CS1 GER Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Expand Energy Corporation · Energy · Oil & Gas E&P

Latest close 80.40 EUR
-0.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is - below the Trend Line and sits at 42.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.4%, after a 6.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 58/100.

Setup score 34 out of 100
Latest Close 80.40 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -0.4% latest completed week
4W Return 6.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return -1.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 18 weeks active
Volume Ratio - vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 43.90% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is - below the Trend Line and sits at 42.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.4%, after a 6.3% 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 - the 13-week average. Participation data is incomplete.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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
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 0.0412-week average 0.02

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.04Current 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 6.3% over four weeks, -1.0% over 12 weeks, and - over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.4%
4W6.3%
12W-1.0%
26W-
52W-
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.00Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-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 strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 79% Model confidence 74%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength98/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Value97/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Quality93/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Momentum45/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Growth89/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 12; 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 framework91/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
6.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
3.0x
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
51.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
31.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
19.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
15.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
188.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
20450.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.6%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.4x
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 sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 35 relevant articles.

7 positive · 26 neutral · 2 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-7.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.9%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 higher7 of 177 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.3%Week of 24 Jul.
Worst week-4.6%Week of 12 Jun.
Latest week-0.4%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains1
Modest gains6
Flat weeks3
Modest losses4
Sharp losses3
Recent vol2.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split7/7Count 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.

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
7 Aug 202680.40 EUR-0.4%-79.83 EUR0.00-0Off
31 Jul 202680.76 EUR-0.6%-79.79 EUR0.00-485Off
24 Jul 202681.22 EUR5.3%-79.73 EUR0.00-68Off
17 Jul 202677.15 EUR2.0%-79.63 EUR0.00-154Off
10 Jul 202675.64 EUR-4.0%-79.81 EUR0.00-70Off
3 Jul 202678.83 EUR-0.1%-80.13 EUR0.00-0Off
26 Jun 202678.92 EUR2.9%-80.24 EUR0.00-39Off
19 Jun 202676.73 EUR0.0%-80.36 EUR0.00-0Off
12 Jun 202676.71 EUR-4.6%-80.72 EUR0.00-0Off
5 Jun 202680.42 EUR1.2%-81.17 EUR0.00-29Off
29 May 202679.50 EUR-4.6%-81.26 EUR0.00-459Off
22 May 202683.32 EUR2.6%-81.52 EUR0.00-377Off
15 May 202681.21 EUR0.7%-81.22 EUR0.00-0Off
8 May 202680.63 EUR0.0%-81.22 EUR0.00-0Off
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