HDSN NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Hudson Technologies Inc · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Latest close 6.04 USD
-4.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -3.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 23.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.7%, after a 0.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 44/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 32 out of 100
Latest Close 6.04 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -4.7% latest completed week
4W Return 0.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 15.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 25.0% 13 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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 weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 not active. Price is -3.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 23.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.7%, after a 0.8% 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
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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 0.2312-week average 0.10

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.23Current 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 0.8% over four weeks, 15.0% over 12 weeks, and -36.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-4.7%
4W0.8%
12W15.0%
26W-15.8%
52W-36.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year13
Trend breadth25.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.90Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change29.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-24.18Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change20.6%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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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 strength37/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Value78/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Quality7/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Momentum12/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Growth28/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 73; 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 framework63/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
18.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
9.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-10.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
24.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
8.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-10.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
6.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
10.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-19.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-122.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
2/9
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
7.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
7.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.5x
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 positioningBullish

HDSN shows bullish options pressure with a 44/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.45, expected move of 11.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction44/100
Expected move11.4%
Put/call volume0.45
Pressure45
Speculation43
Volatility96
Trend agreement21
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Insider activity20 / 0

20 acquisitions and 0 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 sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 26 relevant articles.

3 positive · 21 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 earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 05 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move11.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-42.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.7%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.8%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-16.0%Week of 8 May.
Latest week-4.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses7
Recent vol6.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.9% / -4.3%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 20266.04 USD-4.7%6.22 USD8.53 USD0.90-24.182.3MOff
24 Jul 20266.34 USD2.8%6.25 USD8.55 USD1.00-21.101.8MOff
17 Jul 20266.17 USD-4.3%6.27 USD8.57 USD0.95-25.162.1MOff
10 Jul 20266.45 USD7.7%6.30 USD8.59 USD0.95-25.723.7MOff
3 Jul 20265.99 USD7.7%6.33 USD8.61 USD0.69-30.452.7MOff
26 Jun 20265.56 USD-5.4%6.38 USD8.63 USD0.25-35.582.3MOff
19 Jun 20265.88 USD1.7%6.42 USD8.66 USD-0.11-35.622.3MOff
12 Jun 20265.78 USD7.8%6.45 USD8.68 USD-0.51-35.712.2MOff
5 Jun 20265.36 USD0.8%6.48 USD8.70 USD-0.84-39.552.1MOff
29 May 20265.32 USD5.1%6.53 USD8.72 USD-0.82-43.222.2MOff
22 May 20265.06 USD2.8%6.66 USD8.75 USD-0.73-44.983.8MOff
15 May 20264.92 USD-6.3%6.81 USD8.77 USD-0.70-46.413.4MOff
8 May 20265.25 USD-16.0%6.93 USD8.80 USD-0.61-43.682.8MOff
1 May 20266.25 USD-0.8%7.05 USD8.82 USD-0.64-30.081.1MOff
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.