SFWL NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Shengfeng Development Limited Class A Ordinary Shares · Industrials · Integrated Freight & Logistics

Latest close 1.01 USD
44.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 13.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 61.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 44.3%, after a 13.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100.

Setup score 35 out of 100
Latest Close 1.01 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 44.3% latest completed week
4W Return 13.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 14.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 17.3% 9 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 42.32% based on similar historical setup states.
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 13.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 61.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 44.3%, after a 13.3% 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 1.7x 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
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 0.0612-week average 0.07

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.06Current 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 13.3% over four weeks, 14.8% over 12 weeks, and 2.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W44.3%
4W13.3%
12W14.8%
26W7.4%
52W2.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year9
Trend breadth17.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.58Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-410.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-2.17Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change88.7%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 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 91% Model confidence 74%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength75/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
Value99/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Quality35/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Momentum14/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Growth71/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 30; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
2.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
2.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
71.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
9.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
2.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
8.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
14.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
45.4%
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.1x
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 sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 44 relevant articles.

10 positive · 29 neutral · 5 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-21.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility14.8%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 higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+44.3%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-20.4%Week of 10 Jul.
Latest week+44.3%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses9
Recent vol14.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.2% / -6.2%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20261.01 USD44.3%0.89 USD2.37 USD-0.58-2.17196.1KOff
24 Jul 20260.70 USD-12.2%0.89 USD2.40 USD-0.75-32.09242.2KOff
17 Jul 20260.80 USD12.3%0.90 USD2.43 USD-0.38-24.61102.4KOff
10 Jul 20260.71 USD-20.4%0.91 USD2.46 USD-0.24-36.0938.0KOff
3 Jul 20260.89 USD-0.9%0.91 USD2.49 USD0.19-19.1518.6KOff
26 Jun 20260.90 USD5.8%0.91 USD2.55 USD0.19-18.27252.7KOff
19 Jun 20260.85 USD-5.8%0.91 USD2.61 USD0.27-26.6723.2KOff
12 Jun 20260.90 USD5.1%0.92 USD2.65 USD0.73-20.71417.3KOff
5 Jun 20260.86 USD-7.5%0.92 USD2.69 USD0.79-23.3721.8KOff
29 May 20260.93 USD-1.7%0.92 USD2.75 USD0.84-21.4614.2KOff
22 May 20260.95 USD2.8%0.92 USD2.80 USD0.79-18.47145.4KOff
15 May 20260.92 USD4.6%0.92 USD2.84 USD0.60-20.3833.5KOff
8 May 20260.88 USD-4.5%0.92 USD2.88 USD0.46-24.7027.7KOff
1 May 20260.92 USD3.5%0.92 USD2.92 USD0.76-17.6424.6KOff
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.