- The trend backdrop is active with a 102-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.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Great-West Lifeco Inc. · Financial Services · Insurance - Life
Latest close
91.49 CAD
-1.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 22.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.6%, after a -0.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
79
out of 100
Latest Close
91.49 CAD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-1.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
-0.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
18.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
100.0%
52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.2x
vs 13-week average
- 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
- Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
- 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
-1.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move -0.5%.
Indicator stack
100/82
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 60.96%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
56/100
26 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is 22.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.6%, after a -0.5% 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 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 1.0012-week average 0.97
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure1.00Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -0.5% over four weeks, 18.7% over 12 weeks, and 77.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 102 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak102 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.53Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change57.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership20.21Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-27.8%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 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 82%
Model confidence 77%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength39/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 62; rank 1 is best.
Value29/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Quality35/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Momentum86/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Growth69/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 32; 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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 19.9x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 2.1x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 15.4x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 3.1% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- - Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 12.9% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 6.9% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 13.1% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 12.6% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 4.1% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -43.0% 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
- 2.8% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 1.7% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 4.5% 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 activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment56/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 26 relevant articles.
10 positive · 16 neutral · 0 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-2.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.8%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.
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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher22 of 264 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.7%Week of 19 Jun.
Worst week-4.9%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-1.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains1
Modest gains21
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses1
Recent vol1.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split38/14Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.1% / -1.5%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.
SectorCA Financial Services
4-week rank47 / 83
Group average-0.7%
Trend breadth69.9%
Trend69.9%active weekly trend signals
MD59.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.6%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryCA Insurance - Life
4-week rank5 / 5
Group average3.5%
Trend breadth80.0%
Trend80.0%active weekly trend signals
MD60.0%positive activity pressure
RS60.0%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 tape83/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 83/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis86/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 1.00; 3 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 60.96%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 60.96% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors45/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 20 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment56/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 26 relevant articles.
Great-West Lifeco (TSX:GWO) Dividend Strength Supports Broader Market Interest Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 91.49 CAD | -1.6% | 74.92 CAD | 50.94 CAD | 1.53 | 20.21 | 6.0M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 92.94 CAD | 0.6% | 74.09 CAD | 50.58 CAD | 1.43 | 26.88 | 6.0M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 92.40 CAD | -0.5% | 73.20 CAD | 50.21 CAD | 1.17 | 26.53 | 4.0M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 92.82 CAD | 1.0% | 72.35 CAD | 49.85 CAD | 0.92 | 28.40 | 3.6M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 91.94 CAD | 0.6% | 71.46 CAD | 49.48 CAD | 0.97 | 27.98 | 4.1M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 91.36 CAD | 3.3% | 70.60 CAD | 49.11 CAD | 0.99 | 28.26 | 445.9K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 88.41 CAD | 0.3% | 69.64 CAD | 48.74 CAD | 1.10 | 26.01 | 1.5M | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 88.18 CAD | 5.7% | 68.81 CAD | 48.39 CAD | 1.32 | 26.51 | 2.4M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 83.39 CAD | 1.9% | 67.97 CAD | 48.03 CAD | 1.27 | 20.53 | 1.5M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 81.87 CAD | 2.6% | 67.23 CAD | 47.71 CAD | 1.28 | 20.74 | 7.8M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 79.79 CAD | 1.4% | 66.46 CAD | 47.40 CAD | 1.27 | 17.04 | 15.7M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 78.72 CAD | 2.1% | 65.75 CAD | 47.11 CAD | 1.09 | 16.91 | 5.5M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 77.09 CAD | 1.9% | 65.06 CAD | 46.82 CAD | 0.95 | 17.08 | 6.3M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 75.62 CAD | 3.7% | 64.38 CAD | 46.55 CAD | 0.72 | 14.46 | 7.6M | On |
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.