- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Next-week expectancy is positive at 56.78% based on similar historical setup states.
VNET
NASDAQ
Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
VNET Group Inc DRC · Technology · Information Technology Services
Latest close
7.17 USD
-0.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -23.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 12.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.6%, after a -9.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 32/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 49/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 18d.
Setup score
26
out of 100
Latest Close
7.17 USD
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
-0.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
-9.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-19.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
50.0%
26 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.9x
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 negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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
-0.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move -9.5%.
Indicator stack
28/26
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
Positive 56.78%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Bullish
32/100 conviction; expected move 16.6%.
News sentiment
49/100
13 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
18d
Next report is scheduled for 20 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -23.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 12.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.6%, after a -9.5% 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 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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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 0.0512-week average 0.11
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 pressure0.05Current 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 -9.5% over four weeks, -19.4% over 12 weeks, and -4.3% 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 year26
Trend breadth50.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.00Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-73.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-29.23Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-12.1%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 87%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength64/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Value90/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Quality23/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Momentum20/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Growth79/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 22; 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 framework26/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.2x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.1x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 32.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 21.6% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 12.9% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 94.1% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 3.8% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 20.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 54.3% 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
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.8% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.8% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 6.0x 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
VNET shows bullish options pressure with a 32/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.41, expected move of 16.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction32/100
Expected move16.6%
Put/call volume0.41
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment49/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.
1 positive · 10 neutral · 2 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 earnings18dNext report is scheduled for 20 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move16.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-50.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.2%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.
6 Feb
6 Mar
3 Apr
1 May
29 May
26 Jun
31 Jul
Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+23.2%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-16.1%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week-0.6%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses10
Recent vol7.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.2% / -6.8%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.
SectorUS Technology
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-3.3%
Trend breadth56.0%
Trend56.0%active weekly trend signals
MD46.0%positive activity pressure
RS54.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Information Technology Services
4-week rank47 / 66
Group average3.4%
Trend breadth19.7%
Trend19.7%active weekly trend signals
MD45.5%positive activity pressure
RS16.7%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 tape28/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 28/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis9/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.05; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 56.78%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 56.78% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors49/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 32; Small Cap Core rank 9 SVQF26/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 534.0 of 726 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options38/100VNET shows bullish options pressure with a 32/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.41, expected move of 16.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 16.6% Sentiment49/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.
368,879 Shares in VNET Group, Inc. - Unsponsored ADR $VNET Purchased by Regal Partners Ltd Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings18dNext report is scheduled for 20 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 7.17 USD | -0.6% | 9.37 USD | 5.82 USD | -1.00 | -29.23 | 31.2M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 7.21 USD | -2.4% | 9.44 USD | 5.79 USD | -0.87 | -28.73 | 13.9M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 7.39 USD | -7.7% | 9.48 USD | 5.77 USD | -0.75 | -28.50 | 12.8M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 8.01 USD | 1.1% | 9.53 USD | 5.74 USD | -0.66 | -26.25 | 19.3M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 7.92 USD | 3.5% | 9.57 USD | 5.70 USD | -0.58 | -26.08 | 28.9M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 7.65 USD | -12.6% | 9.60 USD | 5.67 USD | -0.57 | -28.25 | 24.2M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 8.75 USD | -1.4% | 9.65 USD | 5.64 USD | -0.40 | -21.82 | 19.1M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 8.87 USD | 0.3% | 9.63 USD | 5.60 USD | -0.38 | -18.48 | 32.8M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 8.84 USD | -12.3% | 9.63 USD | 5.56 USD | -0.28 | -16.68 | 38.6M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 10.08 USD | 5.7% | 9.66 USD | 5.53 USD | -0.34 | -9.11 | 44.9M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 9.54 USD | -5.5% | 9.67 USD | 5.48 USD | -0.59 | -11.11 | 43.5M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 10.09 USD | 13.4% | 9.67 USD | 5.44 USD | -0.64 | -4.66 | 117.6M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 8.90 USD | 6.7% | 9.63 USD | 5.39 USD | -0.89 | -15.98 | 28.1M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 8.34 USD | -9.5% | 9.61 USD | 5.35 USD | -0.98 | -16.91 | 19.2M | 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.