WB2 GER Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation · Industrials · Railroads

Latest close 264.5 EUR
0.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 22.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 16.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 78 out of 100
Latest Close 264.5 EUR 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.0% latest completed week
4W Return 16.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 18.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 69.2% 36 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 3.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 36-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 44.97% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 1 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 22.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 16.8% 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 3.6x 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
16 Jan 23 Jan 30 Jan 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 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
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 0.9512-week average 0.88

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.95Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers11 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 16.8% over four weeks, 18.7% over 12 weeks, and 184.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 36 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.0%
4W16.8%
12W18.7%
26W42.0%
52W184.9%
Active trend streak36 weeks
Active weeks in one year36
Trend breadth69.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.15Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change127.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership44.30Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change18.9%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 expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 88% 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 strength26/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Value11/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Quality39/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 62; rank 1 is best.
Momentum98/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Growth39/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 62; 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 framework35/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
35.2x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
20.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
35.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
16.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
14.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
8.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.4x
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.

2 positive · 12 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-2.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.1%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 268 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.7%Week of 24 Jul.
Worst week-4.4%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+0.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains8
Flat weeks5
Modest losses7
Sharp losses1
Recent vol4.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol12.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split18/13Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew8.5% / -1.6%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
31 Jul 2026264.5 EUR0.0%215.9 EUR119.8 EUR0.1544.3097On
24 Jul 2026264.5 EUR14.7%213.1 EUR118.7 EUR-0.0949.9775On
17 Jul 2026230.7 EUR0.3%210.4 EUR117.6 EUR-0.2834.6629On
10 Jul 2026229.9 EUR1.5%208.7 EUR116.7 EUR-0.4034.970On
12 Jun 2026226.4 EUR-0.9%206.9 EUR115.8 EUR-0.5337.270On
5 Jun 2026228.4 EUR2.1%205.1 EUR115.0 EUR-0.6039.8914On
29 May 2026223.8 EUR1.3%203.4 EUR114.1 EUR-0.5837.351On
22 May 2026221.0 EUR-0.8%199.0 EUR113.2 EUR-0.5238.890On
15 May 2026222.8 EUR0.0%194.7 EUR112.4 EUR-0.4247.700On
8 May 2026222.8 EUR0.0%190.4 EUR111.6 EUR-0.3047.780On
1 May 2026222.8 EUR0.0%186.1 EUR110.8 EUR-0.1450.490On
24 Apr 2026222.8 EUR0.0%181.7 EUR109.9 EUR-0.0954.010On
17 Apr 2026222.8 EUR-3.0%177.4 EUR109.1 EUR-0.0952.92136On
10 Apr 2026229.8 EUR4.8%173.1 EUR108.3 EUR-0.1666.18707On
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.