- 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.
SBH
NYSE
Week ended 24 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Sally Beauty Holdings Inc · Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
Latest close
14.64 USD
-1.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 1.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 61.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.6%, after a 1.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 66/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 2d.
Setup score
42
out of 100
Latest Close
14.64 USD
24 Jul 2026
1W Return
-1.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
1.2%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
4.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
59.6%
31 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.8x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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 1.2%.
Indicator stack
33/75
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
Volatility
66/100 conviction; expected move 15.0%.
News sentiment
54/100
61 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
2d
Next report is scheduled for 03 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 1.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 61.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.6%, after a 1.2% four-week move.
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 0.8x 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
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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 0.2612-week average 0.17
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.26Current 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 1.2% over four weeks, 4.3% over 12 weeks, and 41.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year31
Trend breadth59.6%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.48Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change204.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-6.42Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-26.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
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 strength98/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Value94/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Quality89/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Momentum83/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Growth19/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
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 framework77/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 7.6x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.2x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 18.9% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 51.9% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 7.6% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 14.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 9.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 0.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -1.1% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 53.6% 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
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 5.6% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 5.6% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 3.6x 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 positioningVolatility
SBH shows volatility options pressure with a 67/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 4.93, expected move of 15.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction67/100
Expected move15.0%
Put/call volume4.93
Insider activity4 / 7
4 acquisitions and 7 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 61 relevant articles.
12 positive · 46 neutral · 3 negativePatient 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 earnings2dNext report is scheduled for 03 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move15.0%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-18.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.4%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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27 Feb
27 Mar
24 Apr
22 May
19 Jun
24 Jul
Weeks higher11 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.7%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-15.2%Week of 15 May.
Latest week-1.6%Week of 24 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains4
Flat weeks1
Modest losses9
Sharp losses5
Recent vol7.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.5% / -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.
SectorUS Consumer Cyclical
4-week rank- / 100
Group average0.2%
Trend breadth37.0%
Trend37.0%active weekly trend signals
MD54.0%positive activity pressure
RS36.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Specialty Retail
4-week rank18 / 44
Group average-2.2%
Trend breadth31.8%
Trend31.8%active weekly trend signals
MD59.1%positive activity pressure
RS22.7%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
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 tape40/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 40/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis20/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.26; No reversal markers Factors90/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 11; Small Cap Core rank 5 SVQF77/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 231.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options57/100SBH shows volatility options pressure with a 67/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 4.93, expected move of 15.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 15.0% Sentiment54/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 61 relevant articles.
Is Sally Beauty (SBH) Stock Undervalued Right Now? Insiders4 / 74 acquisitions and 7 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings2dNext report is scheduled for 03 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 14.64 USD | -1.6% | 14.43 USD | 12.02 USD | 0.48 | -6.42 | 5.6M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 14.88 USD | -2.7% | 14.44 USD | 12.00 USD | 0.60 | -5.15 | 6.5M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 15.29 USD | 8.1% | 14.45 USD | 11.98 USD | 0.41 | -3.65 | 7.0M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 14.14 USD | -2.2% | 14.46 USD | 11.96 USD | 0.04 | -9.32 | 4.5M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 14.46 USD | 4.6% | 14.51 USD | 11.95 USD | -0.46 | -5.06 | 10.1M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 13.83 USD | -0.1% | 14.55 USD | 11.93 USD | -1.04 | -10.94 | 7.7M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 13.85 USD | 14.7% | 14.59 USD | 11.92 USD | -1.40 | -9.67 | 6.5M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 12.08 USD | -9.0% | 14.60 USD | 11.91 USD | -1.62 | -20.45 | 6.9M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 13.28 USD | 5.3% | 14.67 USD | 11.91 USD | -1.36 | -14.59 | 5.3M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 12.61 USD | 6.0% | 14.73 USD | 11.90 USD | -1.25 | -17.52 | 8.2M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 11.90 USD | -15.2% | 14.81 USD | 11.90 USD | -1.13 | -21.36 | 11.3M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 14.03 USD | 0.0% | 14.91 USD | 11.89 USD | -1.14 | -7.05 | 9.0M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 14.03 USD | -4.9% | 14.91 USD | 11.87 USD | -1.31 | -4.47 | 7.4M | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 14.76 USD | 1.6% | 14.99 USD | 11.86 USD | -1.49 | 1.91 | 5.3M | Off |
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.