SMID NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Smith-Midland Corp · Basic Materials · Building Materials

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Latest close 30.28 USD
5.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -7.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 25.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.9%, after a 1.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 14d.

Setup score 30 out of 100
Latest Close 30.28 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 5.9% latest completed week
4W Return 1.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return -13.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 26.9% 14 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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 negative, which weakens the current setup.
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 5.9% Latest completed week; four-week move 1.8%. Indicator stack 15/18 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. News sentiment 52/100 33 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 14d Next report is scheduled for 13 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 not active. Price is -7.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 25.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.9%, after a 1.8% 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 1.7x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

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 0.1412-week average 0.20

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.14Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation 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 1.8% over four weeks, -13.4% over 12 weeks, and -17.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W5.9%
4W1.8%
12W-13.4%
26W-15.2%
52W-17.9%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year14
Trend breadth26.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.33Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-325.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-20.48Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change23.5%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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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 strength83/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Value83/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Quality89/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Momentum16/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Growth96/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 5; 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 framework74/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
15.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
8.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
16.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
25.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
15.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
27.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
21.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
15.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
32.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
147.0%
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.5x
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.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 33 relevant articles.

8 positive · 20 neutral · 5 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 earnings14dNext report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-30.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.3%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 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+23.6%Week of 27 Mar.
Worst week-20.3%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+5.9%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses9
Recent vol5.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.7% / -5.1%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.

Weekly tape26/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 26/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis21/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.14; No reversal markers Factors69/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 60; Small Cap Core rank 42 SVQF74/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 186.0 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 33 relevant articles.

Smith-Midland Corp (SMID) Technical Analysis: Support, Resistance, Indicators & Moving Averages Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings14d

Next report is scheduled for 13 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202630.28 USD5.9%32.58 USD34.14 USD-0.33-20.48107.5KOff
17 Jul 202628.60 USD-4.6%32.74 USD34.10 USD-0.04-26.6368.0KOff
10 Jul 202629.97 USD0.9%32.96 USD34.08 USD0.11-26.9548.5KOff
3 Jul 202629.70 USD-0.2%33.10 USD34.04 USD0.22-26.9973.4KOff
26 Jun 202629.75 USD-2.5%33.25 USD34.00 USD0.15-26.77133.8KOff
19 Jun 202630.51 USD-2.7%33.42 USD33.96 USD-0.06-28.7349.8KOff
12 Jun 202631.35 USD4.8%33.52 USD33.90 USD-0.14-25.1973.8KOff
5 Jun 202629.91 USD-6.7%33.74 USD33.82 USD-0.22-27.2350.6KOff
29 May 202632.05 USD8.8%34.01 USD33.75 USD-0.03-25.9036.9KOff
22 May 202629.45 USD-4.1%34.16 USD33.66 USD0.06-30.2849.5KOff
15 May 202630.70 USD-11.8%34.51 USD33.57 USD0.07-26.8459.6KOff
8 May 202634.80 USD-0.5%34.74 USD33.47 USD0.07-17.8634.9KOff
1 May 202634.96 USD2.3%34.73 USD33.36 USD-0.16-13.3140.1KOff
24 Apr 202634.18 USD0.6%34.77 USD33.26 USD-0.45-14.3330.8KOff
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.