SENEA NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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Seneca Foods Corp A · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

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Latest close 165.5 USD
-0.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 13.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.4%, after a -10.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 61/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 5d.

Setup score 65 out of 100
Latest Close 165.5 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.4% latest completed week
4W Return -10.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 19.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 120-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
  • 2 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.
Price follow-through -0.4% Latest completed week; four-week move -10.1%. Indicator stack 100/56 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 60.13% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 61/100 67 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 5d Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 13.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.4%, after a -10.1% 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 0.7x 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 0.9312-week average 0.87

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership9/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.93Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -10.1% over four weeks, 19.6% over 12 weeks, and 60.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 120 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.4%
4W-10.1%
12W19.6%
26W38.7%
52W60.0%
Active trend streak120 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.40Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-21.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership16.09Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-41.3%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 strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength99/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Value96/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Quality81/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Momentum90/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Growth68/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 33; 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 framework74/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
9.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
7.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
19.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
13.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
8.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
16.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
11.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
5.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
178.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-27.9%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.2x
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 activity0 / 1

0 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 sentiment61/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 67 relevant articles.

28 positive · 38 neutral · 1 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 earnings5dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-11.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.2%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 higher18 of 268 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.5%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-16.2%Week of 17 Apr.
Latest week-0.4%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses3
Recent vol7.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.4% / -3.9%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 tape71/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 71/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis75/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 9/12.

Activity pressure 0.93; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 60.13%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 60.13% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors91/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 27; Small Cap Core rank 10 SVQF74/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 189.0 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment61/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 67 relevant articles.

Lazard Asset Management LLC Has $8.69 Million Stock Holdings in Seneca Foods Corp. $SENEA Insiders0 / 1

0 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings5d

Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026165.5 USD-0.4%145.6 USD88.22 USD0.4016.09483.1KOn
24 Jul 2026166.2 USD-2.3%143.7 USD87.40 USD0.4317.82625.1KOn
17 Jul 2026170.1 USD-3.7%141.8 USD86.58 USD0.4019.33566.6KOn
10 Jul 2026176.7 USD-4.0%139.9 USD85.72 USD0.3819.50528.8KOn
3 Jul 2026184.0 USD8.0%137.7 USD84.82 USD0.5127.42529.3KOn
26 Jun 2026170.4 USD9.3%135.4 USD83.86 USD0.3219.77820.4KOn
19 Jun 2026155.8 USD-11.1%133.7 USD82.98 USD0.215.20775.4KOn
12 Jun 2026175.4 USD19.5%132.6 USD82.23 USD0.0521.991.2MOn
5 Jun 2026146.8 USD2.1%130.8 USD81.38 USD-0.315.19668.2KOn
29 May 2026143.8 USD3.4%129.5 USD80.74 USD-0.26-1.321.0MOn
22 May 2026139.0 USD0.2%128.3 USD80.13 USD-0.29-1.70446.6KOn
15 May 2026138.8 USD0.3%127.5 USD79.55 USD-0.14-0.54406.8KOn
8 May 2026138.4 USD0.5%127.0 USD78.98 USD0.19-0.96606.3KOn
1 May 2026137.7 USD3.3%126.1 USD78.41 USD0.664.08508.9KOn
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.