EXP NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Eagle Materials Inc · Basic Materials · Building Materials

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Latest close 213.6 USD
3.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 1.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 56.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.7%, after a -8.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 31/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 3d.

Setup score 34 out of 100
Latest Close 213.6 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 3.7% latest completed week
4W Return -8.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 1.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 17.3% 9 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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 weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 3.7% Latest completed week; four-week move -8.7%. Indicator stack 10/54 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. Options pressure Bullish 31/100 conviction; expected move 7.4%. News sentiment 52/100 81 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 3d Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 1.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 56.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.7%, after a -8.7% 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 0.4012-week average 0.20

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 pressure0.40Current 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 -8.7% over four weeks, 1.4% over 12 weeks, and -5.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.7%
4W-8.7%
12W1.4%
26W-4.3%
52W-5.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year9
Trend breadth17.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.46Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-57.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-8.94Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-1523.9%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 strongly 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 strength74/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Value68/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Quality84/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Momentum26/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 75; 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 framework69/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
15.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
10.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
12.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
28.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
26.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
44.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
15.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
2.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-8.5%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
38.6%
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
0.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
5.9%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
6.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.0x
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

EXP shows bullish options pressure with a 31/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.67, expected move of 7.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction31/100
Expected move7.4%
Put/call volume0.67
Pressure31
Speculation8
Volatility54
Trend agreement43
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Insider activity20 / 0

20 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 sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 81 relevant articles.

15 positive · 60 neutral · 6 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 earnings3dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move7.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-13.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.9%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.9%Week of 29 May.
Worst week-12.1%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+3.7%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses8
Recent vol4.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.0% / -4.0%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 tape33/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 33/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis30/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.40; No reversal markers Factors64/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 10; Small Cap Core rank 39 SVQF69/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 314.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options49/100

EXP shows bullish options pressure with a 31/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.67, expected move of 7.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 7.4% Sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 81 relevant articles.

First Trust Advisors LP Boosts Stake in Eagle Materials Inc $EXP Insiders20 / 0

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

 Earnings3d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026213.6 USD3.7%210.9 USD224.4 USD0.46-8.942.2MOff
17 Jul 2026205.9 USD-1.8%210.9 USD224.2 USD0.72-13.072.4MOff
10 Jul 2026209.8 USD-4.7%211.3 USD224.1 USD0.96-13.181.8MOff
3 Jul 2026220.2 USD-5.9%211.8 USD223.9 USD1.13-8.081.8MOff
26 Jun 2026233.8 USD4.1%211.8 USD223.7 USD1.09-0.552.4MOff
19 Jun 2026224.6 USD4.5%211.5 USD223.4 USD0.82-6.832.4MOff
12 Jun 2026215.0 USD1.2%211.0 USD223.0 USD0.53-10.152.2MOff
5 Jun 2026212.5 USD-3.8%210.5 USD222.7 USD0.11-10.922.0MOff
29 May 2026220.9 USD10.9%210.3 USD222.4 USD-0.05-9.951.6MOff
22 May 2026199.2 USD2.5%210.0 USD222.1 USD-0.21-17.883.2MOff
15 May 2026194.4 USD-7.5%211.1 USD221.8 USD-0.37-19.641.6MOff
8 May 2026210.2 USD-0.2%212.5 USD221.6 USD-0.42-13.671.6MOff
1 May 2026210.6 USD1.0%213.1 USD221.3 USD-0.57-12.121.6MOff
24 Apr 2026208.5 USD3.7%213.8 USD221.0 USD-0.77-12.781.7MOff
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.