- The trend backdrop is active with a 12-week active streak.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Next-week expectancy is positive at 55.78% based on similar historical setup states.
- Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
LAKE
NASDAQ
Week ended 11 Sep 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Lakeland Industries Inc · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Manufacturing
Latest close
10.08 USD
-15.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is -1.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 27.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -15.6%, after a -15.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 42/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 49/100.
Setup score
37
out of 100
Latest Close
10.08 USD
11 Sep 2026
1W Return
-15.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
-15.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
0.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
23.1%
12 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.2x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- The latest week was a sharp negative move.
- 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
-15.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move -15.0%.
Indicator stack
54/53
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
Positive 55.78%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Bullish
42/100 conviction; expected move 12.1%.
News sentiment
49/100
39 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
09 Sep
Latest stored earnings date was 09 Sep 2026.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is -1.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 27.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -15.6%, after a -15.0% 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 1.2x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable 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 0.7012-week average 0.44
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 leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.70Current 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 -15.0% over four weeks, 0.0% over 12 weeks, and -31.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 12 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak12 weeks
Active weeks in one year12
Trend breadth23.1%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.39Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-45.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-19.54Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-69.6%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 11 Sep 2026
Financial statements through 31 Jul 2026
Field coverage 85%
Model confidence 85%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength39/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 62; rank 1 is best.
Value78/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Quality8/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Momentum11/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Growth23/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 78; 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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -3.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 32.6% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -10.6% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -1.9% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -10.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -0.3% 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
- 2/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.3% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.4% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.7% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -2.2x 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
LAKE shows bullish options pressure with a 42/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.45, expected move of 12.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.
Conviction42/100
Expected move12.1%
Put/call volume0.45
Insider activity10 / 10
10 acquisitions and 10 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 sentiment49/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 39 relevant articles.
10 positive · 22 neutral · 7 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 earnings09 SepLatest stored earnings date was 09 Sep 2026.
Options expected move12.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-43.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.1%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.
20 Mar
17 Apr
15 May
12 Jun
10 Jul
7 Aug
11 Sep
Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+25.4%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-15.6%Week of 11 Sep.
Latest week-15.6%Week of 11 Sep.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains11
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses2
Sharp losses10
Recent vol8.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol10.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.3% / -8.3%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.
SectorUS Consumer Cyclical
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-6.8%
Trend breadth45.0%
Trend45.0%active weekly trend signals
MD54.0%positive activity pressure
RS22.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Apparel Manufacturing
4-week rank19 / 23
Group average-7.1%
Trend breadth26.1%
Trend26.1%active weekly trend signals
MD17.4%positive activity pressure
RS21.7%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 tape42/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 42/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis67/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.70; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.78%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.78% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors33/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Tiny Titans rank 48; Buyback Yield rank 28; Small Cap Core rank 25 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options56/100LAKE shows bullish options pressure with a 42/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.45, expected move of 12.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.
Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 12.1% Sentiment49/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 39 relevant articles.
Lakeland’s (LAKE) Fire Business Is Carrying A Bumpy Turnaround Insiders10 / 1010 acquisitions and 10 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings09 SepLatest stored earnings date was 09 Sep 2026.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 10.08 USD | -15.6% | 10.27 USD | 16.14 USD | 0.39 | -19.54 | 537.4K | On |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 11.95 USD | 0.8% | 10.27 USD | 16.17 USD | 0.68 | -6.27 | 142.0K | On |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 11.86 USD | 5.4% | 10.19 USD | 16.19 USD | 0.76 | -7.59 | 241.8K | On |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 11.25 USD | -5.1% | 10.11 USD | 16.20 USD | 0.77 | -12.92 | 350.0K | On |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 11.86 USD | -1.5% | 10.04 USD | 16.22 USD | 0.72 | -11.52 | 310.6K | On |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 12.03 USD | 5.5% | 9.96 USD | 16.24 USD | 0.72 | -10.14 | 281.1K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 11.40 USD | 5.9% | 9.85 USD | 16.25 USD | 0.68 | -11.24 | 253.2K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 10.76 USD | -5.9% | 9.77 USD | 16.27 USD | 0.77 | -16.41 | 382.2K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 11.43 USD | 3.6% | 9.69 USD | 16.30 USD | 0.99 | -13.56 | 248.4K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 11.03 USD | -10.8% | 9.58 USD | 16.32 USD | 0.95 | -20.75 | 364.7K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 12.36 USD | 14.4% | 9.51 USD | 16.34 USD | 1.10 | -10.53 | 558.3K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 10.80 USD | 7.1% | 9.61 USD | 16.36 USD | 0.91 | -21.74 | 1.7M | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 10.08 USD | -8.2% | 9.76 USD | 16.38 USD | 0.84 | -30.84 | 446.8K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 10.98 USD | 18.3% | 9.89 USD | 16.41 USD | 0.95 | -23.52 | 2.5M | 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.