HPS-A TOR Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Hammond Power Solutions Inc. · Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts

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Latest close 250.7 CAD
-8.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 1.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 57.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -8.7%, after a -21.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 60/100.

Setup score 52 out of 100
Latest Close 250.7 CAD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -8.7% latest completed week
4W Return -21.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -19.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 55-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.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 8 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
  • The latest week was a sharp negative move.
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 -8.7% Latest completed week; four-week move -21.9%. Indicator stack 100/27 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. News sentiment 60/100 5 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 1.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 57.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -8.7%, after a -21.9% 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 2.2x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

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 0.8512-week average 0.92

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.85Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers88 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 8 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -21.9% over four weeks, -19.3% over 12 weeks, and 102.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 55 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-8.7%
4W-21.9%
12W-19.3%
26W39.8%
52W102.9%
Active trend streak55 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.50Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-177.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership13.55Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-73.8%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 is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 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 strength19/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Value5/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Quality32/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Momentum96/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 5; 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.

Value-quality framework33/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
43.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
26.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
0.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
30.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
11.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
0.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
19.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
13.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
1.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-136.5%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.4%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.4%
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.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment60/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.

2 positive · 3 neutral · 0 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-29.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.5%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+22.7%Week of 24 Apr.
Worst week-11.0%Week of 22 May.
Latest week-8.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains11
Modest gains2
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses7
Recent vol8.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew8.1% / -5.7%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 tape61/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 61/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis77/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 10/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.85; 8 reversal markers Factors35/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 58; Small Cap Core rank 97 SVQF33/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 200.5 of 298 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment60/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.

Hammond Power Solutions (TSX:HPS.A) Stock Could Be 3.4% Undervalued After Index Addition Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026250.7 CAD-8.7%247.1 CAD136.2 CAD-0.5013.55584.5KOn
24 Jul 2026274.5 CAD-1.6%244.1 CAD135.0 CAD-0.2624.83167.9KOn
17 Jul 2026278.9 CAD-10.9%240.3 CAD133.6 CAD0.0828.61226.1KOn
10 Jul 2026312.9 CAD-2.5%236.5 CAD132.1 CAD0.5745.64235.3KOn
3 Jul 2026321.0 CAD-1.1%231.9 CAD130.5 CAD0.6551.80185.5KOn
26 Jun 2026324.7 CAD-7.3%226.9 CAD128.7 CAD0.6956.9347.7KOn
19 Jun 2026350.3 CAD18.0%221.8 CAD126.9 CAD0.8372.08462.4KOn
12 Jun 2026297.0 CAD-1.2%215.3 CAD125.0 CAD0.7248.8350.4KOn
5 Jun 2026300.5 CAD-7.1%210.9 CAD123.4 CAD1.0055.1182.6KOn
29 May 2026323.6 CAD8.0%207.0 CAD121.7 CAD1.2967.93261.2KOn
22 May 2026299.5 CAD-11.0%203.3 CAD119.9 CAD1.4659.87338.5KOn
15 May 2026336.4 CAD8.2%199.3 CAD118.3 CAD1.7686.19338.7KOn
8 May 2026310.8 CAD7.4%192.7 CAD116.4 CAD1.7074.63458.8KOn
1 May 2026289.3 CAD4.3%186.6 CAD114.7 CAD1.5566.77391.7KOn
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.