RPID NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Rapid Micro Biosystems Inc · Healthcare · Medical Devices

Latest close 1.99 USD
-3.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -27.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 10.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.9%, after a 17.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 13d.

Setup score 37 out of 100
Latest Close 1.99 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -3.9% latest completed week
4W Return 17.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -21.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 48.1% 25 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
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 -27.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 10.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.9%, after a 17.1% 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 1.4x 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
30 Jan 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
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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 0.0212-week average 0.06

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 pressure0.02Current 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 17.1% over four weeks, -21.3% over 12 weeks, and -51.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-3.9%
4W17.1%
12W-21.3%
26W-51.7%
52W-51.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year25
Trend breadth48.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.29Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change129.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-39.34Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change25.3%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 weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 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 strength2/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Value22/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Quality3/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Momentum5/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Growth76/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 25; 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
2.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-33.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
12.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-140.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-105.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-119.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
16.0%
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
3/9
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
-0.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-0.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.2x
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.

Insider activity17 / 3

17 acquisitions and 3 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 sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 57 relevant articles.

8 positive · 46 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 earnings13dNext 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-59.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.3%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 higher10 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.2%Week of 10 Jul.
Worst week-31.3%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week-3.9%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains5
Flat weeks1
Modest losses7
Sharp losses8
Recent vol9.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol12.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew9.6% / -8.4%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 20261.99 USD-3.9%2.72 USD1.96 USD0.29-39.341.3MOff
17 Jul 20262.07 USD1.0%2.76 USD1.95 USD0.09-38.971.3MOff
10 Jul 20262.05 USD19.2%2.79 USD1.94 USD-0.34-42.771.6MOff
3 Jul 20261.72 USD1.2%2.85 USD1.94 USD-0.81-51.73640.8KOff
26 Jun 20261.70 USD-0.6%2.92 USD1.93 USD-0.99-52.631.1MOff
19 Jun 20261.71 USD-2.8%3.00 USD1.93 USD-1.22-55.20767.7KOff
12 Jun 20261.76 USD-11.6%3.09 USD1.92 USD-1.19-53.36559.9KOff
5 Jun 20261.99 USD-1.0%3.17 USD1.92 USD-1.15-46.89601.1KOff
29 May 20262.01 USD-2.0%3.21 USD1.91 USD-1.13-49.53584.3KOff
22 May 20262.05 USD-1.0%3.24 USD1.90 USD-1.12-47.721.2MOff
15 May 20262.07 USD-21.3%3.27 USD1.90 USD-1.15-47.24915.4KOff
8 May 20262.63 USD4.0%3.30 USD1.89 USD-1.12-33.93437.0KOff
1 May 20262.53 USD11.0%3.32 USD1.88 USD-1.14-33.55556.9KOff
24 Apr 20262.28 USD0.0%3.36 USD1.87 USD-1.14-39.411.2MOff
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.