LIF TOR Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation · Basic Materials · Steel

Latest close 27.04 CAD
1.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 27.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.1%, after a -1.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 49/100.

Setup score 41 out of 100
Latest Close 27.04 CAD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 1.1% latest completed week
4W Return -1.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return -2.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 40.4% 21 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 57.45% based on similar historical setup states.
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 -4.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 27.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.1%, after a -1.2% 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 1.5x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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 7 Aug
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 0.15

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.14Current 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 -1.2% over four weeks, -2.5% over 12 weeks, and 6.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.1%
4W-1.2%
12W-2.5%
26W-7.3%
52W6.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year21
Trend breadth40.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.72Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-12.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-15.06Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-15.6%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 82%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength35/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Value29/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Quality88/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Momentum25/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Growth3/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 98; 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 framework72/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
20.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
11.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
13.9x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
80.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
74.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
55.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-20.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-42.5%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-51.9%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
5.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.1x
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.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 10 relevant articles.

0 positive · 9 neutral · 1 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-14.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.0%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.3%Week of 27 Mar.
Worst week-9.2%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+1.1%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.1% / -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
7 Aug 202627.04 CAD1.1%28.41 CAD27.35 CAD-0.72-15.061.1MOff
31 Jul 202626.75 CAD3.1%28.53 CAD27.33 CAD-0.80-13.541.3MOff
24 Jul 202625.94 CAD1.4%28.61 CAD27.32 CAD-0.83-16.831.4MOff
17 Jul 202625.59 CAD-6.5%28.73 CAD27.31 CAD-0.73-18.131.9MOff
10 Jul 202627.36 CAD-2.6%28.87 CAD27.31 CAD-0.64-13.021.1MOff
3 Jul 202628.10 CAD-0.1%28.95 CAD27.29 CAD-0.69-10.9297.3KOff
26 Jun 202628.14 CAD0.3%29.00 CAD27.27 CAD-0.84-10.52271.8KOff
19 Jun 202628.06 CAD0.6%29.04 CAD27.25 CAD-0.92-11.15118.2KOff
12 Jun 202627.89 CAD2.9%29.05 CAD27.23 CAD-1.09-12.01304.6KOff
5 Jun 202627.11 CAD-5.5%29.06 CAD27.22 CAD-1.14-13.59246.6KOff
29 May 202628.68 CAD4.0%29.10 CAD27.20 CAD-1.06-10.01648.4KOff
22 May 202627.58 CAD-0.5%29.09 CAD27.18 CAD-1.14-13.13605.2KOff
15 May 202627.72 CAD-1.2%29.08 CAD27.16 CAD-1.09-11.52738.4KOff
8 May 202628.06 CAD0.3%29.08 CAD27.14 CAD-0.99-11.48833.1KOff
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.

Evidence context