PD TOR Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Precision Drilling Corporation · Energy · Oil & Gas Drilling

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Latest close 119.5 CAD
2.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 66.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.0%, after a 8.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 54 out of 100
Latest Close 119.5 CAD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 2.0% latest completed week
4W Return 8.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -7.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 86.5% 45 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 55.75% based on similar historical setup states.
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.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 2.0% Latest completed week; four-week move 8.5%. Indicator stack 48/31 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. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 55.75% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 50/100 23 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 66.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.0%, after a 8.5% 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
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 0.4412-week average 0.68

12-week confirmation

Trend active8/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership10/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.44Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers77 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 7 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 8.5% over four weeks, -7.2% over 12 weeks, and 68.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.0%
4W8.5%
12W-7.2%
26W13.9%
52W68.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year45
Trend breadth86.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.05Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-5.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership4.68Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change705.0%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive 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 strength94/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Value86/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Quality68/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Momentum83/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Growth4/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 97; 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 framework17/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

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
5.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
82.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
4.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-3.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-98.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-43.7%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
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
3.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.7x
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 23 relevant articles.

4 positive · 16 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-16.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.8%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.8%Week of 24 Apr.
Worst week-11.0%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+2.0%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split33/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.1% / -4.1%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 tape53/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 53/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis41/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 8/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 10/12.

Activity pressure 0.44; 7 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.75%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.75% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors82/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 12; Small Cap Core rank 9 SVQF17/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 250.5 of 300 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 23 relevant articles.

TD Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Precision Drilling (TSE:PD) Stock Price Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026119.5 CAD2.0%120.4 CAD89.92 CAD-1.054.68225.9KOff
17 Jul 2026117.2 CAD3.1%119.6 CAD89.72 CAD-1.173.45366.7KOff
10 Jul 2026113.7 CAD3.7%118.9 CAD89.45 CAD-1.220.69387.9KOff
3 Jul 2026109.6 CAD-0.5%118.2 CAD89.16 CAD-1.11-2.38265.8KOff
26 Jun 2026110.2 CAD-7.5%117.7 CAD88.90 CAD-1.00-0.77342.8KOn
19 Jun 2026119.2 CAD-11.0%117.0 CAD88.61 CAD-0.937.8219.9KOn
12 Jun 2026133.9 CAD3.1%115.7 CAD88.23 CAD-0.6821.8460.0KOn
5 Jun 2026129.8 CAD5.4%113.9 CAD87.77 CAD-0.6820.8682.2KOn
29 May 2026123.2 CAD-8.0%112.3 CAD87.33 CAD-0.6714.40381.5KOn
22 May 2026133.9 CAD2.5%111.0 CAD86.94 CAD-0.4026.47492.3KOn
15 May 2026130.6 CAD8.6%109.3 CAD86.47 CAD-0.3426.98340.1KOn
8 May 2026120.3 CAD-6.6%107.5 CAD86.03 CAD-0.1817.18453.5KOn
1 May 2026128.7 CAD-1.1%106.0 CAD85.66 CAD0.1927.12686.9KOn
24 Apr 2026130.2 CAD13.8%104.4 CAD85.25 CAD0.4429.67480.5KOn
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.