff
1 May 20261.17 USD-9.3%1.06 USD1.07 USD0.80-12.8747.3KOff
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.