CBL NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

CBL & Associates Properties Inc · Real Estate · Reit - Retail

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Latest close 58.71 USD
2.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 35.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.0%, after a 11.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 45/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 79 out of 100
Latest Close 58.71 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 2.0% latest completed week
4W Return 11.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return 25.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 94.2% 49 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 49-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
  • 12 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.
Price follow-through 2.0% Latest completed week; four-week move 11.6%. Indicator stack 97/72 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. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 59.59% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Bullish 45/100 conviction; expected move 7.1%. News sentiment 52/100 47 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 4d Next report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 35.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.0%, after a 11.6% 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 1.1x 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
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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 0.9912-week average 0.96

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.99Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1212 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 12 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 11.6% over four weeks, 25.6% over 12 weeks, and 133.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 49 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.0%
4W11.6%
12W25.6%
26W68.7%
52W133.8%
Active trend streak49 weeks
Active weeks in one year49
Trend breadth94.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.29Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-13.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership42.71Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change22.7%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 strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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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 strength97/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Value82/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Quality89/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Momentum96/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Growth91/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 10; 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 framework73/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
10.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
7.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
20.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
10.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
59.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
131.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
11.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
10.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
156.5%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
194.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
3.7%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.8%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.9x
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 positioningBullish

CBL shows bullish options pressure with a 45/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.17, expected move of 7.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction45/100
Expected move7.1%
Put/call volume0.17
Pressure59
Speculation9
Volatility47
Trend agreement51
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Insider activity0 / 8

0 acquisitions and 8 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 sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 47 relevant articles.

11 positive · 29 neutral · 7 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 earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move7.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-2.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.4%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 higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.7%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-4.6%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+2.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses1
Recent vol4.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split34/18Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.7% / -2.0%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 tape78/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 78/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis83/100

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

Activity pressure 0.99; 12 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 59.59%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 59.59% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors90/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 30; Small Cap Core rank 25 SVQF73/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 270.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options58/100

CBL shows bullish options pressure with a 45/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.17, expected move of 7.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 7.1% Sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 47 relevant articles.

Acadia Realty Trust acquired $149 million in street retail properties Insiders0 / 8

0 acquisitions and 8 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings4d

Next report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202658.71 USD2.0%43.46 USD27.22 USD1.2942.711.6MOn
24 Jul 202657.57 USD4.2%42.70 USD26.96 USD1.3543.361.6MOn
17 Jul 202655.27 USD5.5%41.97 USD26.71 USD1.4438.631.2MOn
10 Jul 202652.37 USD-0.5%41.33 USD26.47 USD1.4330.931.5MOn
3 Jul 202652.63 USD-1.5%40.79 USD26.25 USD1.4834.811.7MOn
26 Jun 202653.43 USD12.7%40.19 USD26.03 USD1.4441.412.5MOn
19 Jun 202647.40 USD-4.6%39.49 USD25.80 USD1.4223.991.2MOn
12 Jun 202649.70 USD3.9%38.97 USD25.61 USD1.5032.331.1MOn
5 Jun 202647.83 USD0.7%38.35 USD25.41 USD1.5129.441.1MOn
29 May 202647.49 USD1.8%37.80 USD25.22 USD1.5626.521.4MOn
22 May 202646.64 USD1.4%37.17 USD25.04 USD1.5627.17989.4KOn
15 May 202646.02 USD-1.6%36.56 USD24.86 USD1.5227.721.1MOn
8 May 202646.76 USD8.9%35.96 USD24.67 USD1.3631.171.1MOn
1 May 202642.96 USD-1.9%35.30 USD24.49 USD1.2524.471.3MOn
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.