RGCO NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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RGC Resources Inc · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Gas

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Latest close 22.00 USD
-10.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is -1.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 33.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -10.1%, after a -6.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 50/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 12d.

Setup score 48 out of 100
Latest Close 22.00 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -10.1% latest completed week
4W Return -6.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return -9.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 73.1% 38 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 16-week active streak.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
  • The latest week was a sharp negative move.
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 -10.1% Latest completed week; four-week move -6.0%. Indicator stack 85/57 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. Options pressure Volatility 50/100 conviction; expected move 12.4%. News sentiment 55/100 52 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 12d Next report is scheduled for 10 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 active. Price is -1.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 33.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -10.1%, after a -6.0% 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 1.3x 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
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
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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 0.7412-week average 0.65

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 leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.74Current 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 -6.0% over four weeks, -9.8% over 12 weeks, and 9.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 16 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-10.1%
4W-6.0%
12W-9.8%
26W5.0%
52W9.9%
Active trend streak16 weeks
Active weeks in one year38
Trend breadth73.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.54Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-38.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-7.95Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-33.8%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 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 30 Sep 2025 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength80/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Value78/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Quality69/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 32; rank 1 is best.
Momentum34/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
Growth36/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 65; 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 framework44/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
16.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
10.3x
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
28.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
22.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
40.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
17.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
5.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-12.4%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
3.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.9%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
4.0x
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.

Options positioningVolatility

RGCO shows volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 12.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction50/100
Expected move12.4%
Put/call volume0.00
Pressure100
Speculation0
Volatility75
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity20 / 0

20 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 52 relevant articles.

18 positive · 32 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 earnings12dNext report is scheduled for 10 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move12.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-20.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.8%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.5%Week of 1 May.
Worst week-10.1%Week of 24 Jul.
Latest week-10.1%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains12
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses3
Recent vol4.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.9% / -3.3%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 tape53/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 53/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis66/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 1/12.

Activity pressure 0.74; 2 reversal markers Factors66/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 77; Small Cap Core rank 32 SVQF44/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 406.5 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options35/100

RGCO shows volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 12.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 12.4% Sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 52 relevant articles.

RGC Resources Inc (RGCO) Revenue Breakdown: Business Segments, Regional Revenue & Profit Contribution Insiders20 / 0

20 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings12d

Next report is scheduled for 10 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202622.00 USD-10.1%22.33 USD19.81 USD0.54-7.9579.3KOn
17 Jul 202624.48 USD2.4%22.31 USD19.78 USD0.990.6185.1KOn
10 Jul 202623.91 USD0.2%22.25 USD19.74 USD1.02-5.8538.4KOn
3 Jul 202623.85 USD1.9%22.19 USD19.69 USD1.03-4.7145.2KOn
26 Jun 202623.41 USD-3.5%22.12 USD19.65 USD0.88-5.94166.0KOn
19 Jun 202624.26 USD2.3%22.08 USD19.61 USD0.73-7.3053.3KOn
12 Jun 202623.73 USD3.5%22.00 USD19.58 USD0.54-7.1550.2KOn
5 Jun 202622.93 USD-0.5%21.91 USD19.54 USD0.38-8.4140.7KOn
29 May 202623.05 USD2.4%21.83 USD19.52 USD0.58-12.3336.3KOn
22 May 202622.50 USD1.6%21.74 USD19.49 USD0.77-12.2754.9KOn
15 May 202622.15 USD-4.5%21.69 USD19.46 USD0.82-12.9742.2KOn
8 May 202623.20 USD-4.9%21.65 USD19.42 USD1.02-9.5664.3KOn
1 May 202624.40 USD10.5%21.57 USD19.38 USD1.06-0.2161.0KOn
24 Apr 202622.08 USD-1.9%21.45 USD19.33 USD0.62-8.6354.4KOn
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.