PKOH NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Park Ohio Holdings Corp · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

Latest close 39.93 USD
4.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 36.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 98.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.1%, after a 10.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 55/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 75 out of 100
Latest Close 39.93 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 4.1% latest completed week
4W Return 10.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 29.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 84.6% 44 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 44-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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 36.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 98.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.1%, after a 10.3% 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 1.0x 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
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 0.9912-week average 0.87

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 markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 10.3% over four weeks, 29.6% over 12 weeks, and 160.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 44 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W4.1%
4W10.3%
12W29.6%
26W78.7%
52W160.6%
Active trend streak44 weeks
Active weeks in one year44
Trend breadth84.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.37Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-21.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership44.96Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change35.6%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 weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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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 strength82/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Value76/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Quality15/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Momentum96/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Growth8/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 93; 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 framework41/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
22.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
11.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
17.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
4.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
5.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
6.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-1.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-20.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
55.2%
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
1.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
6.1x
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.

Options positioningVolatility

PKOH shows volatility options pressure with a 55/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 14.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction55/100
Expected move14.3%
Put/call volume0.00
Pressure100
Speculation8
Volatility80
Trend agreement11
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Insider activity3 / 17

3 acquisitions and 17 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 sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 34 relevant articles.

9 positive · 24 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 earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move14.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-1.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.3%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+12.3%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-7.1%Week of 3 Jul.
Latest week+4.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains11
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split34/18Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.8% / -3.3%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 202639.93 USD4.1%29.37 USD24.05 USD1.3744.96395.0KOn
24 Jul 202638.35 USD1.9%28.72 USD23.91 USD1.4042.05292.8KOn
17 Jul 202637.64 USD4.2%28.14 USD23.78 USD1.5838.95319.0KOn
10 Jul 202636.13 USD-0.2%27.63 USD23.65 USD1.6929.43436.8KOn
3 Jul 202636.19 USD-7.1%27.18 USD23.53 USD1.7533.15345.1KOn
26 Jun 202638.94 USD8.2%26.69 USD23.41 USD1.7945.74746.9KOn
19 Jun 202636.00 USD3.7%26.10 USD23.27 USD1.6730.21324.5KOn
12 Jun 202634.73 USD8.5%25.55 USD23.15 USD1.5930.10312.7KOn
5 Jun 202632.01 USD-1.7%25.07 USD23.03 USD1.5323.71285.1KOn
29 May 202632.56 USD4.5%24.63 USD22.93 USD1.5220.97259.5KOn
22 May 202631.15 USD1.7%24.23 USD22.82 USD1.4519.69458.6KOn
15 May 202630.62 USD-0.6%23.86 USD22.72 USD1.4019.62438.0KOn
8 May 202630.82 USD8.0%23.50 USD22.61 USD1.1320.41531.8KOn
1 May 202628.54 USD0.6%23.11 USD22.51 USD0.8117.89503.6KOn
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.