PGC NASDAQ Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Peapack-Gladstone Financial · Financial Services · Banks - Regional

Latest close 45.80 USD
-0.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 15.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.4%, after a -0.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 48/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 56/100.

Setup score 64 out of 100
Latest Close 45.80 USD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -0.4% latest completed week
4W Return -0.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 9.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 61.5% 32 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 29-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 14 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 15.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.4%, after a -0.9% 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 1.1x 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
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 7 Aug
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 0.9712-week average 0.99

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.97Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1414 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 14 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -0.9% over four weeks, 9.8% over 12 weeks, and 84.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 29 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.4%
4W-0.9%
12W9.8%
26W30.3%
52W84.4%
Active trend streak29 weeks
Active weeks in one year32
Trend breadth61.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.19Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-90.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership17.26Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-18.8%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 is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength96/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Value87/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Quality73/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 28; rank 1 is best.
Momentum86/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Growth80/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 21; 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 framework54/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
15.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
11.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
12.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
61.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
15.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
25.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
6.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
11.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
60.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
58.9%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.3x
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

PGC shows bullish options pressure with a 48/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 5.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction48/100
Expected move5.1%
Put/call volume0.00
Pressure100
Speculation7
Volatility43
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity1 / 5

1 acquisitions and 5 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 sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 61 relevant articles.

24 positive · 33 neutral · 4 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move5.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-6.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.9%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 higher14 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.6%Week of 1 May.
Worst week-3.5%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week-0.4%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains8
Flat weeks1
Modest losses11
Sharp losses0
Recent vol2.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.8% / -2.1%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
7 Aug 202645.80 USD-0.4%39.67 USD29.61 USD0.1917.26967.8KOn
31 Jul 202645.98 USD-0.9%39.09 USD29.49 USD0.7324.601.3MOn
24 Jul 202646.38 USD0.6%38.48 USD29.38 USD1.1627.391.1MOn
17 Jul 202646.10 USD-0.3%37.87 USD29.27 USD1.6425.571.0MOn
10 Jul 202646.22 USD-2.4%37.32 USD29.16 USD1.9821.251.7MOn
3 Jul 202647.38 USD-1.3%36.77 USD29.04 USD2.0627.01760.9KOn
26 Jun 202647.99 USD7.2%36.12 USD28.91 USD2.1530.331.3MOn
19 Jun 202644.75 USD-3.2%35.42 USD28.77 USD1.9816.78687.3KOn
12 Jun 202646.25 USD4.6%34.78 USD28.65 USD1.8724.38620.4KOn
5 Jun 202644.22 USD2.2%34.11 USD28.54 USD1.7122.27699.6KOn
29 May 202643.25 USD1.0%33.49 USD28.44 USD1.5314.64332.8KOn
22 May 202642.83 USD2.6%32.88 USD28.34 USD1.6417.07493.2KOn
15 May 202641.73 USD-2.9%32.36 USD28.24 USD1.6815.76560.3KOn
8 May 202642.98 USD1.4%31.85 USD28.14 USD1.8419.00518.1KOn
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.

Evidence context