POCI NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. Common stock · Healthcare · Medical Instruments & Supplies

Latest close 4.30 USD
-0.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -8.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 28.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.9%, after a -18.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 59d.

Setup score 23 out of 100
Latest Close 4.30 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.9% latest completed week
4W Return -18.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 0.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 34.6% 18 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
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.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
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 not active. Price is -8.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 28.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.9%, after a -18.7% 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 0.4x 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
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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 0.6212-week average 0.36

12-week confirmation

Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership4/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.62Current 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 -18.7% over four weeks, 0.9% over 12 weeks, and -10.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.9%
4W-18.7%
12W0.9%
26W-15.2%
52W-10.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year18
Trend breadth34.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.13Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-112.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-14.09Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-6551.4%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025 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 strength78/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Value64/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Quality62/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 39; rank 1 is best.
Momentum64/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Growth64/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 37; 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
1.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-2.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
13.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-16.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-3.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-26.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
64.2%
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
3/9
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
-22.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-22.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.4x
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 sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 41 relevant articles.

10 positive · 29 neutral · 2 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 earnings59dNext report is scheduled for 28 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-30.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.2%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.3%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-15.6%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week-0.9%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses7
Recent vol6.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.4% / -4.2%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 20264.30 USD-0.9%4.72 USD5.14 USD-0.13-14.0999.2KOff
17 Jul 20264.34 USD-12.9%4.71 USD5.15 USD0.22-15.17156.1KOn
10 Jul 20264.98 USD-1.6%4.70 USD5.16 USD0.57-7.26147.7KOn
3 Jul 20265.06 USD-4.3%4.68 USD5.17 USD0.82-4.56143.5KOn
26 Jun 20265.29 USD-7.5%4.65 USD5.17 USD1.100.22214.3KOn
19 Jun 20265.72 USD-2.9%4.63 USD5.18 USD1.303.09101.8KOn
12 Jun 20265.89 USD1.6%4.59 USD5.18 USD1.358.82172.0KOn
5 Jun 20265.80 USD6.6%4.54 USD5.19 USD1.159.37344.1KOn
29 May 20265.44 USD10.3%4.48 USD5.19 USD0.74-2.23371.5KOn
22 May 20264.93 USD3.4%4.44 USD5.20 USD0.12-9.06510.0KOn
15 May 20264.77 USD3.9%4.42 USD5.21 USD-0.34-11.32418.3KOff
8 May 20264.59 USD7.7%4.40 USD5.22 USD-0.43-15.36154.1KOff
1 May 20264.26 USD2.7%4.40 USD5.23 USD-0.48-17.7647.3KOff
24 Apr 20264.15 USD-4.4%4.40 USD5.24 USD-0.34-19.12136.9KOff
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.