TDAY NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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USA TODAY Co., Inc. · Communication Services · Publishing

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Latest close 8.40 USD
-1.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 19.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 91.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.2%, after a 0.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 57/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; earnings are due in 0d.

Setup score 73 out of 100
Latest Close 8.40 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -1.2% latest completed week
4W Return 0.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return 13.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 92.3% 48 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 48-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
  • 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.
Price follow-through -1.2% Latest completed week; four-week move 0.6%. Indicator stack 96/61 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 57.05% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Volatility 57/100 conviction; expected move 15.8%. News sentiment 51/100 54 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 0d Next report is scheduled for 30 Jul 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 19.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 91.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.2%, after a 0.6% 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
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 0.9912-week average 0.99

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 leadership12/12Weeks 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 markers55 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 5 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 0.6% over four weeks, 13.8% over 12 weeks, and 127.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 48 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-1.2%
4W0.6%
12W13.8%
26W42.9%
52W127.6%
Active trend streak48 weeks
Active weeks in one year48
Trend breadth92.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.79Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-33.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership31.47Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-19.8%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 neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength72/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Value36/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
Quality73/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 28; rank 1 is best.
Momentum96/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Growth5/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 96; 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 framework71/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
42.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
7.8x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
34.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
6.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-6.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-43.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
6.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
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
0.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.6x
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

TDAY shows volatility options pressure with a 57/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.01, expected move of 15.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction57/100
Expected move15.8%
Put/call volume0.01
Pressure100
Speculation26
Volatility80
Trend agreement5
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 54 relevant articles.

9 positive · 38 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 earnings0dNext report is scheduled for 30 Jul 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move15.8%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-5.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.4%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 higher16 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.9%Week of 6 Mar.
Worst week-5.0%Week of 12 Jun.
Latest week-1.2%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains8
Flat weeks1
Modest losses7
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.8% / -3.1%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 tape76/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 76/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis83/100

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

Activity pressure 0.99; 5 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 57.05%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 57.05% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors68/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 38; Small Cap Core rank 70 SVQF71/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 298.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options38/100

TDAY shows volatility options pressure with a 57/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.01, expected move of 15.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 15.8% Sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 54 relevant articles.

Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Sinks As Sellers Hit Memory Chips; Oil, Yields Slide Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings0d

Next report is scheduled for 30 Jul 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 20268.40 USD-1.2%7.05 USD4.38 USD0.7931.478.0MOn
17 Jul 20268.50 USD-0.1%6.95 USD4.35 USD1.0033.895.9MOn
10 Jul 20268.51 USD-3.6%6.85 USD4.31 USD0.9933.716.6MOn
3 Jul 20268.83 USD5.7%6.75 USD4.27 USD1.0342.246.8MOn
26 Jun 20268.35 USD6.0%6.64 USD4.23 USD1.1939.258.7MOn
19 Jun 20267.88 USD1.8%6.53 USD4.19 USD1.2729.985.7MOn
12 Jun 20267.74 USD-5.0%6.42 USD4.15 USD1.4730.387.8MOn
5 Jun 20268.15 USD4.4%6.31 USD4.12 USD1.6539.648.9MOn
29 May 20267.81 USD3.3%6.21 USD4.08 USD1.6732.087.2MOn
22 May 20267.56 USD2.3%6.13 USD4.04 USD1.7831.086.1MOn
15 May 20267.39 USD-3.1%6.00 USD4.01 USD1.7930.618.0MOn
8 May 20267.63 USD3.4%5.87 USD3.97 USD1.7836.4610.6MOn
1 May 20267.38 USD1.2%5.74 USD3.94 USD1.6236.379.5MOn
24 Apr 20267.29 USD-0.3%5.63 USD3.90 USD1.5237.596.8MOn
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.