XPER NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Xperi Corp · Technology · Software - Application

Latest close 7.71 USD
1.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 71.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, after a -6.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 50/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 63/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 3d.

Setup score 51 out of 100
Latest Close 7.71 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.8% latest completed week
4W Return -6.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return -4.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 25.0% 13 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 13-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • 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 Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest 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 14.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 71.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, 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 0.7x 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 0.9112-week average 0.75

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 pressure0.91Current 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 -6.0% over four weeks, -4.0% over 12 weeks, and 32.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 13 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.8%
4W-6.0%
12W-4.0%
26W36.2%
52W32.9%
Active trend streak13 weeks
Active weeks in one year13
Trend breadth25.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.01Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-99.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership9.29Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-39.1%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 ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 84%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength45/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Value72/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Quality14/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Momentum30/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Growth18/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 83; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
7.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
71.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-2.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
5.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-2.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-8.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
2/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
7.7%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.3%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
8.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.1x
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

XPER shows volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.07, expected move of 15.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction50/100
Expected move15.8%
Put/call volume0.08
Pressure74
Speculation8
Volatility86
Trend agreement34
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Insider activity6 / 2

6 acquisitions and 2 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 sentiment63/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 49 relevant articles.

24 positive · 24 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 earnings3dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move15.8%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-11.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.5%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 higher18 of 268 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.2%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-7.5%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+1.8%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains14
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses5
Recent vol5.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split33/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.7% / -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 20267.71 USD1.8%6.74 USD8.28 USD0.019.291.7MOn
24 Jul 20267.57 USD3.7%6.67 USD8.31 USD0.408.671.8MOn
17 Jul 20267.30 USD-6.3%6.62 USD8.35 USD0.823.821.6MOn
10 Jul 20267.79 USD-5.0%6.57 USD8.38 USD1.188.521.4MOn
3 Jul 20268.20 USD1.6%6.52 USD8.41 USD1.2715.252.0MOn
26 Jun 20268.07 USD1.6%6.44 USD8.44 USD1.2215.383.0MOn
19 Jun 20267.94 USD3.0%6.37 USD8.48 USD1.1810.402.2MOn
12 Jun 20267.71 USD3.9%6.29 USD8.51 USD1.197.661.4MOn
5 Jun 20267.42 USD-6.7%6.24 USD8.54 USD1.373.612.5MOn
29 May 20267.95 USD2.6%6.21 USD8.57 USD1.507.561.4MOn
22 May 20267.75 USD0.5%6.17 USD8.59 USD1.495.781.9MOn
15 May 20267.71 USD-4.0%6.14 USD8.61 USD1.505.504.9MOn
8 May 20268.03 USD15.2%6.10 USD8.63 USD1.409.443.8MOn
1 May 20266.97 USD5.3%6.04 USD8.64 USD1.14-3.451.2MOff
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.