VGAS NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Verde Clean Fuels Inc. · Utilities · Utilities - Renewable

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Latest close 1.02 USD
8.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -35.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 4.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.0%, after a 2.0% 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: earnings are due in 10d.

Setup score 19 out of 100
Latest Close 1.02 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 8.0% latest completed week
4W Return 2.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return -42.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.5x 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 8.0% Latest completed week; four-week move 2.0%. Indicator stack 0/23 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 Negative 44.67% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 42/100 36 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 10d 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 -35.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 4.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.0%, after a 2.0% 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 1.5x 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
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 0.0112-week average 0.14

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.01Current 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 2.0% over four weeks, -42.7% over 12 weeks, and -64.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W8.0%
4W2.0%
12W-42.7%
26W-46.9%
52W-64.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.83Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-152.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-56.84Latest 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 is middle-of-the-pack; 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 64% Model confidence 61%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength31/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Value41/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 60; rank 1 is best.
Quality40/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 61; rank 1 is best.
Momentum42/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 59; rank 1 is best.
Growth42/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 59; 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
-
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-0.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-
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
2/9
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
5.4x
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 sentiment42/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 36 relevant articles.

3 positive · 21 neutral · 12 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 earnings10dNext report is scheduled for 12 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-69.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.3%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 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+37.8%Week of 20 Feb.
Worst week-30.2%Week of 6 Feb.
Latest week+8.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses1
Sharp losses12
Recent vol9.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol13.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew9.3% / -10.0%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 tape18/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 18/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis19/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.01; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 44.67%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 44.67% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors37/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 52 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment42/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 36 relevant articles.

VGAS|Verde Clean Fuels Inc|Price:1.070|Chg%:-0.050 Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings10d

Next report is scheduled for 12 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20261.02 USD8.0%1.57 USD3.22 USD-0.83-56.84249.8KOff
24 Jul 20260.94 USD-12.5%1.60 USD3.25 USD-0.87-60.6397.0KOff
17 Jul 20261.08 USD0.9%1.65 USD3.28 USD-0.64-56.6686.4KOff
10 Jul 20261.07 USD7.0%1.70 USD3.30 USD-0.43-59.76199.2KOff
3 Jul 20261.00 USD-19.4%1.76 USD3.33 USD-0.33-62.66191.1KOff
26 Jun 20261.24 USD-18.4%1.81 USD3.36 USD-0.13-54.50526.0KOff
19 Jun 20261.52 USD8.6%1.86 USD3.39 USD0.07-47.99280.8KOff
12 Jun 20261.40 USD-7.3%1.90 USD3.44 USD0.22-51.9382.3KOff
5 Jun 20261.51 USD-3.2%1.96 USD3.50 USD0.43-47.9973.7KOff
29 May 20261.56 USD-13.8%2.02 USD3.57 USD0.54-49.64205.4KOff
22 May 20261.81 USD0.6%2.08 USD3.64 USD0.50-41.1166.3KOff
15 May 20261.80 USD1.1%2.13 USD3.68 USD0.44-41.84109.9KOff
8 May 20261.78 USD-5.3%2.18 USD3.70 USD0.42-43.7170.0KOff
1 May 20261.88 USD6.2%2.21 USD3.72 USD0.32-38.4088.5KOff
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.