FTK NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Flotek Industries Inc · Energy · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

Latest close 23.54 USD
-8.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 22.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 71.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -8.9%, after a 6.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 58/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 3d.

Setup score 63 out of 100
Latest Close 23.54 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -8.9% latest completed week
4W Return 6.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 47.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 94.2% 49 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 12-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.08% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 8 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • The latest week was a sharp negative move.
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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 22.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 71.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -8.9%, after a 6.1% 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
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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 0.8612-week average 0.60

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.86Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers88 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 8 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 6.1% over four weeks, 47.4% over 12 weeks, and 106.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 12 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-8.9%
4W6.1%
12W47.4%
26W35.5%
52W106.5%
Active trend streak12 weeks
Active weeks in one year49
Trend breadth94.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.24Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change16.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership26.04Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change6.3%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 weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength14/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Value6/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Quality21/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Momentum94/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Growth95/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 6; 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 framework22/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
31.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
32.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
0.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
24.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
10.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
0.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
11.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
24.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
108.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-80.2%
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
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.5x
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 positioningVolatility

FTK shows volatility options pressure with a 58/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.31, expected move of 20.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction58/100
Expected move20.3%
Put/call volume0.31
Pressure61
Speculation49
Volatility96
Trend agreement48
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Insider activity6 / 3

6 acquisitions and 3 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 sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 46 relevant articles.

12 positive · 31 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 earnings3dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move20.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-17.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.5%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+22.8%Week of 15 May.
Worst week-9.2%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week-8.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses7
Recent vol9.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew8.1% / -4.7%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
31 Jul 202623.54 USD-8.9%19.24 USD9.98 USD1.2426.041.8MOn
24 Jul 202625.84 USD-1.3%19.02 USD9.87 USD1.2241.281.6MOn
17 Jul 202626.17 USD2.4%18.75 USD9.73 USD1.1543.971.9MOn
10 Jul 202625.56 USD15.2%18.42 USD9.60 USD1.0140.091.2MOn
3 Jul 202622.19 USD0.1%18.12 USD9.46 USD1.0624.501.0MOn
26 Jun 202622.16 USD-2.2%17.93 USD9.35 USD1.2927.621.7MOn
19 Jun 202622.66 USD-8.0%17.66 USD9.24 USD1.2128.051.1MOn
12 Jun 202624.64 USD4.8%17.37 USD9.12 USD1.2041.271.5MOn
5 Jun 202623.52 USD17.9%17.04 USD8.99 USD1.0236.312.8MOn
29 May 202619.95 USD0.2%16.78 USD8.87 USD0.4313.43889.3KOn
22 May 202619.92 USD1.6%16.69 USD8.76 USD-0.0215.021.3MOn
15 May 202619.61 USD22.8%16.59 USD8.66 USD-0.4014.291.7MOn
8 May 202615.97 USD-5.4%16.42 USD8.56 USD-0.94-6.731.9MOff
1 May 202616.88 USD-0.8%16.39 USD8.49 USD-1.080.94658.1KOn
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.