CX NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Cemex SAB de CV ADR · Basic Materials · Building Materials

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Latest close 11.82 USD
-2.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is -2.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 67.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.0%, after a -3.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 47/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 86d.

Setup score 50 out of 100
Latest Close 11.82 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -2.0% latest completed week
4W Return -3.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return -9.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 96.2% 50 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 17-week active streak.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 -2.0% Latest completed week; four-week move -3.8%. Indicator stack 98/33 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 Bullish 47/100 conviction; expected move 7.4%. News sentiment 52/100 64 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 86d Next report is scheduled for 26 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is -2.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 67.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.0%, after a -3.8% 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 1.4x 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
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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 0.7212-week average 0.67

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership11/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.72Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -3.8% over four weeks, -9.6% over 12 weeks, and 42.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 17 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.0%
4W-3.8%
12W-9.6%
26W-4.9%
52W42.0%
Active trend streak17 weeks
Active weeks in one year50
Trend breadth96.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.17Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-179.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-2.44Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-167.3%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 weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength82/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Value75/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
Quality29/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Momentum85/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 16; 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.

Value-quality framework46/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
35.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
8.9x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
12.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
32.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
8.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
18.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
9.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-67.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.4%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.3%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.5x
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.

Options positioningBullish

CX shows bullish options pressure with a 47/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.07, expected move of 7.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction47/100
Expected move7.4%
Put/call volume0.07
Pressure98
Speculation2
Volatility58
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 64 relevant articles.

13 positive · 45 neutral · 6 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 earnings86dNext report is scheduled for 26 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move7.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-13.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.0%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 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.6%Week of 27 Mar.
Worst week-12.7%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-2.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains7
Flat weeks1
Modest losses6
Sharp losses6
Recent vol4.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.6% / -3.2%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 tape54/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 54/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis70/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 11/12.

Activity pressure 0.72; 4 reversal markers Factors66/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 38; Small Cap Core rank 33 SVQF46/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 548.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options45/100

CX shows bullish options pressure with a 47/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.07, expected move of 7.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 7.4% Sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 64 relevant articles.

Cemex SAB de CV Today's Market Trends | CX Stock Real-Time Quotes, Trading Strategies & Related Analysis | TradingKey Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings86d

Next report is scheduled for 26 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.

 Research flow1 items

1 recent research articles and 0 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202611.82 USD-2.0%12.16 USD8.17 USD-0.17-2.4435.6MOn
24 Jul 202612.06 USD-7.0%12.15 USD8.14 USD0.020.9137.7MOn
17 Jul 202612.97 USD3.9%12.14 USD8.11 USD0.148.2831.2MOn
10 Jul 202612.48 USD1.5%12.10 USD8.07 USD0.073.2321.6MOn
3 Jul 202612.29 USD0.1%12.06 USD8.04 USD0.213.6321.5MOn
26 Jun 202612.28 USD-3.5%12.01 USD8.00 USD0.206.4221.3MOn
19 Jun 202612.73 USD-1.7%11.96 USD7.97 USD0.188.4515.0MOn
12 Jun 202612.95 USD4.1%11.87 USD7.93 USD0.1112.1025.3MOn
5 Jun 202612.44 USD-4.7%11.77 USD7.89 USD-0.039.1418.1MOn
29 May 202613.06 USD4.2%11.69 USD7.85 USD0.0412.4914.5MOn
22 May 202612.53 USD0.0%11.60 USD7.81 USD-0.1410.2825.3MOn
15 May 202612.53 USD-4.2%11.49 USD7.77 USD-0.1911.8827.6MOn
8 May 202613.08 USD7.0%11.39 USD7.73 USD-0.3917.8434.5MOn
1 May 202612.22 USD-0.9%11.26 USD7.69 USD-0.6113.6319.9MOn
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.