CAC NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Camden National Corporation · Financial Services · Banks - Regional

Latest close 57.89 USD
6.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 17.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.0%, after a 6.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 30/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 61/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; earnings are due in 2d.

Setup score 73 out of 100
Latest Close 57.89 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 6.0% latest completed week
4W Return 6.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 17.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 73.1% 38 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 34-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
  • 3 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 17.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.0%, after a 6.9% 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 1.2x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable 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 0.9612-week average 0.89

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership8/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.96Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 6.9% over four weeks, 17.4% over 12 weeks, and 62.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 34 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W6.0%
4W6.9%
12W17.4%
26W22.7%
52W62.8%
Active trend streak34 weeks
Active weeks in one year38
Trend breadth73.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.07Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change6.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership17.92Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change140.3%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; 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 strength89/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Value69/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 32; rank 1 is best.
Quality80/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Momentum80/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Growth81/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 20; 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 framework62/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
11.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
16.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
65.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
22.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
24.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
16.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
69.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
73.7%
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
3.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
6.1x
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 positioningMixed

CAC shows mixed options pressure with a 30/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 6.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction30/100
Expected move6.1%
Put/call volume
Pressure-1
Speculation0
Volatility38
Trend agreement99
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Insider activity17 / 3

17 acquisitions and 3 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 sentiment61/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 51 relevant articles.

22 positive · 27 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 earnings2dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move6.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-2.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.8%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.0%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-6.2%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week+6.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.9% / -2.1%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 202657.89 USD6.0%49.41 USD38.15 USD1.0717.92634.4KOn
24 Jul 202654.63 USD0.8%48.89 USD37.98 USD0.9412.48499.4KOn
17 Jul 202654.20 USD1.7%48.53 USD37.83 USD1.0610.09444.4KOn
10 Jul 202653.32 USD-1.6%48.23 USD37.67 USD1.073.92485.3KOn
3 Jul 202654.16 USD0.5%47.93 USD37.50 USD1.017.46416.2KOn
26 Jun 202653.91 USD5.5%47.52 USD37.32 USD0.817.91850.4KOn
19 Jun 202651.09 USD-2.3%47.04 USD37.15 USD0.46-2.21564.0KOn
12 Jun 202652.27 USD3.5%46.65 USD37.00 USD0.142.67395.7KOn
5 Jun 202650.50 USD0.9%46.20 USD36.85 USD-0.101.52424.9KOn
29 May 202650.03 USD1.4%45.79 USD36.71 USD-0.19-3.96484.5KOn
22 May 202649.32 USD4.2%45.37 USD36.56 USD-0.20-2.73438.2KOn
15 May 202647.34 USD-4.0%44.96 USD36.41 USD-0.11-5.65539.6KOn
8 May 202649.30 USD0.9%44.55 USD36.29 USD0.13-2.31489.7KOn
1 May 202648.84 USD-1.7%44.09 USD36.13 USD0.301.83528.0KOn
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.