SHBI NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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Shore Bancshares Inc · Financial Services · Banks - Regional

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Latest close 23.61 USD
1.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 19.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.9%, after a 1.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 47/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 59/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; earnings are due in 84d.

Setup score 76 out of 100
Latest Close 23.61 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.9% latest completed week
4W Return 1.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 21.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 54-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.
Price follow-through 1.9% Latest completed week; four-week move 1.4%. Indicator stack 100/67 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 56.95% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Bullish 47/100 conviction; expected move 7.1%. News sentiment 59/100 52 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 84d Next report is scheduled for 22 Oct 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 19.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.9%, after a 1.4% 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
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
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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 0.9812-week average 0.85

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 pressure0.98Current 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 1.4% over four weeks, 21.9% over 12 weeks, and 53.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 54 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.9%
4W1.4%
12W21.9%
26W30.5%
52W53.5%
Active trend streak54 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.06Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-28.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership18.56Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change27.6%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 inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

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.
Value90/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Quality76/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Momentum87/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Growth79/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 22; 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 framework86/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
11.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
6.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
10.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
66.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
25.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
18.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
14.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
2.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
23.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
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
2.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.6x
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 positioningBullish

SHBI shows bullish options pressure with a 47/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 7.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction47/100
Expected move7.1%
Put/call volume0.00
Pressure100
Speculation0
Volatility48
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity10 / 0

10 acquisitions and 0 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 sentiment59/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 52 relevant articles.

24 positive · 25 neutral · 3 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 earnings84dNext report is scheduled for 22 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move7.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-1.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.5%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+8.7%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-5.7%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week+1.9%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.0% / -2.6%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 tape79/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 79/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis74/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 8/12.

Activity pressure 0.98; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 56.95%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 56.95% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors87/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 69; Small Cap Core rank 24 SVQF86/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 101.5 of 725 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options45/100

SHBI shows bullish options pressure with a 47/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 7.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 7.1% Sentiment59/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 52 relevant articles.

Shore Bancshares (SHBI) is a Great Momentum Stock: Should You Buy? Insiders10 / 0

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

 Earnings84d

Next report is scheduled for 22 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202623.61 USD1.9%19.83 USD14.43 USD1.0618.561.1MOn
17 Jul 202623.18 USD2.4%19.63 USD14.35 USD1.2115.09897.4KOn
10 Jul 202622.64 USD-1.7%19.47 USD14.27 USD1.298.04921.6KOn
3 Jul 202623.03 USD-1.1%19.33 USD14.19 USD1.4612.07766.6KOn
26 Jun 202623.29 USD6.1%19.15 USD14.11 USD1.4914.551.8MOn
19 Jun 202621.96 USD-3.7%18.94 USD14.03 USD1.173.511.1MOn
12 Jun 202622.81 USD8.7%18.76 USD13.96 USD0.8610.581.1MOn
5 Jun 202620.99 USD2.3%18.52 USD13.89 USD0.304.431.1MOn
29 May 202620.52 USD2.2%18.35 USD13.82 USD-0.07-2.36628.7KOn
22 May 202620.08 USD6.1%18.17 USD13.76 USD-0.22-1.63844.6KOn
15 May 202618.92 USD-3.4%18.02 USD13.69 USD-0.26-6.17967.8KOn
8 May 202619.58 USD1.1%17.89 USD13.64 USD-0.05-3.25677.0KOn
1 May 202619.36 USD2.1%17.74 USD13.57 USD0.040.841.2MOn
24 Apr 202618.97 USD-4.4%17.63 USD13.52 USD0.030.321.4MOn
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.