- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
STN
NYSE
Week ended 24 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Stantec Inc · Industrials · Engineering & Construction
Latest close
67.46 USD
-3.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -20.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 2.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.0%, after a -2.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 26/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 13d.
Setup score
21
out of 100
Latest Close
67.46 USD
24 Jul 2026
1W Return
-3.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
-2.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-25.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
30.8%
16 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.8x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- 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
-3.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move -2.6%.
Indicator stack
17/27
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.
Options pressure
Mixed
26/100 conviction; expected move 11.9%.
News sentiment
56/100
63 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
13d
Next report is scheduled for 12 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -20.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 2.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.0%, after a -2.6% 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 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
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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 0.0012-week average 0.03
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.00Current 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 -2.6% over four weeks, -25.9% over 12 weeks, and -38.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year16
Trend breadth30.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.23Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-9.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-33.33Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change1.2%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
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 strength67/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Value78/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Quality66/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Momentum9/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Growth73/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 28; 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.
Value-quality framework75/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 16.9x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.0x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 9.5x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 8.4% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 40.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 9.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 10.8% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 9.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 0.9% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 18.2% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 10.8% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.5% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.1x 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 positioningMixed
STN shows mixed options pressure with a 26/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.00, expected move of 11.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction26/100
Expected move11.9%
Put/call volume1.00
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment56/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 63 relevant articles.
23 positive · 32 neutral · 8 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 earnings13dNext report is scheduled for 12 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move11.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-40.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.6%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.
30 Jan
27 Feb
27 Mar
24 Apr
22 May
19 Jun
24 Jul
Weeks higher9 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.5%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-14.3%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week-3.0%Week of 24 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains1
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses13
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.1% / -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.
SectorUS Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-0.7%
Trend breadth52.0%
Trend52.0%active weekly trend signals
MD53.0%positive activity pressure
RS56.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Engineering & Construction
4-week rank12 / 48
Group average-13.0%
Trend breadth43.8%
Trend43.8%active weekly trend signals
MD31.2%positive activity pressure
RS39.6%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 tape21/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 21/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis18/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.00; No reversal markers Factors56/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Cornerstone Growth rank 96; Buyback Yield rank 67; Small Cap Core rank 34 SVQF75/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 252.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options44/100STN shows mixed options pressure with a 26/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.00, expected move of 11.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 11.9% Sentiment56/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 63 relevant articles.
Stantec Inc (STN) Cash Flow Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings13dNext report is scheduled for 12 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 67.46 USD | -3.0% | 84.38 USD | 84.88 USD | -1.23 | -33.33 | 1.7M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 69.56 USD | 0.4% | 85.32 USD | 84.87 USD | -1.10 | -32.44 | 2.1M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 69.25 USD | -1.1% | 86.12 USD | 84.85 USD | -1.13 | -34.56 | 2.4M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 70.03 USD | 1.1% | 86.92 USD | 84.83 USD | -1.13 | -33.70 | 1.8M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 69.27 USD | 2.6% | 87.73 USD | 84.79 USD | -1.13 | -33.75 | 3.7M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 67.52 USD | -6.3% | 88.63 USD | 84.76 USD | -1.26 | -37.65 | 2.2M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 72.08 USD | -2.2% | 89.49 USD | 84.72 USD | -1.21 | -33.60 | 2.6M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 73.70 USD | -2.2% | 90.60 USD | 84.65 USD | -1.15 | -32.45 | 2.0M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 75.36 USD | -1.3% | 91.73 USD | 84.56 USD | -0.93 | -33.33 | 1.4M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 76.35 USD | -0.9% | 92.90 USD | 84.46 USD | -0.59 | -32.13 | 1.9M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 77.08 USD | -11.5% | 94.07 USD | 84.33 USD | -0.50 | -31.53 | 2.8M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 87.06 USD | -4.4% | 95.15 USD | 84.20 USD | -0.41 | -23.15 | 1.5M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 91.09 USD | 2.1% | 95.87 USD | 84.01 USD | -0.53 | -18.20 | 1.6M | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 89.19 USD | -2.1% | 96.50 USD | 83.81 USD | -0.72 | -19.52 | 1.5M | 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.