OC NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Owens Corning Inc · Industrials · Building Products & Equipment

Latest close 142.3 USD
-0.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 15.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 73.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.5%, after a 5.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 51/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 6d.

Setup score 60 out of 100
Latest Close 142.3 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.5% latest completed week
4W Return 5.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 16.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 30.8% 16 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 12-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.53% based on similar historical setup states.
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 active. Price is 15.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 73.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.5%, after a 5.7% 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 0.7x 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 0.6112-week average 0.29

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 leadership4/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.61Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

6 accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 5.7% over four weeks, 16.0% over 12 weeks, and -0.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 12 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.5%
4W5.7%
12W16.0%
26W15.3%
52W-0.5%
Active trend streak12 weeks
Active weeks in one year16
Trend breadth30.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.44Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change40.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership5.17Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change1009.8%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 neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength9/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Value27/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Quality20/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Momentum26/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Growth17/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 84; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
24.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
16.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
27.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
0.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
29.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
0.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-9.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
14.5%
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
2.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
6.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
8.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
8.2x
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 positioningVolatility

OC shows volatility options pressure with a 51/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.33, expected move of 9.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction51/100
Expected move9.7%
Put/call volume0.33
Pressure47
Speculation40
Volatility72
Trend agreement59
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Insider activity18 / 2

18 acquisitions and 2 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 51 relevant articles.

20 positive · 23 neutral · 8 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 earnings6dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move9.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-10.5%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.3%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-10.1%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-0.5%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.4% / -4.1%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026142.3 USD-0.5%123.1 USD142.9 USD1.445.174.0MOn
17 Jul 2026143.1 USD0.4%122.1 USD142.8 USD1.554.735.0MOn
10 Jul 2026142.5 USD-5.1%121.1 USD142.7 USD1.522.425.1MOn
3 Jul 2026150.2 USD11.6%120.1 USD142.6 USD1.388.9011.4MOn
26 Jun 2026134.6 USD5.7%118.8 USD142.4 USD1.03-0.575.7MOn
19 Jun 2026127.4 USD4.9%118.1 USD142.3 USD0.72-8.485.4MOn
12 Jun 2026121.4 USD1.9%117.3 USD142.3 USD0.44-12.404.7MOn
5 Jun 2026119.2 USD-5.3%116.6 USD142.2 USD0.15-14.045.3MOn
29 May 2026125.8 USD7.2%116.0 USD142.2 USD0.11-12.093.8MOn
22 May 2026117.4 USD2.9%116.0 USD142.1 USD0.01-17.266.8MOn
15 May 2026114.1 USD-6.2%116.3 USD142.0 USD0.01-19.485.6MOn
8 May 2026121.7 USD-0.9%116.6 USD141.9 USD0.09-14.688.4MOn
1 May 2026122.7 USD-2.3%116.7 USD141.8 USD-0.12-12.554.1MOff
24 Apr 2026125.6 USD2.3%117.1 USD141.6 USD-0.27-10.435.5MOff
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.