POU TOR Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Paramount Resources Ltd. · Energy · Oil & Gas E&P

Latest close 30.10 CAD
1.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 7.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 80.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.7%, after a 7.3% 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 57/100.

Setup score 63 out of 100
Latest Close 30.10 CAD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 1.7% latest completed week
4W Return 7.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return -4.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 85-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.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 7.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 80.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.7%, after a 7.3% 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 1.2x 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 0.5412-week average 0.76

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership11/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.54Current 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 7.3% over four weeks, -4.4% over 12 weeks, and 54.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 85 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.7%
4W7.3%
12W-4.4%
26W23.6%
52W54.1%
Active trend streak85 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.53Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change46.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership5.82Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change125.8%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 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 85%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength25/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Value34/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
Quality9/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Momentum75/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
Growth34/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 67; 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 framework4/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
3.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
4.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
1.9x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-11.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
38.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
6.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-39.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-51.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
290.8%
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
2.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
3.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.3x
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 sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 29 relevant articles.

9 positive · 20 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-8.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.7%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+10.2%Week of 15 May.
Worst week-8.8%Week of 29 May.
Latest week+1.7%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.9% / -2.9%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
7 Aug 202630.10 CAD1.7%27.96 CAD18.46 CAD-0.535.821.5MOn
31 Jul 202629.59 CAD-2.3%27.69 CAD18.37 CAD-0.597.76771.5KOn
24 Jul 202630.30 CAD7.2%27.49 CAD18.27 CAD-0.7410.18825.4KOn
17 Jul 202628.26 CAD0.7%27.27 CAD18.17 CAD-0.923.36890.4KOn
10 Jul 202628.05 CAD1.5%27.09 CAD18.07 CAD-0.992.582.1MOn
3 Jul 202627.65 CAD2.4%26.97 CAD17.98 CAD-1.011.34868.4KOn
26 Jun 202627.01 CAD-1.9%26.91 CAD17.89 CAD-0.80-0.201.3MOn
19 Jun 202627.52 CAD-5.0%26.79 CAD17.80 CAD-0.551.691.2MOn
12 Jun 202628.97 CAD-2.0%26.65 CAD17.71 CAD-0.006.991.5MOn
5 Jun 202629.55 CAD-0.3%26.45 CAD17.61 CAD0.4110.891.1MOn
29 May 202629.64 CAD-8.8%26.21 CAD17.50 CAD0.5510.501.1MOn
22 May 202632.49 CAD3.2%25.97 CAD17.40 CAD0.7522.641.3MOn
15 May 202631.50 CAD10.2%25.62 CAD17.28 CAD0.5421.851.7MOn
8 May 202628.60 CAD-4.9%25.28 CAD17.16 CAD0.2910.461.6MOn
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