- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
VFF
NASDAQ
Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Village Farms International Inc · Consumer Defensive · Farm Products
Latest close
1.92 USD
-0.5%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -28.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 11.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.5%, after a -1.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bearish with 43/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 8d.
Setup score
20
out of 100
Latest Close
1.92 USD
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
-0.5%
latest completed week
4W Return
-1.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-25.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
59.6%
31 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.9x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 41.52% based on similar historical setup states.
- 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
-0.5%
Latest completed week; four-week move -1.5%.
Indicator stack
33/16
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
Negative 41.52%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Bearish
43/100 conviction; expected move 19.5%.
News sentiment
53/100
53 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
8d
Next report is scheduled for 10 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -28.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 11.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.5%, after a -1.5% four-week move.
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
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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 0.0112-week average 0.04
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.01Current 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 -1.5% over four weeks, -25.3% over 12 weeks, and 24.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year31
Trend breadth59.6%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.82Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-14.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-40.05Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change2.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
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 inexpensive relative to peers.
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 strength97/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Value98/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Quality76/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Momentum74/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Growth28/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 73; rank 1 is best.
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 framework83/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 5.6x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.0x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 4.2x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 28.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 41.7% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 17.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 28.4% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 9.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -23.6% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 428.1% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 7/9 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
- 1.3% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 1.3% 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.
Options positioningBearish
VFF shows bearish options pressure with a 43/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.79, expected move of 19.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction43/100
Expected move19.5%
Put/call volume1.79
Insider activity12 / 8
12 acquisitions and 8 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.News sentiment53/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 53 relevant articles.
11 positive · 40 neutral · 2 negativePatient 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 earnings8dNext report is scheduled for 10 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move19.5%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-61.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.5%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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3 Apr
1 May
29 May
26 Jun
31 Jul
Weeks higher8 of 2618 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.8%Week of 20 Feb.
Worst week-17.4%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week-0.5%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses7
Recent vol5.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol11.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/33Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.5% / -5.0%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.
SectorUS Consumer Defensive
4-week rank- / 100
Group average0.9%
Trend breadth48.0%
Trend48.0%active weekly trend signals
MD57.0%positive activity pressure
RS36.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Farm Products
4-week rank10 / 17
Group average-4.1%
Trend breadth23.5%
Trend23.5%active weekly trend signals
MD41.2%positive activity pressure
RS11.8%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
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 tape20/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 20/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis9/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.01; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 41.52%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 41.52% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors86/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 28; Small Cap Core rank 7 SVQF83/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 125.0 of 726 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options47/100VFF shows bearish options pressure with a 43/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.79, expected move of 19.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Bearish · Put-side pressure · Expected move 19.5% Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 53 relevant articles.
Village Farms International Inc (VFF) Financial Health: Profitability & Balance Sheet Analysis Insiders12 / 812 acquisitions and 8 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings8dNext report is scheduled for 10 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1.92 USD | -0.5% | 2.69 USD | 1.58 USD | -1.82 | -40.05 | 4.4M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1.93 USD | -2.0% | 2.75 USD | 1.57 USD | -1.77 | -39.40 | 2.8M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1.97 USD | -3.4% | 2.82 USD | 1.57 USD | -1.66 | -39.10 | 3.2M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 2.04 USD | 4.6% | 2.88 USD | 1.56 USD | -1.62 | -39.45 | 3.9M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1.95 USD | 3.2% | 2.95 USD | 1.55 USD | -1.60 | -40.99 | 5.8M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1.89 USD | -1.0% | 3.00 USD | 1.54 USD | -1.61 | -42.20 | 5.1M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1.91 USD | -5.9% | 3.07 USD | 1.53 USD | -1.64 | -44.05 | 4.8M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 2.03 USD | -2.9% | 3.12 USD | 1.52 USD | -1.56 | -38.80 | 6.8M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 2.09 USD | -17.4% | 3.18 USD | 1.51 USD | -1.42 | -35.33 | 6.7M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 2.53 USD | -2.7% | 3.21 USD | 1.50 USD | -1.30 | -25.01 | 2.6M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 2.60 USD | -0.4% | 3.23 USD | 1.49 USD | -1.21 | -20.33 | 3.1M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 2.61 USD | 1.6% | 3.25 USD | 1.48 USD | -1.11 | -18.65 | 7.0M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 2.57 USD | -9.8% | 3.27 USD | 1.47 USD | -1.08 | -19.59 | 9.5M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 2.85 USD | 0.4% | 3.29 USD | 1.46 USD | -1.24 | -5.01 | 3.6M | Off |
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.