LNR TOR Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Linamar Corporation · Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts

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Latest close 105.7 CAD
2.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.2%, after a 4.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 74 out of 100
Latest Close 105.7 CAD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 2.2% latest completed week
4W Return 4.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 10.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 60-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
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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.
Price follow-through 2.2% Latest completed week; four-week move 4.3%. Indicator stack 100/66 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. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 57.19% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 56/100 22 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.2%, after a 4.3% 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 1.3x 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
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 0.9412-week average 0.82

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 leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.94Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 4.3% over four weeks, 10.5% over 12 weeks, and 57.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 60 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.2%
4W4.3%
12W10.5%
26W20.0%
52W57.2%
Active trend streak60 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.74Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change29.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership9.00Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-2.4%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 inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 88%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength98/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Value99/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Quality71/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 30; rank 1 is best.
Momentum78/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Growth65/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 36; 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 framework88/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
10.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
4.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
14.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
14.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
9.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
9.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
9.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-3.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
131.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
31.7%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.6x
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 sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 22 relevant articles.

7 positive · 13 neutral · 2 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-2.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.4%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.1%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-6.2%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+2.2%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses3
Recent vol2.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split33/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.9% / -2.5%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 tape76/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 76/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis87/100

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

Activity pressure 0.94; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 57.19%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 57.19% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors86/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 27; Small Cap Core rank 5 SVQF88/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 37.0 of 304 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 22 relevant articles.

Linamar (TSX:LNR) Forecast Updated As Industrial Momentum Continues Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026105.7 CAD2.2%93.68 CAD69.30 CAD0.749.00489.7KOn
31 Jul 2026103.4 CAD1.8%93.04 CAD69.05 CAD0.7210.54564.1KOn
24 Jul 2026101.6 CAD-2.0%92.38 CAD68.87 CAD0.558.56547.4KOn
17 Jul 2026103.7 CAD2.3%91.77 CAD68.68 CAD0.4811.45484.5KOn
10 Jul 2026101.3 CAD5.0%91.15 CAD68.47 CAD0.579.22636.7KOn
3 Jul 202696.48 CAD-2.2%90.45 CAD68.28 CAD0.594.5237.5KOn
26 Jun 202698.67 CAD-3.7%89.79 CAD68.09 CAD0.737.9881.9KOn
19 Jun 2026102.5 CAD-0.5%89.12 CAD67.88 CAD0.8012.55606.2KOn
12 Jun 2026103.0 CAD-0.5%88.31 CAD67.63 CAD0.5813.7092.0KOn
5 Jun 2026103.4 CAD1.4%87.48 CAD67.40 CAD0.4016.4955.0KOn
29 May 2026102.0 CAD3.4%86.49 CAD67.15 CAD0.3214.28512.7KOn
22 May 202698.68 CAD3.2%85.60 CAD66.88 CAD0.0511.99404.3KOn
15 May 202695.65 CAD0.0%84.80 CAD66.63 CAD-0.1911.07539.5KOn
8 May 202695.62 CAD7.1%83.98 CAD66.42 CAD-0.3710.63800.7KOn
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