PSNYW NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC Class C-1 ADS (ADW) · Consumer Cyclical · Auto Manufacturers

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Latest close 2.79 USD
-46.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -19.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 3.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -46.9%, after a 16.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100.

Setup score 35 out of 100
Latest Close 2.79 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -46.9% latest completed week
4W Return 16.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -12.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 26.9% 14 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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 the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
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 -46.9% Latest completed week; four-week move 16.5%. Indicator stack 15/54 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 44.52% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 53/100 49 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -19.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 3.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -46.9%, after a 16.5% 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 2.0x 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
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 0.0612-week average 0.14

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks 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 16.5% over four weeks, -12.8% over 12 weeks, and -43.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-46.9%
4W16.5%
12W-12.8%
26W-11.1%
52W-43.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year14
Trend breadth26.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.12Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change81.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-49.99Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change16.7%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 neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 67% Model confidence 64%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength44/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 57; rank 1 is best.
Value47/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Quality45/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Momentum47/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Growth47/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 54; 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
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-8.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-35.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-64.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-15.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-712.2%
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
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
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
-
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-2.8x
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 49 relevant articles.

10 positive · 36 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-88.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility39.7%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 higher10 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+132.3%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-46.9%Week of 24 Jul.
Latest week-46.9%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains3
Flat weeks1
Modest losses3
Sharp losses12
Recent vol39.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol27.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/32Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew25.4% / -12.1%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 tape28/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 28/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis16/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.06; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 44.52%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 44.52% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors45/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 50; Small Cap Core rank 56 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 49 relevant articles.

PSNY|Polestar Automotive Holding Uk Plc|Price:13.680|Chg%:-0.300 Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.

 Research flow3 items

0 recent research articles and 3 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 20262.79 USD-46.9%3.47 USD6.19 USD-0.12-49.99590.8KOff
17 Jul 20265.25 USD132.3%3.61 USD6.29 USD-0.51-8.412.9MOff
10 Jul 20262.26 USD-6.2%3.62 USD6.39 USD-1.01-62.3012.6KOff
3 Jul 20262.41 USD0.6%3.69 USD6.51 USD-0.82-59.6710.0KOff
26 Jun 20262.40 USD-17.7%3.83 USD6.63 USD-0.65-60.0235.5KOff
19 Jun 20262.91 USD2.1%3.98 USD6.75 USD-0.39-54.079.8KOff
12 Jun 20262.85 USD14.0%4.10 USD6.86 USD-0.18-54.2561.9KOff
5 Jun 20262.50 USD-18.0%4.22 USD6.98 USD-0.01-59.3332.2KOff
29 May 20263.05 USD-2.2%4.37 USD7.08 USD0.19-53.1324.3KOff
22 May 20263.12 USD-0.8%4.53 USD7.18 USD0.24-51.2228.6KOff
15 May 20263.15 USD4.5%4.71 USD7.28 USD0.27-50.8126.2KOff
8 May 20263.01 USD-5.9%4.90 USD7.39 USD0.27-53.5728.9KOff
1 May 20263.20 USD-7.8%5.00 USD7.51 USD0.24-48.5553.5KOff
24 Apr 20263.47 USD0.0%5.17 USD7.63 USD0.17-43.9421.3KOff
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.