MNTK NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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Montauk Renewables Inc · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

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Latest close 1.87 USD
19.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 23.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 53.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 19.1%, after a 23.8% 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 38/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 6d.

Setup score 45 out of 100
Latest Close 1.87 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 19.1% latest completed week
4W Return 23.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 33.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 11.5% 6 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 1-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • 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.
Price follow-through 19.1% Latest completed week; four-week move 23.8%. Indicator stack 10/66 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. Options pressure Mixed 38/100 conviction; expected move 54.8%. News sentiment 54/100 49 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 6d 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 active. Price is 23.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 53.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 19.1%, after a 23.8% 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 1.2x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 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
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 0.2012-week average 0.12

12-week confirmation

Trend active1/12Active 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 pressure0.20Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals2Accumulation 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 23.8% over four weeks, 33.6% over 12 weeks, and -19.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W19.1%
4W23.8%
12W33.6%
26W27.2%
52W-19.4%
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year6
Trend breadth11.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.89Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-6.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-0.83Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change96.8%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 Dec 2025 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 strength39/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 62; rank 1 is best.
Value70/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
Quality24/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Momentum14/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Growth2/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 99; 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
120.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
10.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
43.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
35.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
3.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
95.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
1.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
0.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-70.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
90.7%
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
0.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.4x
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

MNTK shows mixed options pressure with a 38/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 54.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction38/100
Expected move54.8%
Put/call volume
Pressure12
Speculation0
Volatility96
Trend agreement91
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 49 relevant articles.

15 positive · 30 neutral · 4 negative
Patient 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 earnings6dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move54.8%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-27.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.5%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 higher11 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.1%Week of 24 Jul.
Worst week-16.3%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+19.1%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains1
Flat weeks2
Modest losses3
Sharp losses10
Recent vol8.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew9.3% / -7.2%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 tape37/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 37/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis35/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 1/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.20; No reversal markers Factors36/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 40; Small Cap Core rank 40 Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Options58/100

MNTK shows mixed options pressure with a 38/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 54.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 54.8% Sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 49 relevant articles.

Are Investors Undervaluing Montauk Renewables (MNTK) Right Now? Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings6d

Next report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 20261.87 USD19.1%1.52 USD4.14 USD0.89-0.831.3MOn
17 Jul 20261.57 USD-2.5%1.52 USD4.18 USD0.83-18.85650.0KOff
10 Jul 20261.61 USD-4.7%1.53 USD4.23 USD0.88-21.16637.3KOff
3 Jul 20261.69 USD11.9%1.53 USD4.27 USD0.93-16.71548.5KOff
26 Jun 20261.51 USD-5.0%1.53 USD4.31 USD0.95-26.201.6MOff
19 Jun 20261.59 USD-4.2%1.54 USD4.34 USD0.93-26.74781.8KOff
12 Jun 20261.66 USD0.0%1.54 USD4.38 USD0.91-22.47876.0KOff
5 Jun 20261.66 USD-4.6%1.55 USD4.41 USD0.83-21.67687.3KOff
29 May 20261.74 USD12.3%1.56 USD4.45 USD0.57-22.32778.8KOff
22 May 20261.55 USD1.3%1.56 USD4.49 USD0.36-29.341.2MOff
15 May 20261.53 USD15.0%1.59 USD4.52 USD0.24-30.121.5MOff
8 May 20261.33 USD-5.0%1.61 USD4.55 USD0.02-40.141.7MOff
1 May 20261.40 USD-2.1%1.63 USD4.58 USD-0.17-34.531.1MOff
24 Apr 20261.43 USD10.9%1.67 USD4.62 USD-0.53-33.121.4MOff
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.