SNEX NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Stonex Group Inc · Financial Services · Capital Markets

Latest close 76.57 USD
3.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 16.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 69.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.1%, after a -4.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 48/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 3d.

Setup score 58 out of 100
Latest Close 76.57 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 3.1% latest completed week
4W Return -4.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return -5.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 88.5% 46 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 32-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.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 59.52% based on similar historical setup states.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 5 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money 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 16.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 69.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.1%, after a -4.7% 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
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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 0.8912-week average 0.94

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.89Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers55 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 5 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -4.7% over four weeks, -5.8% over 12 weeks, and 77.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 32 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.1%
4W-4.7%
12W-5.8%
26W53.5%
52W77.7%
Active trend streak32 weeks
Active weeks in one year46
Trend breadth88.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.39Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-122.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership27.67Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-16.3%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 strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 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 strength90/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Value89/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Quality30/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Momentum93/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Growth94/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 7; 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 framework69/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
19.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
10.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
30.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
2.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
1.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
5.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
9.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
23.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
56.5%
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
2.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
6.9x
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

SNEX shows volatility options pressure with a 48/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.17, expected move of 10.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction48/100
Expected move10.9%
Put/call volume0.17
Pressure82
Speculation5
Volatility73
Trend agreement21
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Insider activity6 / 14

6 acquisitions and 14 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 sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 38 relevant articles.

11 positive · 20 neutral · 7 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 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move10.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-19.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.4%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 higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.9%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-15.2%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+3.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses5
Recent vol8.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.5% / -5.3%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202676.57 USD3.1%65.62 USD36.18 USD-0.3927.674.2MOn
24 Jul 202674.26 USD8.2%64.51 USD35.81 USD0.0325.415.6MOn
17 Jul 202668.66 USD-12.5%63.52 USD35.45 USD0.6414.984.2MOn
10 Jul 202678.48 USD-2.3%62.65 USD35.12 USD1.3226.643.7MOn
3 Jul 202680.37 USD-11.0%61.48 USD34.73 USD1.7233.075.6MOn
26 Jun 202690.28 USD-2.6%60.18 USD34.32 USD1.7052.075.9MOn
19 Jun 202692.67 USD6.4%58.52 USD33.85 USD1.3750.927.0MOn
12 Jun 202687.13 USD13.1%56.67 USD33.36 USD1.1047.514.0MOn
5 Jun 202677.03 USD1.9%55.09 USD32.92 USD0.9434.993.4MOn
29 May 202675.57 USD1.1%53.84 USD32.53 USD1.1227.611.8MOn
22 May 202674.75 USD1.7%52.69 USD32.16 USD1.2730.802.6MOn
15 May 202673.47 USD-9.6%51.68 USD31.78 USD1.3931.063.6MOn
8 May 202681.28 USD15.9%50.71 USD31.42 USD1.5345.544.3MOn
1 May 202670.13 USD-0.9%49.42 USD31.01 USD1.4233.562.7MOn
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.