BARK NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

BARK, Inc. · Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail

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Latest close 9.06 USD
6.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -23.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.5%, after a -17.1% 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 49/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 23 out of 100
Latest Close 9.06 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 6.5% latest completed week
4W Return -17.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 0.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • 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.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 42.84% based on similar historical setup states.
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.
Price follow-through 6.5% Latest completed week; four-week move -17.1%. Indicator stack 0/100 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 Recent Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Negative 42.84% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Volatility 50/100 conviction; expected move 35.9%. News sentiment 49/100 31 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 4d Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -23.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.5%, after a -17.1% 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 0.6x 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
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 0.0712-week average 0.05

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.07Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 -17.1% over four weeks, 0.1% over 12 weeks, and -46.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W6.5%
4W-17.1%
12W0.1%
26W-49.1%
52W-46.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.38Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change1452.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-38.58Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-26.4%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 82% Model confidence 78%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength30/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Value74/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Quality10/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Momentum4/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Growth15/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 86; 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
0.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-21.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
61.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-9.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-5.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-30.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-18.5%
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
4/9
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
-0.7x
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.

Options positioningVolatility

BARK shows volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.10, expected move of 35.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction50/100
Expected move35.9%
Put/call volume0.10
Pressure91
Speculation8
Volatility96
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity7 / 12

7 acquisitions and 12 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 sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 31 relevant articles.

4 positive · 22 neutral · 5 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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 move35.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-56.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility11.7%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 higher9 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+28.4%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-18.8%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+6.5%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses12
Recent vol11.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol11.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/33Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew9.4% / -6.4%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 tape25/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 25/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis18/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.07; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 42.84%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 42.84% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors28/100

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

Tiny Titans rank 75; Buyback Yield rank 24; Small Cap Core rank 25 Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Options35/100

BARK shows volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.10, expected move of 35.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 35.9% Sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 31 relevant articles.

BARK, Inc. (NYSE:BARK) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Analysts Insiders7 / 12

7 acquisitions and 12 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings4d

Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20269.06 USD6.5%11.85 USD22.36 USD0.38-38.58240.3KOff
24 Jul 20268.51 USD-8.4%11.94 USD22.47 USD0.47-42.53210.5KOff
17 Jul 20269.29 USD-3.2%12.06 USD22.60 USD0.40-38.85176.4KOff
10 Jul 20269.60 USD-12.2%12.17 USD22.71 USD0.24-38.83204.3KOff
3 Jul 202610.93 USD28.4%12.29 USD22.83 USD0.02-30.51573.7KOff
26 Jun 20268.51 USD-15.2%12.37 USD22.94 USD-0.33-45.46907.4KOff
19 Jun 202610.03 USD2.8%12.57 USD23.06 USD-0.48-38.16531.8KOff
12 Jun 20269.76 USD7.1%12.72 USD23.17 USD-0.70-40.01941.3KOff
5 Jun 20269.11 USD-9.7%12.88 USD23.29 USD-0.90-44.40188.2KOff
29 May 202610.09 USD16.4%13.11 USD23.41 USD-1.03-40.95236.8KOff
22 May 20268.67 USD-1.8%13.38 USD23.49 USD-1.16-49.85238.2KOff
15 May 20268.83 USD-2.4%13.66 USD23.58 USD-1.22-49.75250.5KOff
8 May 20269.05 USD-6.4%13.89 USD23.67 USD-1.17-49.68166.1KOff
1 May 20269.67 USD1.0%14.11 USD23.75 USD-1.16-46.21183.2KOff
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.