BCO NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Brinks Company · Industrials · Security & Protection Services

Latest close 122.0 USD
1.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 9.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 72.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.6%, after a 29.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 38/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 6d.

Setup score 61 out of 100
Latest Close 122.0 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.6% latest completed week
4W Return 29.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 13.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 59.6% 31 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 56.65% based on similar historical setup states.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 9.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 72.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.6%, after a 29.7% 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 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 0.1512-week average 0.09

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 leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.15Current 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 29.7% over four weeks, 13.7% over 12 weeks, and 34.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.6%
4W29.7%
12W13.7%
26W-2.3%
52W34.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year31
Trend breadth59.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.69Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change227.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership0.93Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change104.4%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength93/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Value76/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Quality91/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Momentum73/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 28; rank 1 is best.
Growth85/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 16; 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.

Value-quality framework82/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
27.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
8.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
12.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
26.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
10.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
16.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
12.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
7.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
9.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
71.9%
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
0.8%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
3.9%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.7x
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

BCO shows bullish options pressure with a 38/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.69, expected move of 9.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction38/100
Expected move9.7%
Put/call volume0.69
Pressure27
Speculation44
Volatility73
Trend agreement38
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Insider activity19 / 1

19 acquisitions and 1 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 21 relevant articles.

6 positive · 13 neutral · 2 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 earnings6dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move9.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-10.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.2%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.2%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-10.5%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week+1.6%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses4
Recent vol5.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.1% / -3.0%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
24 Jul 2026122.0 USD1.6%111.7 USD96.15 USD0.690.932.8MOff
17 Jul 2026120.1 USD15.2%111.6 USD95.81 USD0.30-0.972.9MOff
10 Jul 2026104.2 USD2.7%111.5 USD95.46 USD-0.17-15.262.2MOff
3 Jul 2026101.5 USD7.9%112.0 USD95.21 USD-0.33-16.482.7MOff
26 Jun 202694.09 USD-3.7%112.5 USD94.97 USD-0.54-21.042.8MOff
19 Jun 202697.67 USD-4.2%113.1 USD94.79 USD-0.74-20.132.0MOff
12 Jun 2026101.9 USD0.9%113.5 USD94.58 USD-0.83-16.001.9MOff
5 Jun 2026101.0 USD-2.9%113.8 USD94.38 USD-0.85-16.351.9MOff
29 May 2026104.0 USD-0.7%114.2 USD94.18 USD-0.83-16.031.5MOff
22 May 2026104.8 USD1.2%114.4 USD93.95 USD-0.79-14.232.0MOff
15 May 2026103.5 USD-3.2%114.7 USD93.70 USD-0.77-14.523.4MOff
8 May 2026107.0 USD-0.3%114.9 USD93.45 USD-0.74-11.572.6MOff
1 May 2026107.3 USD-2.3%115.0 USD93.17 USD-0.83-9.441.5MOff
24 Apr 2026109.8 USD-3.8%115.3 USD92.88 USD-0.88-6.562.0MOff
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.