- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
GIS
NYSE
Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
General Mills Inc · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
Latest close
35.75 USD
-0.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -6.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 25.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.8%, after a -3.2% 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 bullish with 42/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 46d.
Setup score
29
out of 100
Latest Close
35.75 USD
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
-0.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
-3.2%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
3.1%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
0.0%
0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.9x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 43.43% based on similar historical setup states.
- 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
-0.8%
Latest completed week; four-week move -3.2%.
Indicator stack
0/77
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
Recent
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 43.43%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Bullish
42/100 conviction; expected move 6.5%.
News sentiment
54/100
45 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
46d
Next report is scheduled for 16 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -6.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 25.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.8%, after a -3.2% four-week move.
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 0.9x 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
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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 0.1512-week average 0.04
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.15Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 -3.2% over four weeks, 3.1% over 12 weeks, and -23.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.78Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change165.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-21.89Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-0.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
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.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 May 2026
Field coverage 94%
Model confidence 94%
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.
Value79/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Quality66/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Momentum13/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Growth19/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
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 framework85/100Value 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
- 1.0x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.1x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 8.4% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 33.4% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 14.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 14.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 9.7% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -5.4% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -23.6% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 6.8% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 2.6% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 9.4% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 4.1x 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 positioningBullish
GIS shows bullish options pressure with a 42/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.23, expected move of 6.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction42/100
Expected move6.5%
Put/call volume0.23
Insider activity19 / 1
19 acquisitions and 1 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 sentiment54/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 45 relevant articles.
13 positive · 25 neutral · 7 negativePatient CapitalRecent
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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 earnings46dNext report is scheduled for 16 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move6.5%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-27.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.9%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
6 Feb
6 Mar
3 Apr
1 May
29 May
26 Jun
31 Jul
Weeks higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.7%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-11.1%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week-0.8%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses5
Recent vol3.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.3% / -2.5%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.
SectorUS Consumer Defensive
4-week rank74 / 100
Group average0.9%
Trend breadth48.0%
Trend48.0%active weekly trend signals
MD57.0%positive activity pressure
RS36.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Packaged Foods
4-week rank30 / 58
Group average-3.1%
Trend breadth34.5%
Trend34.5%active weekly trend signals
MD51.7%positive activity pressure
RS22.4%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
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 tape26/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 26/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis20/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.15; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 43.43%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 43.43% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors58/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 20; Small Cap Core rank 22 SVQF85/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 154.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalRecentActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Options43/100GIS shows bullish options pressure with a 42/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.23, expected move of 6.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 6.5% Sentiment54/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 45 relevant articles.
Is General Mills Inc (GIS) a Bargain After 4.0% Drop? GF Value S Insiders19 / 119 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings46dNext report is scheduled for 16 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Research flow3 items0 recent research articles and 3 Market Watch posts are available.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 35.75 USD | -0.8% | 38.16 USD | 53.01 USD | 0.78 | -21.89 | 45.0M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 36.03 USD | -5.1% | 38.45 USD | 53.19 USD | 0.94 | -21.12 | 44.0M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 37.97 USD | 4.8% | 38.77 USD | 53.39 USD | 1.03 | -18.10 | 57.3M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 36.22 USD | -2.0% | 39.05 USD | 53.59 USD | 0.65 | -23.70 | 49.3M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 36.95 USD | 4.3% | 39.35 USD | 53.78 USD | 0.29 | -21.87 | 66.0M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 35.41 USD | 7.7% | 39.60 USD | 53.97 USD | -0.24 | -24.22 | 57.7M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 32.87 USD | -3.2% | 39.95 USD | 54.18 USD | -0.74 | -31.96 | 39.8M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 33.94 USD | 4.1% | 40.42 USD | 54.43 USD | -0.97 | -29.95 | 43.9M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 32.60 USD | -3.6% | 40.82 USD | 54.66 USD | -1.09 | -33.11 | 58.4M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 33.81 USD | 0.4% | 41.25 USD | 54.92 USD | -1.08 | -33.21 | 44.5M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 33.69 USD | 2.1% | 41.63 USD | 55.18 USD | -1.07 | -33.31 | 44.3M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 32.99 USD | -4.9% | 42.04 USD | 55.44 USD | -1.08 | -34.92 | 54.2M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 34.68 USD | -0.1% | 42.50 USD | 55.72 USD | -1.09 | -32.29 | 49.0M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 34.72 USD | -0.7% | 42.94 USD | 56.01 USD | -1.17 | -31.47 | 40.9M | Off |
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.