SJ TOR Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Stella-Jones Inc. · Basic Materials · Lumber & Wood Production

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Latest close 77.34 CAD
0.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -9.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.6%, after a -3.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 47/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 37 out of 100
Latest Close 77.34 CAD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.6% latest completed week
4W Return -3.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 9.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 71.2% 37 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
What could go wrong
  • 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.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
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 0.6% Latest completed week; four-week move -3.4%. Indicator stack 39/54 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. News sentiment 47/100 5 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -9.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.6%, after a -3.4% 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 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
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 31 Jul
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 0.1712-week average 0.24

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 pressure0.17Current 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 -3.4% over four weeks, 9.0% over 12 weeks, and -0.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.6%
4W-3.4%
12W9.0%
26W-15.0%
52W-0.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year37
Trend breadth71.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.13Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change80.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-15.51Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-7.4%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive 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 strength74/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Value81/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Quality64/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Momentum19/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Growth25/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 76; 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 framework65/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
13.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
9.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
20.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
13.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
9.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
9.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
0.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
7.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
67.9%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.7%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.6x
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 sentiment47/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.

0 positive · 4 neutral · 1 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-23.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.4%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 higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.1%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-13.1%Week of 8 May.
Latest week+0.6%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.6% / -2.5%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 tape36/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 36/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis12/100

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

Activity pressure 0.17; No reversal markers Factors60/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 17; Small Cap Core rank 25 SVQF65/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 106.0 of 298 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment47/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.

What's Going On With Stella-Jones Inc. Stock Thursday? Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202677.34 CAD0.6%85.19 CAD78.04 CAD-0.13-15.51580.8KOff
24 Jul 202676.86 CAD0.5%85.47 CAD77.96 CAD-0.21-16.80687.8KOff
17 Jul 202676.51 CAD-3.1%85.78 CAD77.88 CAD-0.32-17.38785.3KOff
10 Jul 202678.93 CAD-1.4%86.07 CAD77.81 CAD-0.49-15.32650.0KOff
3 Jul 202680.06 CAD-2.4%86.35 CAD77.71 CAD-0.65-14.44660.1KOff
26 Jun 202682.05 CAD0.3%86.52 CAD77.62 CAD-0.81-12.03126.9KOff
19 Jun 202681.83 CAD0.3%86.67 CAD77.51 CAD-0.92-12.60109.9KOff
12 Jun 202681.58 CAD-0.1%86.73 CAD77.38 CAD-1.05-13.08140.7KOff
5 Jun 202681.68 CAD6.1%86.82 CAD77.26 CAD-1.06-11.97192.0KOff
29 May 202677.02 CAD4.6%86.87 CAD77.13 CAD-1.05-18.151.0MOff
22 May 202673.64 CAD1.4%86.94 CAD77.01 CAD-1.08-21.45654.3KOff
15 May 202672.62 CAD2.3%87.08 CAD76.91 CAD-1.06-21.481.2MOff
8 May 202670.97 CAD-13.1%87.32 CAD76.82 CAD-1.09-24.211.4MOff
1 May 202681.64 CAD-2.9%87.65 CAD76.72 CAD-1.15-12.82773.3KOff
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.