QBR-B TOR Week ended 07 Aug 2026

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Quebecor Inc. · Communication Services · Telecom Services

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Latest close 68.61 CAD
5.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.8%, after a 2.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 61/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 76 out of 100
Latest Close 68.61 CAD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 5.8% latest completed week
4W Return 2.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 5.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 72-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
  • 18 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.
Price follow-through 5.8% Latest completed week; four-week move 2.9%. Indicator stack 100/52 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 59.14% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 61/100 18 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.8%, after a 2.9% 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 2.1x 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
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 0.9212-week average 0.94

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 pressure0.92Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1818 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 18 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 2.9% over four weeks, 5.6% over 12 weeks, and 86.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 72 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W5.8%
4W2.9%
12W5.6%
26W35.8%
52W86.7%
Active trend streak72 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.29Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-40.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership13.73Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-16.8%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 strongly 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 strength92/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Value64/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Quality98/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Momentum86/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Growth30/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 71; 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 framework70/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
17.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
9.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
57.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
27.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
25.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
11.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
0.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
17.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
73.2%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.0x
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.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment61/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 18 relevant articles.

6 positive · 11 neutral · 1 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-3.0%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 higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.1%Week of 15 May.
Worst week-8.7%Week of 10 Apr.
Latest week+5.8%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains13
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses2
Recent vol4.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split35/17Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.1% / -2.4%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 tape79/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 79/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis82/100

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

Activity pressure 0.92; 18 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 59.14%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 59.14% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors85/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 21; Small Cap Core rank 41 SVQF70/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 91.0 of 304 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment61/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 18 relevant articles.

Quebecor Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202668.61 CAD5.8%60.00 CAD38.58 CAD0.2913.736.4MOn
31 Jul 202664.87 CAD-0.7%59.40 CAD38.33 CAD0.3111.784.7MOn
24 Jul 202665.34 CAD-4.2%58.95 CAD38.10 CAD0.4912.722.8MOn
17 Jul 202668.20 CAD2.3%58.47 CAD37.87 CAD0.5918.573.3MOn
10 Jul 202666.68 CAD-3.1%57.87 CAD37.62 CAD0.4916.493.3MOn
3 Jul 202668.83 CAD3.8%57.36 CAD37.37 CAD0.6321.05438.1KOn
26 Jun 202666.28 CAD-2.0%56.76 CAD37.12 CAD0.7418.12723.9KOn
19 Jun 202667.65 CAD-1.8%56.28 CAD36.89 CAD0.9921.20736.2KOn
12 Jun 202668.88 CAD1.3%55.73 CAD36.63 CAD1.1024.16764.9KOn
5 Jun 202668.00 CAD1.6%55.11 CAD36.38 CAD1.1225.191.1MOn
29 May 202666.90 CAD1.2%54.40 CAD36.14 CAD0.8822.715.1MOn
22 May 202666.09 CAD1.7%53.63 CAD35.89 CAD0.5523.024.6MOn
15 May 202664.97 CAD15.1%52.88 CAD35.66 CAD0.3223.975.2MOn
8 May 202656.47 CAD-0.8%52.11 CAD35.44 CAD0.047.685.9MOn
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