STBA NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

S&T Bancorp Inc · Financial Services · Banks - Regional

Latest close 51.79 USD
3.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 18.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 98.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.6%, after a 5.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is mixed with 31/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 63/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; earnings are due in 84d.

Setup score 75 out of 100
Latest Close 51.79 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 3.6% latest completed week
4W Return 5.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 17.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 82.7% 43 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 36-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
  • 13 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 18.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 98.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.6%, after a 5.1% 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 1.3x 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 0.9912-week average 0.89

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership6/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.99Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1313 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 13 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 5.1% over four weeks, 17.9% over 12 weeks, and 42.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 36 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.6%
4W5.1%
12W17.9%
26W28.2%
52W42.4%
Active trend streak36 weeks
Active weeks in one year43
Trend breadth82.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.46Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-4.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership15.69Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change124.2%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 inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength95/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Value86/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Quality75/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
Momentum82/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Growth70/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 31; 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
13.2x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
11.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
70.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
28.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
24.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
1.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-0.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
7.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
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
2.8%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.8%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.3x
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 positioningMixed

STBA shows mixed options pressure with a 31/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 5.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction31/100
Expected move5.2%
Put/call volume
Pressure11
Speculation0
Volatility36
Trend agreement86
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Insider activity16 / 4

16 acquisitions and 4 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 sentiment63/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 49 relevant articles.

29 positive · 19 neutral · 1 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 earnings84dNext report is scheduled for 22 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move5.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-0.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.3%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+5.2%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-6.4%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week+3.6%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains14
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.5% / -2.2%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
24 Jul 202651.79 USD3.6%43.85 USD35.64 USD1.4615.691.8MOn
17 Jul 202649.97 USD2.5%43.45 USD35.49 USD1.4810.211.3MOn
10 Jul 202648.75 USD-0.8%43.15 USD35.34 USD1.523.181.1MOn
3 Jul 202649.13 USD-0.3%42.90 USD35.19 USD1.575.82976.3KOn
26 Jun 202649.26 USD5.2%42.58 USD35.03 USD1.537.001.7MOn
19 Jun 202646.84 USD-2.1%42.23 USD34.87 USD1.18-2.761.6MOn
12 Jun 202647.85 USD4.9%41.97 USD34.72 USD0.891.901.1MOn
5 Jun 202645.60 USD1.1%41.64 USD34.59 USD0.54-0.671.1MOn
29 May 202645.09 USD0.5%41.36 USD34.46 USD0.33-6.30797.7KOn
22 May 202644.86 USD3.6%41.04 USD34.34 USD0.33-4.291.3MOn
15 May 202643.30 USD-1.9%40.73 USD34.21 USD0.18-6.681.5MOn
8 May 202644.15 USD0.5%40.43 USD34.09 USD0.20-5.451.5MOn
1 May 202643.91 USD2.5%40.11 USD33.96 USD0.16-1.131.4MOn
24 Apr 202642.86 USD-2.1%39.86 USD33.83 USD0.01-2.25937.7KOn
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.