AS NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Amer Sports, Inc. · Consumer Cyclical · Leisure

Latest close 35.51 USD
4.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 47.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.7%, after a 1.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 35/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 16d.

Setup score 40 out of 100
Latest Close 35.51 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 4.7% latest completed week
4W Return 1.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return -1.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 26.9% 14 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 55.92% based on similar historical setup states.
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.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 not active. Price is -0.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 47.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.7%, after a 1.3% 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 0.9x 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 0.2012-week average 0.13

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.20Current 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 1.3% over four weeks, -1.4% over 12 weeks, and -2.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W4.7%
4W1.3%
12W-1.4%
26W-3.1%
52W-2.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year14
Trend breadth26.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.00Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-100.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-8.33Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change24.5%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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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 strength5/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Value9/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Quality31/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Momentum21/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Growth95/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 6; 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 framework31/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
43.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
17.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
58.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
10.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
14.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
28.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
126.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
38.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
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
0.3x
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

AS shows bullish options pressure with a 35/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.45, expected move of 13.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction35/100
Expected move13.2%
Put/call volume0.45
Pressure36
Speculation24
Volatility87
Trend agreement23
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 37 relevant articles.

12 positive · 22 neutral · 3 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 earnings16dNext report is scheduled for 18 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move13.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-17.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.1%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+7.4%Week of 22 May.
Worst week-10.5%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+4.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses8
Recent vol5.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.4% / -4.6%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202635.51 USD4.7%35.62 USD27.56 USD-0.00-8.3318.1MOff
24 Jul 202633.92 USD-6.9%35.68 USD27.50 USD0.02-11.8723.6MOff
17 Jul 202636.44 USD4.7%35.83 USD27.45 USD0.17-6.3517.2MOff
10 Jul 202634.80 USD-0.7%35.89 USD27.38 USD0.19-12.3713.9MOff
3 Jul 202635.05 USD2.6%36.01 USD27.32 USD0.32-11.0415.9MOff
26 Jun 202634.17 USD-7.2%36.03 USD27.26 USD0.22-11.9021.6MOff
19 Jun 202636.83 USD3.9%36.13 USD27.20 USD0.08-7.9015.6MOff
12 Jun 202635.46 USD4.0%36.04 USD27.12 USD0.01-10.9020.4MOff
5 Jun 202634.10 USD-4.2%35.87 USD27.06 USD-0.22-14.2518.5MOff
29 May 202635.58 USD0.9%35.72 USD27.00 USD-0.24-13.3017.4MOff
22 May 202635.26 USD7.4%35.57 USD26.93 USD-0.28-13.3043.4MOff
15 May 202632.84 USD-8.9%35.46 USD26.86 USD-0.46-19.0421.1MOff
8 May 202636.03 USD2.2%35.39 USD26.81 USD-0.44-11.2617.5MOff
1 May 202635.25 USD-1.6%35.22 USD26.73 USD-0.51-11.1216.0MOff
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.