ADV GER Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Adtran Networks SE · Technology · Communication Equipment

Latest close 23.30 EUR
0.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.4%, after a 0.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 42/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 73 out of 100
Latest Close 23.30 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 0.4% latest completed week
4W Return 0.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 3.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 87-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
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 41.20% based on similar historical setup states.
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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.4%, after a 0.9% 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 2.7x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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 7 Aug
Up week Down week
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 0.9212-week average 0.94

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership11/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.92Current 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 0.9% over four weeks, 3.6% over 12 weeks, and 15.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 87 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.4%
4W0.9%
12W3.6%
26W6.9%
52W15.2%
Active trend streak87 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.47Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change130.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-1.28Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-137.5%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 65%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength15/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Value25/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Quality22/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Momentum64/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Growth75/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 26; 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
2.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
19.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
1.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
34.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-5.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
3.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-5.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
10.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
2819.1%
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
2.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.5x
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.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment42/100

Weighted news tone is negative across 3 relevant articles.

0 positive · 2 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-0.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility0.5%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 higher11 of 263 weeks finished lower.
Best week+1.8%Week of 27 Mar.
Worst week-0.4%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+0.4%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains0
Modest gains11
Flat weeks12
Modest losses3
Sharp losses0
Recent vol0.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol0.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/6Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew0.7% / -0.6%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
7 Aug 202623.30 EUR0.4%22.38 EUR19.98 EUR1.47-1.2856.0KOn
31 Jul 202623.20 EUR0.4%22.31 EUR19.95 EUR1.441.0527.2KOn
24 Jul 202623.10 EUR0.0%22.25 EUR19.93 EUR1.302.8420.2KOn
17 Jul 202623.10 EUR0.0%22.19 EUR19.90 EUR0.994.1522.2KOn
10 Jul 202623.10 EUR0.0%22.13 EUR19.87 EUR0.643.4129.7KOn
3 Jul 202623.10 EUR1.8%22.08 EUR19.85 EUR0.100.763.2KOn
26 Jun 202622.70 EUR0.0%22.02 EUR19.82 EUR-0.313.591.9KOn
19 Jun 202622.70 EUR1.0%21.97 EUR19.80 EUR-0.312.504.8KOn
12 Jun 202622.48 EUR0.4%21.92 EUR19.77 EUR-0.213.085.9KOn
5 Jun 202622.38 EUR-0.4%21.88 EUR19.75 EUR0.192.294.5KOn
29 May 202622.48 EUR0.0%21.83 EUR19.72 EUR0.701.5444.5KOn
22 May 202622.48 EUR0.0%21.79 EUR19.70 EUR1.052.5921.5KOn
15 May 202622.48 EUR0.0%21.74 EUR19.68 EUR1.286.7832.4KOn
8 May 202622.48 EUR0.0%21.69 EUR19.65 EUR1.385.3336.6KOn
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.

Evidence context