NFI TOR Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

NFI Group Inc. · Consumer Cyclical · Auto Manufacturers

Latest close 25.63 CAD
0.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 27.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 94.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.5%, after a 6.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 77 out of 100
Latest Close 25.63 CAD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.5% latest completed week
4W Return 6.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 19.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 59.6% 31 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 20-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
  • 9 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 27.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 94.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.5%, after a 6.8% 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 1.0x 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
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 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 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 1.0012-week average 0.97

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 pressure1.00Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers99 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 9 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 6.8% over four weeks, 19.2% over 12 weeks, and 30.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 20 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.5%
4W6.8%
12W19.2%
26W53.7%
52W30.2%
Active trend streak20 weeks
Active weeks in one year31
Trend breadth59.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.86Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change14.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership27.45Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change32.0%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 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 78%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength7/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Value22/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Quality4/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Momentum37/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Growth76/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 25; 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
0.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
44.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
7.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-0.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
3.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-0.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
15.8%
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
4/9
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
-0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
12.9x
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 1 relevant articles.

0 positive · 1 neutral · 0 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-2.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.1%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 higher18 of 268 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.1%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-7.2%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week+0.5%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.6% / -3.6%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.

IndustryCA Auto Manufacturers
4-week rank1 / 2
Group average-5.3%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD50.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

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
24 Jul 202625.63 CAD0.5%20.11 CAD15.61 CAD1.8627.451.2MOn
17 Jul 202625.50 CAD3.9%19.79 CAD15.52 CAD1.8427.221.7MOn
10 Jul 202624.54 CAD3.5%19.45 CAD15.43 CAD1.7322.431.3MOn
3 Jul 202623.70 CAD-1.2%19.07 CAD15.34 CAD1.6418.50926.1KOn
26 Jun 202623.99 CAD5.7%18.73 CAD15.26 CAD1.6220.801.2MOn
19 Jun 202622.69 CAD0.4%18.39 CAD15.18 CAD1.5414.41388.6KOn
12 Jun 202622.61 CAD1.3%18.08 CAD15.10 CAD1.4614.20143.6KOn
5 Jun 202622.32 CAD-3.8%17.76 CAD15.02 CAD1.3514.72150.3KOn
29 May 202623.20 CAD5.4%17.45 CAD14.93 CAD1.3718.291.4MOn
22 May 202622.01 CAD5.8%17.16 CAD14.84 CAD1.4113.471.5MOn
15 May 202620.80 CAD-2.8%16.88 CAD14.76 CAD1.419.481.3MOn
8 May 202621.40 CAD-0.5%16.67 CAD14.68 CAD1.5012.001.9MOn
1 May 202621.50 CAD2.1%16.45 CAD14.61 CAD1.4613.351.9MOn
24 Apr 202621.05 CAD3.4%16.26 CAD14.53 CAD1.2611.451.1MOn
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.