GRND NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Grindr Inc · Technology · Software - Application

Latest close 17.34 USD
16.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 34.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 84.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 16.8%, after a 8.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 50/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 59 out of 100
Latest Close 17.34 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 16.8% latest completed week
4W Return 8.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 14.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 11.5% 6 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 6-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
  • No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
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 34.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 84.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 16.8%, after a 8.0% 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 1.1x 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 0.5512-week average 0.38

12-week confirmation

Trend active6/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.55Current 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 8.0% over four weeks, 14.9% over 12 weeks, and -0.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 6 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W16.8%
4W8.0%
12W14.9%
26W53.2%
52W-0.1%
Active trend streak6 weeks
Active weeks in one year6
Trend breadth11.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.15Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change65.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership17.13Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change254.0%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 strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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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 strength19/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Value13/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Quality98/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Momentum16/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Growth83/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 18; 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
27.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
5.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
19.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
74.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
27.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
32.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
31.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
50.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
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
0.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.0x
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

GRND shows volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.31, expected move of 12.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction50/100
Expected move12.3%
Put/call volume0.31
Pressure62
Speculation27
Volatility85
Trend agreement36
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 63 relevant articles.

13 positive · 42 neutral · 8 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 move12.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-7.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.2%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+16.8%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-12.8%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+16.8%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses3
Recent vol9.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.5% / -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 202617.34 USD16.8%12.94 USD13.09 USD1.1517.139.0MOn
24 Jul 202614.85 USD-2.7%12.80 USD13.02 USD1.120.927.1MOn
17 Jul 202615.26 USD-2.7%12.76 USD12.96 USD1.152.216.9MOn
10 Jul 202615.69 USD-2.3%12.71 USD12.90 USD1.062.349.9MOn
3 Jul 202616.06 USD12.0%12.63 USD12.83 USD0.704.848.8MOn
26 Jun 202614.34 USD7.4%12.55 USD12.77 USD0.41-5.678.1MOn
19 Jun 202613.35 USD14.7%12.50 USD12.71 USD0.33-15.588.8MOff
12 Jun 202611.64 USD6.8%12.51 USD12.66 USD0.40-27.077.8MOff
5 Jun 202610.90 USD-12.8%12.59 USD12.62 USD0.77-32.7210.5MOff
29 May 202612.50 USD-3.5%12.73 USD12.59 USD1.18-26.366.3MOff
22 May 202612.95 USD-3.4%12.78 USD12.55 USD1.35-24.256.5MOff
15 May 202613.40 USD-11.2%12.85 USD12.51 USD1.40-22.539.9MOff
8 May 202615.09 USD9.5%12.83 USD12.46 USD1.33-14.1211.7MOff
1 May 202613.78 USD2.2%12.73 USD12.40 USD0.97-21.164.5MOff
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.