ULH NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Universal Logistics Holdings Inc · Industrials · Trucking

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Latest close 13.38 USD
-15.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -20.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 11.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -15.2%, after a -9.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 48/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 23 out of 100
Latest Close 13.38 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -15.2% latest completed week
4W Return -9.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 3.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 9.6% 5 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.
Price follow-through -15.2% Latest completed week; four-week move -9.0%. Indicator stack 5/29 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. News sentiment 48/100 47 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 24 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 24 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -20.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 11.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -15.2%, after a -9.0% 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 0.0612-week average 0.32

12-week confirmation

Trend active1/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.06Current 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 -9.0% over four weeks, 3.3% over 12 weeks, and -39.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-15.2%
4W-9.0%
12W3.3%
26W-15.4%
52W-39.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year5
Trend breadth9.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.91Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-60.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-32.11Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change1.3%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 inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength48/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Value89/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Quality10/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Momentum6/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Growth17/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 84; 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
0.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
16.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
23.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
10.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-4.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
20.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-3.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-11.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-20.8%
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
2.7%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
11.2x
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 activity1 / 0

1 acquisitions and 0 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 sentiment48/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 47 relevant articles.

5 positive · 31 neutral · 11 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 earnings24 JulLatest stored earnings date was 24 Jul 2026.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-49.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility13.8%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 higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+22.0%Week of 20 Mar.
Worst week-41.8%Week of 8 May.
Latest week-15.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses7
Recent vol13.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.1% / -6.9%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.

Weekly tape21/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 21/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis15/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 1/12, activity pressure 2/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.06; No reversal markers Factors37/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 43; Small Cap Core rank 15 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment48/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 47 relevant articles.

Universal Logistics Holdings Inc (ULH) Financial Health: Profitability & Balance Sheet Analysis Insiders1 / 0

1 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings24 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 24 Jul 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202613.38 USD-15.2%16.84 USD27.90 USD-0.91-32.11217.1KOff
24 Jul 202615.78 USD10.4%16.90 USD28.01 USD-0.88-20.60222.0KOff
17 Jul 202614.29 USD0.2%16.89 USD28.09 USD-0.84-30.58188.7KOff
10 Jul 202614.26 USD-3.1%16.94 USD28.20 USD-0.75-34.60173.8KOff
3 Jul 202614.71 USD-3.9%17.03 USD28.29 USD-0.57-32.55173.9KOff
26 Jun 202615.30 USD3.0%17.07 USD28.38 USD-0.42-30.55360.5KOff
19 Jun 202614.85 USD-13.4%17.05 USD28.45 USD-0.41-36.58273.7KOff
12 Jun 202617.14 USD-0.4%17.02 USD28.53 USD-0.37-25.98286.6KOff
5 Jun 202617.21 USD8.9%16.91 USD28.60 USD-0.38-24.92279.5KOff
29 May 202615.81 USD12.0%16.83 USD28.66 USD-0.21-34.93237.1KOff
22 May 202614.11 USD5.5%16.84 USD28.74 USD0.34-41.07411.5KOff
15 May 202613.37 USD3.2%16.94 USD28.81 USD0.86-44.25415.8KOn
8 May 202612.96 USD-41.8%17.12 USD28.89 USD1.39-47.07982.0KOn
1 May 202622.26 USD-5.4%17.30 USD28.97 USD1.74-5.58462.7KOn
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.