SSYS NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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Stratasys Ltd · Technology · Computer Hardware

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Latest close 7.82 USD
-2.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -13.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 8.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.6%, after a -3.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 51/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 9d.

Setup score 21 out of 100
Latest Close 7.82 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -2.6% latest completed week
4W Return -3.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -8.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 21.2% 11 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
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.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
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 -2.6% Latest completed week; four-week move -3.9%. Indicator stack 12/28 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 Volatility 51/100 conviction; expected move 16.3%. News sentiment 52/100 50 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 9d Next report is scheduled for 12 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -13.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 8.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.6%, after a -3.9% 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 0.5x 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
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 0.1512-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 pressure0.15Current 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 -3.9% over four weeks, -8.2% over 12 weeks, and -26.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.6%
4W-3.9%
12W-8.2%
26W-26.9%
52W-26.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year11
Trend breadth21.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.38Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-185.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-25.02Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change9.3%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 02 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 85% Model confidence 80%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength41/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 60; rank 1 is best.
Value71/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 30; rank 1 is best.
Quality19/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Momentum19/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Growth22/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 79; 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
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
43.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-20.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-10.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-3.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
110.3%
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-17.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-17.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.7x
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

SSYS shows volatility options pressure with a 51/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.03, expected move of 16.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction51/100
Expected move16.3%
Put/call volume0.03
Pressure100
Speculation1
Volatility93
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 50 relevant articles.

13 positive · 32 neutral · 5 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 earnings9dNext report is scheduled for 12 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move16.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-39.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.4%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 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.9%Week of 29 May.
Worst week-16.0%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week-2.6%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains4
Flat weeks1
Modest losses6
Sharp losses8
Recent vol7.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.8% / -6.0%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 tape19/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 19/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis23/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.15; No reversal markers Factors36/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 90; Small Cap Core rank 72 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options35/100

SSYS shows volatility options pressure with a 51/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.03, expected move of 16.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 16.3% Sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 50 relevant articles.

Stratasys Ltd (SSYS) Institutional Confidence Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings9d

Next report is scheduled for 12 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20267.82 USD-2.6%9.08 USD10.12 USD-0.38-25.022.0MOff
24 Jul 20268.03 USD-1.4%9.11 USD10.17 USD-0.24-23.341.7MOff
17 Jul 20268.14 USD-4.8%9.15 USD10.24 USD-0.07-24.252.0MOff
10 Jul 20268.55 USD5.1%9.17 USD10.32 USD0.30-24.463.4MOff
3 Jul 20268.13 USD-0.4%9.20 USD10.39 USD0.44-27.592.3MOff
26 Jun 20268.17 USD-8.4%9.23 USD10.45 USD0.65-27.513.5MOff
19 Jun 20268.92 USD0.0%9.25 USD10.51 USD0.92-25.228.9MOff
12 Jun 20268.92 USD0.8%9.24 USD10.56 USD0.58-23.924.6MOff
5 Jun 20268.85 USD-16.0%9.24 USD10.62 USD0.35-23.426.6MOff
29 May 202610.54 USD16.9%9.26 USD10.67 USD0.10-13.637.0MOff
22 May 20269.02 USD5.4%9.26 USD10.71 USD-0.34-24.453.1MOff
15 May 20268.56 USD0.5%9.36 USD10.74 USD-0.52-28.086.0MOff
8 May 20268.52 USD-4.4%9.44 USD10.79 USD-0.66-29.415.8MOff
1 May 20268.91 USD3.4%9.51 USD10.82 USD-0.82-23.043.9MOff
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.