- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Element Fleet Management Corp. · Industrials · Rental & Leasing Services
Latest close
29.63 CAD
-5.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -3.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 31.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.8%, after a -0.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100.
Setup score
44
out of 100
Latest Close
29.63 CAD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-5.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
-0.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
7.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
40.4%
21 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.5x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- 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
-5.8%
Latest completed week; four-week move -0.7%.
Indicator stack
22/100
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.
News sentiment
51/100
20 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -3.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 31.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.8%, after a -0.7% four-week move.
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 1.5x 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
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27 Feb
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20 Mar
27 Mar
3 Apr
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17 Apr
24 Apr
1 May
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22 May
29 May
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26 Jun
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31 Jul
7 Aug
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 0.1512-week average 0.05
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 pressure0.15Current 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 -0.7% over four weeks, 7.4% over 12 weeks, and -18.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year21
Trend breadth40.4%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.87Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change822.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-21.11Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-1.8%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
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 expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 85%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength1/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 100; rank 1 is best.
Value8/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Quality14/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Momentum9/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Growth21/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
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 framework9/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 39.2x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 4.8x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 16.5x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 0.9% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 37.3% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 22.8% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 7.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 3.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 5.2% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -27.0% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 4/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 1.9% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 1.2% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 3.1% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 7.4x 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 sentiment51/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 20 relevant articles.
3 positive · 16 neutral · 1 negativePatient 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-21.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.0%Week of 19 Jun.
Worst week-12.5%Week of 8 May.
Latest week-5.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.1% / -2.6%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.
SectorCA Industrials
4-week rank36 / 62
Group average0.4%
Trend breadth59.7%
Trend59.7%active weekly trend signals
MD61.3%positive activity pressure
RS56.5%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryCA Rental & Leasing Services
4-week rank1 / 2
Group average-2.7%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
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 tape41/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 41/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis18/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.15; No reversal markers Factors7/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 23; Small Cap Core rank 90 SVQF9/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 275.5 of 304 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment51/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 20 relevant articles.
Element Fleet Management (TSX:EFN) Drives Midcap Stocks Interest Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 29.63 CAD | -5.8% | 30.79 CAD | 28.04 CAD | 0.87 | -21.11 | 4.8M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 31.46 CAD | 0.4% | 30.97 CAD | 27.98 CAD | 0.84 | -14.27 | 4.0M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 31.35 CAD | 2.5% | 31.11 CAD | 27.91 CAD | 0.57 | -15.58 | 3.8M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 30.60 CAD | 2.6% | 31.28 CAD | 27.84 CAD | 0.29 | -17.96 | 4.1M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 29.83 CAD | 2.1% | 31.45 CAD | 27.77 CAD | -0.12 | -20.74 | 3.9M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 29.21 CAD | -0.7% | 31.63 CAD | 27.71 CAD | -0.64 | -22.87 | 334.2K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 29.42 CAD | 5.0% | 31.87 CAD | 27.64 CAD | -1.00 | -22.33 | 1.5M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 28.02 CAD | 6.0% | 32.11 CAD | 27.58 CAD | -1.27 | -26.54 | 1.0M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 26.43 CAD | -0.8% | 32.39 CAD | 27.52 CAD | -1.38 | -31.15 | 1.6M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 26.65 CAD | -2.5% | 32.67 CAD | 27.47 CAD | -1.24 | -30.07 | 976.3K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 27.33 CAD | -1.7% | 33.00 CAD | 27.42 CAD | -1.05 | -29.53 | 4.6M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 27.80 CAD | 0.8% | 33.33 CAD | 27.37 CAD | -0.80 | -28.25 | 4.1M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 27.58 CAD | -1.0% | 33.65 CAD | 27.32 CAD | -0.64 | -28.01 | 8.4M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 27.86 CAD | -12.5% | 33.97 CAD | 27.26 CAD | -0.63 | -28.32 | 8.1M | Off |
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.