WTTR NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Select Energy Services Inc · Energy · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

Latest close 18.52 USD
-8.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 16.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 77.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -8.2%, after a 2.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; 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 3d.

Setup score 65 out of 100
Latest Close 18.52 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -8.2% latest completed week
4W Return 2.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 10.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 86.5% 45 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 45-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
  • 16 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • The latest week was a sharp negative move.
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 16.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 77.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -8.2%, after a 2.9% 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 0.9x 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 0.8512-week average 0.93

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 pressure0.85Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1616 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 16 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 2.9% over four weeks, 10.2% over 12 weeks, and 110.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 45 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-8.2%
4W2.9%
12W10.2%
26W54.7%
52W110.5%
Active trend streak45 weeks
Active weeks in one year45
Trend breadth86.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.08Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-90.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership28.49Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-8.5%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 weakly versus its universe; 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 strength28/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 73; rank 1 is best.
Value22/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Quality21/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Momentum95/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Growth6/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 95; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
116.2x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
13.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
19.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
18.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
2.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
39.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-4.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-38.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
43.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.4%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.3%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.1x
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 positioningVolatility

WTTR shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 14.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction52/100
Expected move14.0%
Put/call volume0.00
Pressure100
Speculation1
Volatility74
Trend agreement10
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Insider activity9 / 11

9 acquisitions and 11 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 sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 69 relevant articles.

27 positive · 38 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 earnings3dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move14.0%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-14.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.9%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.9%Week of 15 May.
Worst week-8.5%Week of 3 Jul.
Latest week-8.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses4
Recent vol6.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.7% / -4.0%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.

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 202618.52 USD-8.2%15.92 USD10.73 USD0.0828.497.4MOn
24 Jul 202620.17 USD-0.8%15.67 USD10.66 USD0.2442.979.6MOn
17 Jul 202620.33 USD5.6%15.35 USD10.58 USD0.5245.047.3MOn
10 Jul 202619.25 USD7.0%15.02 USD10.50 USD0.5636.966.9MOn
3 Jul 202617.99 USD-8.5%14.74 USD10.43 USD0.8231.138.8MOn
26 Jun 202619.66 USD11.1%14.51 USD10.36 USD1.0947.9115.1MOn
19 Jun 202617.70 USD-6.4%14.19 USD10.28 USD0.9831.796.9MOn
12 Jun 202618.91 USD5.0%13.92 USD10.22 USD1.2143.406.4MOn
5 Jun 202618.01 USD0.4%13.62 USD10.14 USD1.3038.916.6MOn
29 May 202617.93 USD-7.0%13.38 USD10.07 USD1.4236.306.9MOn
22 May 202619.28 USD1.7%13.16 USD10.01 USD1.5150.3910.0MOn
15 May 202618.96 USD12.9%12.91 USD9.93 USD1.6151.229.8MOn
8 May 202616.80 USD2.3%12.63 USD9.85 USD1.6636.0410.7MOn
1 May 202616.42 USD-1.5%12.39 USD9.79 USD1.6737.397.6MOn
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.