STEM NYSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Stem Inc · Utilities · Utilities - Renewable

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Latest close 5.88 USD
8.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -40.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 3.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.9%, after a -15.5% 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 bullish with 27/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 14 out of 100
Latest Close 5.88 USD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 8.9% latest completed week
4W Return -15.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -32.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 48.1% 25 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
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 negative, which weakens the current setup.
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 8.9% Latest completed week; four-week move -15.5%. Indicator stack 26/0 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 40.80% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Bullish 27/100 conviction; expected move 32.7%. News sentiment 53/100 25 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 12 Aug Latest stored earnings date was 12 Aug 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -40.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 3.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.9%, after a -15.5% 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 0.8x 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
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 7 Aug
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 0.0112-week average 0.03

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks 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 -15.5% over four weeks, -32.8% over 12 weeks, and -53.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W8.9%
4W-15.5%
12W-32.8%
26W-53.9%
52W-53.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year25
Trend breadth48.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.24Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-389.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-61.14Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-10.6%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 inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 85% Model confidence 79%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength59/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 42; rank 1 is best.
Value90/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Quality25/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Momentum9/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Growth25/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 76; 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
0.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
1.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-0.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
36.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
112.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-2.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
651.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
0.7%
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
6/9
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
1.3x
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 positioningBullish

STEM shows bullish options pressure with a 27/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.78, expected move of 32.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction27/100
Expected move32.7%
Put/call volume0.78
Pressure19
Speculation6
Volatility96
Trend agreement31
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Insider activity8 / 12

8 acquisitions and 12 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 25 relevant articles.

6 positive · 16 neutral · 3 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 earnings12 AugLatest stored earnings date was 12 Aug 2026.
Options expected move32.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-81.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.7%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 higher9 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.2%Week of 6 Mar.
Worst week-20.8%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+8.9%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains1
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses14
Recent vol9.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol11.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew10.8% / -9.3%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 tape16/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 16/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis12/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 2/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.01; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 40.80%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 40.80% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors45/100

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

Tiny Titans rank 78; Buyback Yield rank 67; Small Cap Core rank 16 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options44/100

STEM shows bullish options pressure with a 27/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.78, expected move of 32.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 32.7% Sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.

STEM|Stem Inc|Price:5.260|Chg%:+0.310 Insiders8 / 12

8 acquisitions and 12 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings12 Aug

Latest stored earnings date was 12 Aug 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20265.88 USD8.9%9.94 USD25.66 USD-1.24-61.14517.2KOff
31 Jul 20265.40 USD-1.6%10.34 USD26.46 USD-1.02-63.51694.0KOff
24 Jul 20265.49 USD-12.3%10.72 USD27.32 USD-0.70-62.96490.9KOff
17 Jul 20266.26 USD-10.1%11.07 USD28.13 USD-0.42-58.66581.9KOff
10 Jul 20266.96 USD-11.3%11.42 USD28.99 USD-0.25-55.30514.1KOff
3 Jul 20267.85 USD6.7%11.83 USD29.79 USD-0.25-49.11381.8KOff
26 Jun 20267.36 USD-10.5%12.18 USD30.51 USD-0.20-51.40507.5KOff
19 Jun 20268.22 USD12.4%12.51 USD31.20 USD-0.04-47.04434.6KOff
12 Jun 20267.31 USD-5.1%12.71 USD31.80 USD0.04-52.61686.0KOff
5 Jun 20267.70 USD-20.8%13.03 USD32.52 USD0.11-50.051.1MOff
29 May 20269.72 USD2.7%13.38 USD33.18 USD-0.02-39.00883.5KOff
22 May 20269.46 USD8.1%13.71 USD33.82 USD-0.37-39.99707.8KOff
15 May 20268.75 USD-4.5%14.19 USD34.39 USD-0.72-44.18871.9KOff
8 May 20269.16 USD-14.9%14.69 USD34.84 USD-0.98-41.791.4MOff
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.

Evidence context