ACIC NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

American Coastal Insurance Corp · Financial Services · Insurance - Property & Casualty

Latest close 10.62 USD
3.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -3.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 42.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.3%, after a -8.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is mixed with 31/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 3d.

Setup score 36 out of 100
Latest Close 10.62 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 3.3% latest completed week
4W Return -8.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 0.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 53.8% 28 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -3.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 42.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.3%, 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 0.9x 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
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
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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 0.2812-week average 0.46

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.28Current 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, 0.9% over 12 weeks, and 11.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.3%
4W-8.0%
12W0.9%
26W-3.9%
52W11.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year28
Trend breadth53.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.70Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-72.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-11.94Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-37.4%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; 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 strength91/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Value93/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Quality90/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Momentum31/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 70; 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
4.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
3.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
11.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
71.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
45.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
17.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
31.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
10.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
42.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-59.2%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
7.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
7.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.2x
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

ACIC shows mixed options pressure with a 31/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.67, expected move of 11.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction31/100
Expected move11.4%
Put/call volume0.67
Pressure15
Speculation19
Volatility81
Trend agreement48
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 45 relevant articles.

10 positive · 29 neutral · 6 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 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move11.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-13.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.6%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+6.2%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-10.9%Week of 8 May.
Latest week+3.3%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses2
Recent vol4.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.4% / -2.4%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 202610.62 USD3.3%11.05 USD10.24 USD-0.70-11.941.3MOff
24 Jul 202610.28 USD0.3%11.07 USD10.20 USD-0.45-14.461.1MOff
17 Jul 202610.25 USD-8.2%11.12 USD10.16 USD-0.16-16.311.3MOff
10 Jul 202611.17 USD-3.2%11.18 USD10.13 USD-0.19-12.91990.7KOff
3 Jul 202611.54 USD3.5%11.20 USD10.08 USD-0.41-8.691.5MOff
26 Jun 202611.15 USD6.2%11.19 USD10.03 USD-0.74-11.252.6MOff
19 Jun 202610.50 USD0.5%11.20 USD9.98 USD-1.04-20.411.0MOff
12 Jun 202610.45 USD1.7%11.21 USD9.94 USD-0.97-19.061.3MOff
5 Jun 202610.28 USD-1.6%11.23 USD9.90 USD-0.81-18.901.8MOff
29 May 202610.45 USD-3.2%11.27 USD9.86 USD-0.66-21.671.2MOff
22 May 202610.80 USD-0.5%11.29 USD9.83 USD-0.22-17.181.2MOff
15 May 202610.85 USD3.0%11.30 USD9.79 USD0.19-16.231.7MOff
8 May 202610.53 USD-10.9%11.31 USD9.75 USD0.48-19.361.8MOn
1 May 202611.82 USD-1.7%11.33 USD9.71 USD0.59-5.17678.0KOn
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.