RGP NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Resources Connection Inc · Industrials · Consulting Services

Latest close 4.37 USD
15.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 59.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 15.9%, after a -5.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 53/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 67d.

Setup score 36 out of 100
Latest Close 4.37 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 15.9% latest completed week
4W Return -5.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return -0.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 5.8% 3 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 3-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
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 5.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 59.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 15.9%, after a -5.4% 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 0.6212-week average 0.43

12-week confirmation

Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.62Current 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 -5.4% over four weeks, -0.3% over 12 weeks, and -2.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 3 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W15.9%
4W-5.4%
12W-0.3%
26W-0.2%
52W-2.7%
Active trend streak3 weeks
Active weeks in one year3
Trend breadth5.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.45Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-47.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-8.39Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change9.9%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 ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 May 2026 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 88%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength30/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Value72/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Quality7/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Momentum12/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Growth14/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 87; 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
0.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
37.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-8.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
0.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-25.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-18.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-88.2%
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
7.4%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
7.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.9x
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.

Options positioningVolatility

RGP shows volatility options pressure with a 53/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.04, expected move of 23.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction53/100
Expected move23.2%
Put/call volume0.04
Pressure100
Speculation8
Volatility96
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity8 / 2

8 acquisitions and 2 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 sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 53 relevant articles.

9 positive · 34 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 earnings67dNext report is scheduled for 07 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move23.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-17.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.4%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 higher13 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.9%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-18.7%Week of 24 Jul.
Latest week+15.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains8
Flat weeks1
Modest losses9
Sharp losses3
Recent vol8.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.1% / -4.4%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 20264.37 USD15.9%4.14 USD7.49 USD0.45-8.392.2MOn
24 Jul 20263.77 USD-18.7%4.15 USD7.55 USD0.66-20.925.6MOn
17 Jul 20264.64 USD-1.7%4.20 USD7.61 USD0.87-5.312.8MOn
10 Jul 20264.72 USD2.2%4.21 USD7.67 USD0.83-8.242.0MOff
3 Jul 20264.62 USD13.5%4.22 USD7.73 USD0.86-9.312.1MOff
26 Jun 20264.07 USD-3.8%4.23 USD7.78 USD0.94-20.227.2MOff
19 Jun 20264.23 USD-9.0%4.25 USD7.84 USD0.98-21.572.2MOff
12 Jun 20264.65 USD2.6%4.26 USD7.90 USD1.04-12.341.5MOff
5 Jun 20264.53 USD0.2%4.26 USD7.96 USD0.98-13.331.9MOff
29 May 20264.52 USD-0.2%4.25 USD8.02 USD0.91-17.971.5MOff
22 May 20264.53 USD4.6%4.24 USD8.08 USD0.84-16.101.6MOff
15 May 20264.33 USD-1.1%4.23 USD8.14 USD0.59-19.341.4MOff
8 May 20264.38 USD1.4%4.23 USD8.19 USD0.31-19.411.6MOff
1 May 20264.32 USD8.7%4.22 USD8.25 USD-0.04-17.011.2MOff
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.