UBS NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

UBS Group AG · Financial Services · Banks - Diversified

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Latest close 52.74 USD
1.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 17.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 87.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.9%, after a 3.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 35/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 56/100.

Setup score 73 out of 100
Latest Close 52.74 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.9% latest completed week
4W Return 3.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 16.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 82.7% 43 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 13-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
  • 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • 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 1.9% Latest completed week; four-week move 3.3%. Indicator stack 90/74 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. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 56.14% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Mixed 35/100 conviction; expected move 5.8%. News sentiment 56/100 30 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 31 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 31 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 17.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 87.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.9%, after a 3.3% 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
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 0.8712-week average 0.64

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 pressure0.87Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 3.3% over four weeks, 16.6% over 12 weeks, and 45.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 13 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.9%
4W3.3%
12W16.6%
26W13.3%
52W45.7%
Active trend streak13 weeks
Active weeks in one year43
Trend breadth82.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.12Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change54.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership13.05Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change15.0%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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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 strength58/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Value25/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Quality82/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Momentum79/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Growth71/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 30; 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 framework33/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
18.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
24.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
65.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
14.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
25.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
3.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
3.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
96.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
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
2.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
3.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
11.9x
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 positioningMixed

UBS shows mixed options pressure with a 35/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.77, expected move of 5.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction35/100
Expected move5.8%
Put/call volume0.77
Pressure9
Speculation20
Volatility44
Trend agreement87
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Insider activity0 / 3

0 acquisitions and 3 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 30 relevant articles.

11 positive · 18 neutral · 1 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 earnings31 JulLatest stored earnings date was 31 Jul 2026.
Options expected move5.8%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-4.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.2%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+8.3%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-7.2%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+1.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses4
Recent vol2.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.1% / -2.6%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 tape74/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 74/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis83/100

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

Activity pressure 0.87; 3 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 56.14%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 56.14% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors60/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 18 SVQF33/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 675.5 of 1015 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options56/100

UBS shows mixed options pressure with a 35/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.77, expected move of 5.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 5.8% Sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 30 relevant articles.

SK hynix (NASDAQ:SKHY) Upgraded at UBS Group Insiders0 / 3

0 acquisitions and 3 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings31 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 31 Jul 2026.

 Research flow2 items

2 recent research articles and 0 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202652.74 USD1.9%45.02 USD33.20 USD1.1213.0511.2MOn
24 Jul 202651.74 USD-1.9%44.82 USD32.99 USD0.9312.539.3MOn
17 Jul 202652.73 USD1.2%44.65 USD32.79 USD0.8214.3610.6MOn
10 Jul 202652.08 USD2.0%44.41 USD32.57 USD0.6911.687.8MOn
3 Jul 202651.04 USD4.0%44.10 USD32.36 USD0.7211.355.6MOn
26 Jun 202649.09 USD-3.4%43.73 USD32.15 USD0.719.869.0MOn
19 Jun 202650.80 USD3.7%43.37 USD31.95 USD0.6711.449.6MOn
12 Jun 202648.97 USD4.2%42.89 USD31.74 USD0.689.0113.0MOn
5 Jun 202647.01 USD-0.1%42.54 USD31.55 USD0.515.6610.9MOn
29 May 202647.08 USD0.3%42.24 USD31.36 USD0.413.427.7MOn
22 May 202646.96 USD3.1%41.93 USD31.18 USD0.334.9312.9MOn
15 May 202645.54 USD0.7%41.62 USD30.99 USD0.052.929.9MOn
8 May 202645.23 USD3.5%41.36 USD30.82 USD-0.132.6411.7MOn
1 May 202643.69 USD5.5%41.16 USD30.64 USD-0.351.6614.1MOff
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.