FTS NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Fortis Inc · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric

Latest close 58.84 USD
0.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 97.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.1%, after a 1.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 33/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 57/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 1d.

Setup score 65 out of 100
Latest Close 58.84 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.1% latest completed week
4W Return 1.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 3.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 71-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
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 97.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.1%, after a 1.1% 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 0.9x 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
30 Jan 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
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 0.7612-week average 0.78

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership4/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.76Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 1.1% over four weeks, 3.8% over 12 weeks, and 24.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 71 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.1%
4W1.1%
12W3.8%
26W13.5%
52W24.1%
Active trend streak71 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.24Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change168.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership2.77Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-19.9%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 strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 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 strength91/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Value77/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Quality82/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Momentum73/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 28; rank 1 is best.
Growth23/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 78; 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.

Value-quality framework38/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
16.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
11.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
14.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
72.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
31.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
83.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
4.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
4.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
2.3%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
5.9x
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 positioningMixed

FTS shows mixed options pressure with a 33/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.57, expected move of 6.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction33/100
Expected move6.1%
Put/call volume0.57
Pressure15
Speculation8
Volatility47
Trend agreement76
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 51 relevant articles.

19 positive · 30 neutral · 2 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 earnings1dNext report is scheduled for 31 Jul 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move6.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-0.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.9%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.2%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-5.4%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+0.1%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains1
Modest gains15
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses1
Recent vol1.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol1.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.6% / -1.3%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
24 Jul 202658.84 USD0.1%55.61 USD44.03 USD0.242.773.2MOn
17 Jul 202658.78 USD2.4%55.35 USD43.89 USD0.202.174.2MOn
10 Jul 202657.40 USD-1.0%55.05 USD43.76 USD-0.22-1.633.5MOn
3 Jul 202657.98 USD-0.4%54.81 USD43.64 USD-0.250.772.7MOn
26 Jun 202658.21 USD3.8%54.55 USD43.50 USD-0.363.463.5MOn
19 Jun 202656.09 USD-1.4%54.34 USD43.37 USD-0.69-2.563.0MOn
12 Jun 202656.91 USD1.8%54.16 USD43.25 USD-0.65-0.274.2MOn
5 Jun 202655.90 USD1.0%53.96 USD43.13 USD-0.87-1.544.2MOn
29 May 202655.33 USD-2.0%53.76 USD43.02 USD-0.87-5.023.1MOn
22 May 202656.48 USD3.2%53.55 USD42.91 USD-0.69-1.833.3MOn
15 May 202654.71 USD-1.6%53.34 USD42.78 USD-0.55-4.222.9MOn
8 May 202655.62 USD-1.9%53.20 USD42.68 USD-0.19-2.514.0MOn
1 May 202656.70 USD1.5%53.00 USD42.58 USD0.081.542.6MOn
24 Apr 202655.85 USD-0.9%52.74 USD42.47 USD0.290.873.6MOn
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.