HTO NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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H2O America · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water

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Latest close 63.84 USD
-2.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.4%, after a 5.2% 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 49/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 70 out of 100
Latest Close 63.84 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -2.4% latest completed week
4W Return 5.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 13.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 51.9% 27 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 27-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
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
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 -2.4% Latest completed week; four-week move 5.2%. Indicator stack 74/78 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. Options pressure Bullish 49/100 conviction; expected move 8.1%. News sentiment 55/100 43 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 27 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 27 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.4%, after a 5.2% 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 1.0x 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
30 Jan 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
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 0.8312-week average 0.87

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 leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.83Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 5.2% over four weeks, 13.4% over 12 weeks, and 35.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 27 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.4%
4W5.2%
12W13.4%
26W24.0%
52W35.8%
Active trend streak27 weeks
Active weeks in one year27
Trend breadth51.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.57Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change223.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership10.83Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change387.9%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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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 strength42/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 59; rank 1 is best.
Value36/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
Quality33/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 68; rank 1 is best.
Momentum78/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Growth32/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 69; 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 framework25/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
25.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
14.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
21.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
55.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
23.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
113.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
6.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
6.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
60.5%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.7%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-4.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-1.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
5.5x
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

HTO shows bullish options pressure with a 49/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 8.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction49/100
Expected move8.1%
Put/call volume0.00
Pressure100
Speculation9
Volatility54
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 43 relevant articles.

12 positive · 28 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 earnings27 JulLatest stored earnings date was 27 Jul 2026.
Options expected move8.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-3.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.7%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 higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.2%Week of 6 Mar.
Worst week-5.0%Week of 1 May.
Latest week-2.4%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.8% / -2.3%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 tape70/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 70/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis60/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 5/12.

Activity pressure 0.83; 2 reversal markers Factors45/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 82; Small Cap Core rank 76 SVQF25/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 543.5 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options46/100

HTO shows bullish options pressure with a 49/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 8.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 8.1% Sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 43 relevant articles.

H2O America Stock 12‑Month Price Target Raised to $67.43, Implies 6% Upside Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings27 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 27 Jul 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202663.84 USD-2.4%56.78 USD53.36 USD0.5710.832.2MOn
17 Jul 202665.43 USD6.4%56.25 USD53.36 USD0.4512.033.5MOn
10 Jul 202661.47 USD-1.5%55.68 USD53.37 USD-0.041.041.9MOn
3 Jul 202662.42 USD2.9%55.24 USD53.39 USD-0.264.352.2MOn
26 Jun 202660.69 USD7.1%54.73 USD53.38 USD-0.462.222.8MOn
19 Jun 202656.69 USD-0.6%54.23 USD53.40 USD-0.66-8.942.0MOn
12 Jun 202657.06 USD-0.6%53.80 USD53.44 USD-0.51-6.322.1MOn
5 Jun 202657.43 USD-0.7%53.46 USD53.50 USD-0.47-3.941.9MOn
29 May 202657.83 USD-0.5%53.09 USD53.57 USD-0.31-7.881.7MOn
22 May 202658.13 USD5.2%52.67 USD53.65 USD-0.11-5.152.5MOn
15 May 202655.24 USD-4.0%52.38 USD53.72 USD0.23-9.162.1MOn
8 May 202657.53 USD2.2%52.17 USD53.80 USD0.65-6.122.3MOn
1 May 202656.30 USD-5.0%51.83 USD53.88 USD0.91-3.592.8MOn
24 Apr 202659.27 USD2.9%51.49 USD53.97 USD1.142.494.0MOn
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.