WNEB NASDAQ Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Western New England Bancorp Inc · Financial Services · Banks - Regional

Latest close 13.72 USD
6.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 1.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 70.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.1%, after a -1.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 52/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 56 out of 100
Latest Close 13.72 USD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 6.1% latest completed week
4W Return -1.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return 4.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 58-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.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 3 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 1.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 70.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.1%, after a -1.6% 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
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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 0.8212-week average 0.77

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership4/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.82Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -1.6% over four weeks, 4.3% over 12 weeks, and 26.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 58 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W6.1%
4W-1.6%
12W4.3%
26W-3.2%
52W26.0%
Active trend streak58 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.11Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-122.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-6.59Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-33.2%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 ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength32/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Value31/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Quality70/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
Momentum34/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
Growth20/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 81; 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 framework36/100Value 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
2.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
26.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
54.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
9.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
20.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-16.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
38.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
38.1%
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
1.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.2x
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

WNEB shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.62, expected move of 46.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction52/100
Expected move46.9%
Put/call volume0.62
Pressure24
Speculation74
Volatility96
Trend agreement64
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Insider activity11 / 1

11 acquisitions and 1 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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 30 relevant articles.

6 positive · 19 neutral · 5 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 move46.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-8.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.3%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 higher12 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.8%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-9.3%Week of 31 Jul.
Latest week+6.1%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains8
Flat weeks1
Modest losses10
Sharp losses3
Recent vol4.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.3% / -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 202613.72 USD6.1%13.51 USD9.56 USD-0.11-6.59385.2KOn
31 Jul 202612.93 USD-9.3%13.47 USD9.51 USD-0.02-7.49271.1KOn
24 Jul 202614.25 USD-2.6%13.45 USD9.47 USD0.442.56233.5KOn
17 Jul 202614.63 USD4.9%13.39 USD9.42 USD0.683.74254.6KOn
10 Jul 202613.94 USD-3.7%13.34 USD9.36 USD0.51-4.94163.9KOn
3 Jul 202614.47 USD-0.1%13.31 USD9.31 USD0.540.64167.7KOn
26 Jun 202614.48 USD5.8%13.25 USD9.25 USD0.241.84542.3KOn
19 Jun 202613.68 USD0.0%13.17 USD9.19 USD-0.31-7.76276.2KOn
12 Jun 202613.68 USD2.5%13.11 USD9.13 USD-0.49-5.08210.2KOn
5 Jun 202613.34 USD0.5%13.04 USD9.08 USD-0.73-5.12179.1KOn
29 May 202613.27 USD-0.9%12.98 USD9.03 USD-0.68-9.72132.2KOn
22 May 202613.39 USD1.8%12.91 USD8.98 USD-0.45-6.26247.2KOn
15 May 202613.15 USD-5.4%12.84 USD8.93 USD-0.37-6.73180.2KOn
8 May 202613.90 USD-0.8%12.76 USD8.88 USD-0.15-1.68178.0KOn
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