CPB NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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Campbell’s Co · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

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Latest close 21.98 USD
0.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 20.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.6%, after a -5.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 37/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 32d.

Setup score 27 out of 100
Latest Close 21.98 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.6% latest completed week
4W Return -5.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 7.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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 weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 0.6% Latest completed week; four-week move -5.7%. Indicator stack 0/57 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 Bullish 37/100 conviction; expected move 3.6%. News sentiment 54/100 13 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 32d Next report is scheduled for 02 Sep 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 -4.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 20.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.6%, after a -5.7% 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 0.7x 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
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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 0.2812-week average 0.13

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.28Current 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 -5.7% over four weeks, 7.2% over 12 weeks, and -28.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.6%
4W-5.7%
12W7.2%
26W-20.1%
52W-28.9%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.59Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-44.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-23.23Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change5.5%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 inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Apr 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 97%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength83/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Value90/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Quality78/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Momentum12/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Growth9/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 92; 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 framework75/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
10.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
8.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
11.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
28.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
11.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
15.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
8.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-2.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
33.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-2.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
7.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
7.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
4.3x
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

CPB shows bullish options pressure with a 37/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.42, expected move of 3.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction37/100
Expected move3.6%
Put/call volume0.42
Pressure44
Speculation41
Volatility39
Trend agreement23
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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 13 relevant articles.

4 positive · 8 neutral · 1 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 earnings32dNext report is scheduled for 02 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move3.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-32.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.1%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.5%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-15.9%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+0.6%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses6
Recent vol4.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.3% / -4.0%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 tape24/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 24/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis26/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.28; No reversal markers Factors67/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 36; Small Cap Core rank 7 SVQF75/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 180.0 of 726 Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Options47/100

CPB shows bullish options pressure with a 37/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.42, expected move of 3.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 3.6% Sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.

The Campbell’s Co. debuts Chunky prepared meals Insiders19 / 1

19 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings32d

Next report is scheduled for 02 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202621.98 USD0.6%22.95 USD34.31 USD0.59-23.2329.4MOff
24 Jul 202621.84 USD-1.1%23.11 USD34.42 USD0.66-24.1427.1MOff
17 Jul 202622.08 USD0.0%23.29 USD34.55 USD0.81-25.3330.2MOff
10 Jul 202622.07 USD-5.4%23.47 USD34.67 USD0.91-29.1533.7MOff
3 Jul 202623.32 USD4.3%23.67 USD34.78 USD1.06-24.5830.2MOff
26 Jun 202622.36 USD7.5%23.84 USD34.89 USD0.90-27.7651.7MOff
19 Jun 202620.80 USD-7.3%24.08 USD35.01 USD0.48-36.4190.8MOff
12 Jun 202622.43 USD5.2%24.41 USD35.13 USD-0.07-30.4759.4MOff
5 Jun 202621.32 USD2.7%24.67 USD35.25 USD-0.68-33.1949.2MOff
29 May 202620.76 USD2.6%24.96 USD35.38 USD-1.06-38.6931.0MOff
22 May 202620.24 USD2.8%25.24 USD35.53 USD-1.21-39.3738.5MOff
15 May 202619.68 USD-4.0%25.56 USD35.70 USD-1.17-41.1633.6MOff
8 May 202620.50 USD0.5%25.90 USD35.87 USD-1.06-39.8231.4MOff
1 May 202620.39 USD-1.1%26.20 USD36.04 USD-1.01-37.8433.6MOff
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.