RC NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Ready Capital Corp · Real Estate · Reit - Mortgage

Latest close 1.43 USD
-2.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -19.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 1.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.7%, after a -20.1% 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 volatility with 58/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 49/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 5d.

Setup score 18 out of 100
Latest Close 1.43 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -2.7% latest completed week
4W Return -20.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -23.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • 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.
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 not active. Price is -19.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 1.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.7%, after a -20.1% 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 0.7x 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 0.1212-week average 0.10

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.12Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 -20.1% over four weeks, -23.9% over 12 weeks, and -64.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.7%
4W-20.1%
12W-23.9%
26W-32.4%
52W-64.1%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.13Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-112.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-45.51Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-20.1%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 84%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength22/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Value38/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 63; rank 1 is best.
Quality36/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
Momentum38/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 63; rank 1 is best.
Growth38/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 63; 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
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
17.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-48.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-91.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
267.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-3.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
10.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
18.9%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
29.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-16.6x
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

RC shows volatility options pressure with a 58/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 2.17, expected move of 54.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction58/100
Expected move54.1%
Put/call volume2.17
Pressure-36
Speculation43
Volatility96
Trend agreement93
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Insider activity3 / 2

3 acquisitions and 2 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 sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 63 relevant articles.

7 positive · 43 neutral · 13 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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 earnings5dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move54.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-66.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.0%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+17.1%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-18.0%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week-2.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses7
Recent vol4.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.7% / -6.0%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 20261.43 USD-2.7%1.79 USD5.13 USD-0.13-45.515.1MOff
24 Jul 20261.47 USD-5.2%1.81 USD5.18 USD0.31-44.755.7MOff
17 Jul 20261.55 USD-6.1%1.83 USD5.22 USD0.79-43.538.6MOff
10 Jul 20261.65 USD-7.8%1.86 USD5.27 USD0.96-42.155.1MOff
3 Jul 20261.79 USD1.1%1.88 USD5.31 USD0.98-37.874.7MOff
26 Jun 20261.77 USD1.7%1.91 USD5.35 USD0.96-38.7112.0MOff
19 Jun 20261.74 USD3.6%1.93 USD5.39 USD0.84-42.427.5MOff
12 Jun 20261.68 USD-1.2%1.95 USD5.43 USD0.87-45.106.2MOff
5 Jun 20261.70 USD-3.9%1.99 USD5.48 USD1.02-45.338.0MOff
29 May 20261.77 USD-1.7%2.03 USD5.52 USD1.05-45.636.1MOff
22 May 20261.80 USD4.6%2.06 USD5.56 USD1.08-45.0910.2MOff
15 May 20261.72 USD-8.5%2.11 USD5.59 USD1.03-48.0611.6MOff
8 May 20261.88 USD-2.6%2.16 USD5.63 USD0.95-44.298.7MOff
1 May 20261.93 USD3.7%2.21 USD5.67 USD0.64-42.525.3MOff
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.