BHE NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Benchmark Electronics Inc · Technology · Electronic Components

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Latest close 79.77 USD
-1.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 68.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.6%, after a -7.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 50/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 55/100.

Setup score 57 out of 100
Latest Close 79.77 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -1.6% latest completed week
4W Return -7.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return -6.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 94.2% 49 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 49-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 constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 12 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • 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 -1.6% Latest completed week; four-week move -7.4%. Indicator stack 97/31 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 Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bullish 50/100 conviction; expected move 8.1%. News sentiment 55/100 77 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 29 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 29 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 68.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.6%, after a -7.4% 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 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
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 0.8912-week average 0.90

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.89Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1212 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 12 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -7.4% over four weeks, -6.6% over 12 weeks, and 114.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 49 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-1.6%
4W-7.4%
12W-6.6%
26W53.5%
52W114.0%
Active trend streak49 weeks
Active weeks in one year49
Trend breadth94.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.46Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-130.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership28.62Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-37.2%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 expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength20/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Value14/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Quality19/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Momentum96/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 5; 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.

Value-quality framework14/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
85.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
21.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
10.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
3.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
3.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-35.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-5.7%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.8%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.2x
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

BHE shows bullish options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 8.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction50/100
Expected move8.1%
Put/call volume0.00
Pressure100
Speculation2
Volatility62
Trend agreement6
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Insider activity10 / 6

10 acquisitions and 6 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 sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 77 relevant articles.

21 positive · 52 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 earnings29 JulLatest stored earnings date was 29 Jul 2026.
Options expected move8.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-20.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.7%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+21.3%Week of 1 May.
Worst week-8.5%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-1.6%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.7% / -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.

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 tape63/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 63/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis78/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 10/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.89; 12 reversal markers Factors34/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 32; Small Cap Core rank 84 SVQF14/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 875.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options48/100

BHE shows bullish options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 8.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 8.1% Sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 77 relevant articles.

Why Is Benchmark (BHE) Stock Soaring Today Insiders10 / 6

10 acquisitions and 6 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings29 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 29 Jul 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202679.77 USD-1.6%69.64 USD42.70 USD-0.4628.622.9MOn
24 Jul 202681.10 USD3.4%68.44 USD42.34 USD-0.1433.621.5MOn
17 Jul 202678.45 USD-7.8%67.22 USD41.98 USD0.5429.982.9MOn
10 Jul 202685.06 USD-1.2%66.08 USD41.64 USD1.1040.182.1MOn
3 Jul 202686.13 USD-6.3%64.82 USD41.26 USD1.4945.582.3MOn
26 Jun 202691.89 USD-0.1%63.51 USD40.86 USD1.6460.683.8MOn
19 Jun 202692.01 USD2.5%61.93 USD40.43 USD1.5359.512.8MOn
12 Jun 202689.78 USD7.2%60.28 USD39.99 USD1.4859.502.3MOn
5 Jun 202683.78 USD-0.6%58.72 USD39.57 USD1.4951.951.7MOn
29 May 202684.31 USD-0.8%57.39 USD39.18 USD1.6951.071.8MOn
22 May 202684.97 USD0.2%56.03 USD38.79 USD1.8756.501.9MOn
15 May 202684.79 USD-0.7%54.60 USD38.39 USD1.8459.742.1MOn
8 May 202685.36 USD1.2%53.16 USD37.98 USD1.7163.422.6MOn
1 May 202684.35 USD21.3%51.51 USD37.56 USD1.5167.764.1MOn
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.