- The trend backdrop is active with a 32-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.
EMA
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Week ended 24 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Emera Incorporated · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric
Latest close
54.95 USD
-0.3%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 6.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.3%, after a 2.1% 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 bullish with 57/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 8d.
Setup score
73
out of 100
Latest Close
54.95 USD
24 Jul 2026
1W Return
-0.3%
latest completed week
4W Return
2.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
3.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
61.5%
32 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.9x
vs 13-week average
- No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
- 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.
Price follow-through
-0.3%
Latest completed week; four-week move 2.1%.
Indicator stack
79/100
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
Positive 61.82%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Bullish
57/100 conviction; expected move 5.2%.
News sentiment
56/100
53 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
8d
Next report is scheduled for 07 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is 6.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.3%, after a 2.1% four-week move.
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 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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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 0.8712-week average 0.92
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership3/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.87Current 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 2.1% over four weeks, 3.7% over 12 weeks, and 22.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 32 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak32 weeks
Active weeks in one year32
Trend breadth61.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.36Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change994.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership2.80Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change25.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
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.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 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 strength88/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Value76/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Quality67/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Momentum72/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Growth30/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
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 framework39/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 15.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 2.0x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.7x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 15.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 32.9% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 22.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 59.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 7.0% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 9.3% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 13.6% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -16.2% 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
- 1.9% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -1.3% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.6% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 4.9x 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.
Options positioningBullish
EMA shows bullish options pressure with a 57/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 5.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.
Conviction57/100
Expected move5.2%
Put/call volume0.00
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment56/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 53 relevant articles.
22 positive · 28 neutral · 3 negativePatient 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 earnings8dNext report is scheduled for 07 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move5.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-1.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.9%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
30 Jan
27 Feb
27 Mar
24 Apr
22 May
19 Jun
24 Jul
Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+4.3%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-4.2%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week-0.3%Week of 24 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains1
Modest gains13
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses1
Recent vol1.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol1.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.6% / -1.2%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.
SectorUS Utilities
4-week rank30 / 100
Group average-1.9%
Trend breadth53.0%
Trend53.0%active weekly trend signals
MD41.0%positive activity pressure
RS36.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Utilities - Regulated Electric
4-week rank10 / 43
Group average-0.4%
Trend breadth69.8%
Trend69.8%active weekly trend signals
MD41.9%positive activity pressure
RS51.2%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.
Weekly tape77/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 77/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis61/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 3/12.
Activity pressure 0.87; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 61.82%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 61.82% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors75/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 77; Small Cap Core rank 37 SVQF39/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 614.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options50/100EMA shows bullish options pressure with a 57/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 5.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.
Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 5.2% Sentiment56/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 53 relevant articles.
Emera Ord Shs (EMA) Dividends & Stock Splits: Historical Payouts and Event Timeline Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings8dNext report is scheduled for 07 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 54.95 USD | -0.3% | 51.63 USD | 48.62 USD | 0.36 | 2.80 | 1.7M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 55.11 USD | 3.3% | 51.41 USD | 48.51 USD | 0.23 | 2.58 | 2.4M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 53.35 USD | -0.2% | 51.14 USD | 48.40 USD | -0.00 | -2.13 | 2.0M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 53.47 USD | -0.6% | 50.93 USD | 48.31 USD | -0.04 | -0.60 | 1.3M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 53.80 USD | 3.9% | 50.70 USD | 48.22 USD | -0.04 | 2.22 | 1.7M | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 51.79 USD | -1.5% | 50.50 USD | 48.12 USD | -0.18 | -3.86 | 2.8M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 52.56 USD | 1.5% | 50.32 USD | 48.06 USD | -0.22 | -1.59 | 2.1M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 51.76 USD | -0.8% | 50.13 USD | 47.97 USD | -0.27 | -2.60 | 2.7M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 52.16 USD | -1.8% | 49.97 USD | 47.90 USD | -0.22 | -4.33 | 1.7M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 53.12 USD | 2.9% | 49.79 USD | 47.82 USD | -0.00 | -1.32 | 957.2K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 51.62 USD | -1.9% | 49.61 USD | 47.72 USD | 0.21 | - | 1.6M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 52.60 USD | -0.7% | 49.49 USD | 47.64 USD | 0.55 | - | 1.4M | On |
| 1 May 2026 | 52.99 USD | 1.8% | 49.31 USD | 47.54 USD | 0.90 | - | 1.7M | On |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 52.05 USD | 0.2% | 49.09 USD | 47.42 USD | 0.98 | - | 2.1M | On |
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.