- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
AIOT
NASDAQ
Week ended 24 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
PowerFleet, Inc. · Technology · Software - Infrastructure
Latest close
3.73 USD
-11.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 30.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -11.8%, after a -0.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 52/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 11d.
Setup score
31
out of 100
Latest Close
3.73 USD
24 Jul 2026
1W Return
-11.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
-0.3%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
14.4%
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 weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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
-11.8%
Latest completed week; four-week move -0.3%.
Indicator stack
17/58
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
Volatility
52/100 conviction; expected move 35.6%.
News sentiment
58/100
16 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
11d
Next report is scheduled for 10 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
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Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 30.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -11.8%, after a -0.3% 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 0.3312-week average 0.16
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.33Current 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 -0.3% over four weeks, 14.4% over 12 weeks, and -18.4% 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
Pressure0.59Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-37.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-21.91Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change15.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
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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.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 87%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength9/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Value33/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 68; rank 1 is best.
Quality18/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Momentum16/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Growth80/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 21; 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 framework12/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.1x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.0x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 8.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 55.5% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 3.7% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 14.3% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 1.7% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 22.4% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 262.0% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 2/9 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
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 3.4x 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 positioningVolatility
AIOT shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 35.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction52/100
Expected move35.6%
Put/call volume0.00
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment58/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 16 relevant articles.
6 positive · 10 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 earnings11dNext report is scheduled for 10 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move35.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-36.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.3%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 higher8 of 2618 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.8%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-19.6%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week-11.8%Week of 24 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains8
Modest gains0
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses12
Recent vol8.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.0% / -5.6%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 Technology
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-5.0%
Trend breadth63.0%
Trend63.0%active weekly trend signals
MD49.0%positive activity pressure
RS54.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Software - Infrastructure
4-week rank63 / 100
Group average-0.8%
Trend breadth49.0%
Trend49.0%active weekly trend signals
MD69.0%positive activity pressure
RS35.0%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 tape27/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 27/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis30/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.33; No reversal markers Factors17/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 59; Small Cap Core rank 39 SVQF12/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 636.5 of 726 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options35/100AIOT shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 35.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 35.6% Sentiment58/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 16 relevant articles.
Powerfleet (NASDAQ: AIOT) adds Michael Casey to board, names him audit chair Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings11dNext report is scheduled for 10 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 3.73 USD | -11.8% | 3.92 USD | 4.39 USD | 0.59 | -21.91 | 5.8M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 4.23 USD | -0.2% | 3.97 USD | 4.39 USD | 0.74 | -13.48 | 4.9M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 4.24 USD | -3.0% | 4.01 USD | 4.38 USD | 0.85 | -17.30 | 5.7M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 4.37 USD | 16.8% | 4.05 USD | 4.37 USD | 0.93 | -13.65 | 7.0M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 3.74 USD | -6.0% | 4.08 USD | 4.36 USD | 0.95 | -25.80 | 8.4M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 3.98 USD | -5.7% | 4.12 USD | 4.36 USD | 0.99 | -25.17 | 11.9M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 4.22 USD | 9.9% | 4.13 USD | 4.35 USD | 0.80 | -19.25 | 8.6M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 3.84 USD | -1.8% | 4.16 USD | 4.34 USD | 0.50 | -25.34 | 9.7M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 3.91 USD | 14.7% | 4.19 USD | 4.34 USD | 0.17 | -28.06 | 9.0M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 3.41 USD | 5.6% | 4.23 USD | 4.34 USD | -0.20 | -36.03 | 7.4M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 3.23 USD | -5.3% | 4.30 USD | 4.33 USD | -0.44 | -39.42 | 5.9M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 3.41 USD | 4.6% | 4.37 USD | 4.33 USD | -0.62 | -37.36 | 5.3M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 3.26 USD | -2.4% | 4.41 USD | 4.33 USD | -0.84 | -37.77 | 7.8M | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 3.34 USD | -2.6% | 4.47 USD | 4.33 USD | -1.02 | -36.17 | 9.8M | 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.