CVV NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

CVD Equipment Corporation · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

Latest close 7.21 USD
2.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 31.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.3%, after a -6.8% 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 47/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 10d.

Setup score 50 out of 100
Latest Close 7.21 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 2.3% latest completed week
4W Return -6.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 1.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 84.6% 44 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 30-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
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 39.13% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 3 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 31.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.3%, after a -6.8% 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 0.8x 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 0.7712-week average 0.75

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 pressure0.77Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -6.8% over four weeks, 1.7% over 12 weeks, and 96.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 30 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.3%
4W-6.8%
12W1.7%
26W49.9%
52W96.5%
Active trend streak30 weeks
Active weeks in one year44
Trend breadth84.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.28Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-63.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership47.73Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-20.1%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 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 78%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength70/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
Value59/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 42; rank 1 is best.
Quality58/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Momentum59/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 42; rank 1 is best.
Growth59/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 42; 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
2.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-5.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
24.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-19.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-11.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-18.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-36.2%
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
4/9
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
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.6x
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.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment47/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 41 relevant articles.

7 positive · 25 neutral · 9 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 earnings10dNext 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-17.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility13.7%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+49.1%Week of 27 Mar.
Worst week-26.7%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+2.3%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains2
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses10
Recent vol13.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol15.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew14.5% / -8.0%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.

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
31 Jul 20267.21 USD2.3%5.49 USD4.34 USD0.2847.73515.4KOn
24 Jul 20267.05 USD-1.0%5.35 USD4.35 USD0.5046.77260.8KOn
17 Jul 20267.12 USD-3.3%5.22 USD4.35 USD0.6047.35438.9KOn
10 Jul 20267.37 USD-4.8%5.08 USD4.35 USD0.7447.56465.8KOn
3 Jul 20267.74 USD18.7%4.95 USD4.35 USD0.7859.77310.0KOn
26 Jun 20266.52 USD-16.5%4.80 USD4.34 USD0.6937.78419.7KOn
19 Jun 20267.81 USD14.5%4.70 USD4.35 USD0.7159.44546.8KOn
12 Jun 20266.82 USD22.9%4.54 USD4.35 USD0.6145.13487.6KOn
5 Jun 20265.55 USD-6.9%4.43 USD4.36 USD0.5522.16471.9KOn
29 May 20265.96 USD2.6%4.36 USD4.38 USD0.7726.01483.8KOn
22 May 20265.81 USD11.7%4.29 USD4.39 USD0.9527.241.1MOn
15 May 20265.20 USD-26.7%4.24 USD4.39 USD1.0815.911.3MOn
8 May 20267.09 USD-11.9%4.19 USD4.40 USD0.8558.671.3MOn
1 May 20268.05 USD24.6%4.06 USD4.43 USD0.4492.491.0MOn
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.