ARL NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

American Realty Investors Inc · Real Estate · Real Estate Services

Latest close 15.22 USD
2.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is -4.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 23.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.9%, after a -28.3% 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 53/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 34 out of 100
Latest Close 15.22 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 2.9% latest completed week
4W Return -28.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 10.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 65.4% 34 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 4-week active streak.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 57.03% based on similar historical setup states.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
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 -4.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 23.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.9%, after a -28.3% 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
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 31 Jul
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 0.3912-week average 0.18

12-week confirmation

Trend active4/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership3/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.39Current 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 -28.3% over four weeks, 10.2% over 12 weeks, and 19.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 4 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.9%
4W-28.3%
12W10.2%
26W-11.7%
52W19.8%
Active trend streak4 weeks
Active weeks in one year34
Trend breadth65.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.67Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-35.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-11.70Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-148.8%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 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength27/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Value36/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
Quality11/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Momentum75/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 26; 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 framework12/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
19.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
4.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
17.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
31.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-19.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
45.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
404.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
6.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
93.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.8%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
5.7x
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 sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 45 relevant articles.

12 positive · 30 neutral · 3 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 earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-37.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility12.7%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 higher13 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+34.4%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-23.6%Week of 17 Jul.
Latest week+2.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains8
Flat weeks1
Modest losses6
Sharp losses6
Recent vol12.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -4.6%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
31 Jul 202615.22 USD2.9%16.00 USD15.74 USD0.67-11.7084.6KOn
24 Jul 202614.79 USD-6.9%16.03 USD15.77 USD1.00-13.27105.1KOn
17 Jul 202615.88 USD-23.6%16.07 USD15.79 USD1.29-7.4650.1KOn
10 Jul 202620.78 USD-2.1%16.09 USD15.82 USD1.3419.34144.2KOn
3 Jul 202621.22 USD-1.3%15.90 USD15.81 USD1.0523.9797.0KOff
26 Jun 202621.50 USD34.4%15.71 USD15.80 USD0.4228.88195.3KOff
19 Jun 202616.00 USD7.3%15.52 USD15.80 USD0.03-5.9115.8KOff
12 Jun 202614.91 USD8.0%15.52 USD15.84 USD-0.35-11.7487.1KOff
5 Jun 202613.81 USD-7.9%15.55 USD15.88 USD-0.76-18.0212.4KOff
29 May 202615.00 USD6.8%15.64 USD15.92 USD-0.83-13.7080.8KOff
22 May 202614.05 USD6.0%15.67 USD15.94 USD-1.15-18.3118.5KOff
15 May 202613.26 USD-4.0%15.71 USD15.96 USD-1.17-22.5014.3KOff
8 May 202613.81 USD-5.2%15.79 USD15.98 USD-1.19-19.4116.4KOff
1 May 202614.57 USD0.5%15.83 USD16.01 USD-1.20-13.309.4KOff
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.