ALGM NASDAQ Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Allegro Microsystems Inc · Technology · Semiconductors

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Latest close 43.77 USD
5.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 2.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 43.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.5%, after a -20.2% 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 bullish with 41/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 60/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 37 out of 100
Latest Close 43.77 USD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 5.5% latest completed week
4W Return -20.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 1.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 71.2% 37 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 26-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 constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 36.20% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 5 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
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 5.5% Latest completed week; four-week move -20.2%. Indicator stack 84/27 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 Negative 36.20% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Bullish 41/100 conviction; expected move 8.6%. News sentiment 60/100 60 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 active. Price is 2.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 43.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.5%, after a -20.2% 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 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

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
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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 0.7812-week average 0.83

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.78Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers55 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 5 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -20.2% over four weeks, 1.6% over 12 weeks, and 42.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 26 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W5.5%
4W-20.2%
12W1.6%
26W5.3%
52W42.2%
Active trend streak26 weeks
Active weeks in one year37
Trend breadth71.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.68Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-139.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership5.93Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-82.1%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 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 94%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength21/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Value1/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 100; rank 1 is best.
Quality65/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Momentum78/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Growth80/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 21; 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
574.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
8.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
79.8x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
1.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
47.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
3.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
16.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
24.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
23.7%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
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
1.2x
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

ALGM shows bullish options pressure with a 41/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.37, expected move of 8.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction41/100
Expected move8.6%
Put/call volume0.37
Pressure45
Speculation8
Volatility82
Trend agreement48
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Insider activity8 / 12

8 acquisitions and 12 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 sentiment60/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 60 relevant articles.

28 positive · 29 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 earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
Options expected move8.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-39.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.6%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+17.1%Week of 19 Jun.
Worst week-15.3%Week of 17 Jul.
Latest week+5.5%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains2
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses7
Recent vol8.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew8.0% / -5.1%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.

Weekly tape45/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 45/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis76/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 10/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.78; 5 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 36.20%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 36.20% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors39/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 54; Small Cap Core rank 99 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options56/100

ALGM shows bullish options pressure with a 41/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.37, expected move of 8.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 8.6% Sentiment60/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 60 relevant articles.

Allegro MicroSystems (NASDAQ:ALGM) Raised to Buy at Wall Street Zen Insiders8 / 12

8 acquisitions and 12 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings30 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202643.77 USD5.5%42.55 USD30.29 USD-0.685.9310.4MOn
31 Jul 202641.50 USD-9.8%42.14 USD30.26 USD-0.035.7917.9MOn
24 Jul 202646.03 USD-1.0%41.65 USD30.27 USD0.5918.139.1MOn
17 Jul 202646.48 USD-15.3%41.01 USD30.30 USD1.2117.689.0MOn
10 Jul 202654.87 USD-1.1%40.35 USD30.32 USD1.7333.2118.9MOn
3 Jul 202655.48 USD-4.2%39.43 USD30.28 USD1.6637.5619.9MOn
26 Jun 202657.89 USD-1.9%38.55 USD30.21 USD1.5045.4025.3MOn
19 Jun 202659.00 USD17.1%37.51 USD30.13 USD1.3042.4614.9MOn
12 Jun 202650.41 USD8.7%36.35 USD30.02 USD0.9925.868.5MOn
5 Jun 202646.39 USD-3.1%35.49 USD29.95 USD0.8219.1411.6MOn
29 May 202647.87 USD4.2%34.85 USD29.90 USD0.8717.8610.7MOn
22 May 202645.95 USD6.6%34.25 USD29.85 USD0.8717.0610.6MOn
15 May 202643.10 USD-12.0%33.75 USD29.81 USD0.8511.6814.6MOn
8 May 202648.95 USD-0.1%33.28 USD29.78 USD0.7026.7816.7MOn
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