NCPL NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Netcapital Inc · Financial Services · Capital Markets

Latest close 0.40 USD
-4.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -29.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 2.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.5%, after a -29.5% 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 49/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 13d.

Setup score 14 out of 100
Latest Close 0.40 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -4.5% latest completed week
4W Return -29.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 7.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 5.8% 3 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.0x 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.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 38.82% based on similar historical setup states.
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 -29.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 2.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.5%, after a -29.5% 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 0.0x 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
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 0.3012-week average 0.17

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.30Current 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 -29.5% over four weeks, 7.2% over 12 weeks, and -87.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-4.5%
4W-29.5%
12W7.2%
26W-46.8%
52W-87.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year3
Trend breadth5.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.44Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-66.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-68.73Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-1.1%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 Apr 2025 Field coverage 76% Model confidence 66%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength50/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 51; rank 1 is best.
Value49/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 52; rank 1 is best.
Quality48/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Momentum49/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 52; rank 1 is best.
Growth49/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 52; 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
4.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-172.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
98.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-1234.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-1134.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-29.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-9.0%
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
1/9
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
-
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.1x
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 sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 53 relevant articles.

5 positive · 41 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 earnings13dNext report is scheduled for 11 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-89.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility35.2%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 higher7 of 2619 weeks finished lower.
Best week+117.6%Week of 22 May.
Worst week-27.9%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week-4.5%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains0
Flat weeks0
Modest losses1
Sharp losses18
Recent vol35.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol22.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split17/35Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew19.9% / -12.3%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 20260.40 USD-4.5%0.57 USD7.22 USD0.44-68.73267.4KOff
17 Jul 20260.42 USD-11.6%0.58 USD7.53 USD0.64-69.36372.6KOff
10 Jul 20260.48 USD-8.1%0.60 USD7.82 USD0.86-68.381.4MOff
3 Jul 20260.52 USD-9.1%0.62 USD8.33 USD1.08-68.42428.6KOff
26 Jun 20260.57 USD-18.0%0.63 USD8.82 USD1.31-67.991.2MOff
19 Jun 20260.69 USD-13.2%0.64 USD9.31 USD1.57-65.25795.0KOff
12 Jun 20260.80 USD-14.2%0.64 USD9.91 USD1.74-60.841.7MOff
5 Jun 20260.93 USD-15.3%0.68 USD10.52 USD1.51-54.536.8MOff
29 May 20261.10 USD34.3%0.71 USD11.12 USD1.18-49.9946.7MOff
22 May 20260.82 USD117.6%0.75 USD11.77 USD0.67-62.58152.5MOff
15 May 20260.38 USD-5.2%0.80 USD12.39 USD0.22-82.881.4MOff
8 May 20260.40 USD6.1%0.86 USD13.27 USD0.09-82.362.6MOff
1 May 20260.37 USD-1.6%0.92 USD14.01 USD0.02-82.82928.0KOff
24 Apr 20260.38 USD-10.4%1.00 USD14.65 USD0.02-82.671.3MOff
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.