PBA NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Pembina Pipeline Corp · Energy · Oil & Gas Midstream

Latest close 48.93 USD
-4.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 9.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 85.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.7%, after a 5.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 44/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 74 out of 100
Latest Close 48.93 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -4.7% latest completed week
4W Return 5.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 8.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 90.4% 47 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 47-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
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
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 active. Price is 9.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 85.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.7%, after a 5.4% 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 0.8x 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
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 0.9412-week average 0.94

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.94Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 5.4% over four weeks, 8.2% over 12 weeks, and 38.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 47 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-4.7%
4W5.4%
12W8.2%
26W20.4%
52W38.1%
Active trend streak47 weeks
Active weeks in one year47
Trend breadth90.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.47Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change1431.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership8.62Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change82.0%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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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 strength63/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 38; rank 1 is best.
Value37/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Quality65/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Momentum83/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Growth7/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 94; 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 framework47/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
17.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
12.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
40.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
35.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
47.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
6.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-7.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-12.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-0.1%
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
2.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.7x
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

PBA shows bullish options pressure with a 44/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.47, expected move of 4.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction44/100
Expected move4.1%
Put/call volume0.47
Pressure47
Speculation27
Volatility50
Trend agreement51
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 56 relevant articles.

17 positive · 35 neutral · 4 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 earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move4.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-5.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.1%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.9%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-6.1%Week of 29 May.
Latest week-4.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses3
Recent vol4.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.9% / -2.8%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
31 Jul 202648.93 USD-4.7%44.83 USD35.85 USD0.478.624.4MOn
24 Jul 202651.37 USD0.2%44.46 USD35.71 USD0.2715.583.8MOn
17 Jul 202651.29 USD7.9%43.98 USD35.55 USD-0.0015.245.5MOn
10 Jul 202647.55 USD2.4%43.47 USD35.39 USD-0.235.595.5MOn
3 Jul 202646.44 USD-1.6%43.15 USD35.26 USD-0.044.743.0MOn
26 Jun 202647.20 USD2.3%42.88 USD35.12 USD0.288.936.6MOn
19 Jun 202646.15 USD-3.5%42.56 USD34.99 USD0.264.198.1MOn
12 Jun 202647.82 USD-1.0%42.25 USD34.86 USD0.539.018.4MOn
5 Jun 202648.29 USD4.9%41.90 USD34.73 USD0.5310.826.8MOn
29 May 202646.04 USD-6.1%41.48 USD34.59 USD0.373.224.5MOn
22 May 202649.04 USD1.2%41.16 USD34.47 USD0.4811.558.4MOn
15 May 202648.46 USD7.2%40.75 USD34.32 USD0.1611.343.9MOn
8 May 202645.22 USD-1.6%40.36 USD34.17 USD0.004.314.7MOn
1 May 202645.96 USD7.1%40.10 USD34.06 USD0.198.484.7MOn
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.