VALU NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Value Line Inc · Financial Services · Financial Data & Stock Exchanges

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Latest close 34.19 USD
-9.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -9.5%, after a -11.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 1d.

Setup score 30 out of 100
Latest Close 34.19 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -9.5% latest completed week
4W Return -11.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -1.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 9.6% 5 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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 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.
Price follow-through -9.5% Latest completed week; four-week move -11.5%. Indicator stack 5/70 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 Recent Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. News sentiment 58/100 56 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 1d Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -9.5%, after a -11.5% 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 0.6x 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
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 0.2812-week average 0.10

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks 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 signals1Accumulation 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 -11.5% over four weeks, -1.6% over 12 weeks, and -6.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-9.5%
4W-11.5%
12W-1.6%
26W-7.9%
52W-6.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year5
Trend breadth9.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.95Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change39.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-14.23Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-81.2%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 ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 02 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Apr 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 99%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength6/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Value9/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Quality33/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 68; rank 1 is best.
Momentum32/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Growth6/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 95; 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 framework4/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
14.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
9.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
56.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
43.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
12.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
55.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
3.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-4.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
4.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-8.9%
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
3.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.3%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-4.1x
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 sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 56 relevant articles.

20 positive · 35 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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 earnings1dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-16.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.3%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.0%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-9.5%Week of 31 Jul.
Latest week-9.5%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses4
Recent vol5.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.0% / -2.3%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.

Weekly tape30/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 30/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis24/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.28; No reversal markers Factors18/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 38; Small Cap Core rank 82 SVQF4/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 695.5 of 725 Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 56 relevant articles.

VTEX or SE: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now? Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings1d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202634.19 USD-9.5%35.85 USD39.24 USD0.95-14.238.3KOff
24 Jul 202637.80 USD-7.0%35.93 USD39.34 USD1.30-5.1719.1KOff
17 Jul 202640.62 USD2.7%35.92 USD39.42 USD1.45-0.1311.3KOff
10 Jul 202639.56 USD2.4%35.85 USD39.47 USD1.09-6.9910.7KOff
3 Jul 202638.65 USD0.3%35.77 USD39.49 USD0.68-7.8513.0KOff
26 Jun 202638.52 USD13.0%35.71 USD39.51 USD0.13-7.7727.5KOff
19 Jun 202634.09 USD0.1%35.64 USD39.53 USD-0.51-22.3815.7KOff
12 Jun 202634.06 USD4.8%35.72 USD39.60 USD-0.76-20.9911.0KOff
5 Jun 202632.49 USD0.9%35.78 USD39.65 USD-0.99-23.4223.0KOff
29 May 202632.20 USD-2.4%35.93 USD39.71 USD-1.12-28.0812.6KOff
22 May 202633.00 USD-0.5%36.06 USD39.78 USD-1.18-24.869.2KOff
15 May 202633.18 USD-4.5%36.23 USD39.85 USD-0.97-24.197.6KOff
8 May 202634.74 USD-0.0%36.38 USD39.92 USD-0.89-21.565.3KOff
1 May 202634.75 USD-2.3%36.47 USD39.98 USD-0.87-17.969.6KOff
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.