CSW NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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CSW Industrials, Inc. · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

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Latest close 318.9 USD
10.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 12.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 83.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.4%, after a 15.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bearish with 55/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 62/100.

Setup score 59 out of 100
Latest Close 318.9 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 10.4% latest completed week
4W Return 15.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return 17.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 21.2% 11 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 10.4% Latest completed week; four-week move 15.6%. Indicator stack 12/79 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. Options pressure Bearish 55/100 conviction; expected move 6.3%. News sentiment 62/100 27 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 30 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 12.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 83.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.4%, after a 15.6% 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 1.4x 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 0.1412-week average 0.12

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.14Current 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 15.6% over four weeks, 17.5% over 12 weeks, and 30.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W10.4%
4W15.6%
12W17.5%
26W18.3%
52W30.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year11
Trend breadth21.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.86Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change167.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership6.02Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change166.6%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 expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength4/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Value7/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Quality26/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Momentum29/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Growth68/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 33; 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 framework27/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
42.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
4.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
22.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
41.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
16.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
15.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
23.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-18.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-9.6%
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
0.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.6x
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 positioningBearish

CSW shows bearish options pressure with a 55/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 6.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction55/100
Expected move6.3%
Put/call volume
Pressure-90
Speculation8
Volatility50
Trend agreement42
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment62/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 27 relevant articles.

18 positive · 7 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 earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
Options expected move6.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-5.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.7%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+10.4%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-10.9%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+10.4%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -4.2%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 tape51/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 51/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis23/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 1/12.

Activity pressure 0.14; No reversal markers Factors15/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 19; Small Cap Core rank 93 SVQF27/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 739.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options34/100

CSW shows bearish options pressure with a 55/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 6.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bearish · Put-side pressure · Expected move 6.3% Sentiment62/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 27 relevant articles.

CSW Industrials (NYSE:CSW) Price Target Raised to $320.00 at Wells Fargo & Company Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings30 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026318.9 USD10.4%284.5 USD275.3 USD0.866.02981.2KOff
24 Jul 2026288.9 USD3.5%283.7 USD274.4 USD0.39-2.77771.9KOff
17 Jul 2026279.0 USD-0.6%284.3 USD273.7 USD0.34-6.91884.1KOff
10 Jul 2026280.7 USD1.7%285.2 USD273.0 USD0.35-8.17653.4KOff
3 Jul 2026275.9 USD-2.3%286.4 USD272.2 USD0.32-9.03544.9KOff
26 Jun 2026282.3 USD0.9%287.4 USD271.5 USD0.21-5.33759.6KOff
19 Jun 2026279.9 USD2.9%287.0 USD270.7 USD-0.01-8.74719.0KOff
12 Jun 2026272.1 USD2.1%286.3 USD269.9 USD-0.21-10.91732.2KOff
5 Jun 2026266.4 USD-3.8%285.6 USD269.2 USD-0.42-12.77545.8KOff
29 May 2026277.0 USD-0.4%284.9 USD268.5 USD-0.36-12.19639.3KOff
22 May 2026278.0 USD8.6%283.9 USD267.7 USD-0.40-11.22613.6KOff
15 May 2026256.0 USD-5.7%282.8 USD266.9 USD-0.41-18.11748.1KOff
8 May 2026271.5 USD-5.4%282.2 USD266.1 USD-0.28-13.79648.7KOff
1 May 2026287.1 USD-3.0%280.9 USD265.2 USD-0.36-7.47479.2KOff
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.