MMLP NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Martin Midstream Partners LP · Energy · Oil & Gas Midstream

Latest close 2.45 USD
0.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -7.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 34.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a 15.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is mixed with 29/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 84d.

Setup score 23 out of 100
Latest Close 2.45 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.8% latest completed week
4W Return 15.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -4.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -7.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 34.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a 15.6% 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 0.3x 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
30 Jan 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
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 0.1412-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 pressure0.14Current 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 15.6% over four weeks, -4.5% over 12 weeks, and -11.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.8%
4W15.6%
12W-4.5%
26W-15.8%
52W-11.9%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.95Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-306.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-18.41Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change45.5%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 inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 88%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength53/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 48; rank 1 is best.
Value82/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Quality19/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Momentum18/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Growth32/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 69; 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 framework33/100Value 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
0.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
7.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
8.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
24.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
4.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
6.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
4.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-32.3%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.8%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.8%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
6.1x
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 positioningMixed

MMLP shows mixed options pressure with a 29/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 18.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction29/100
Expected move18.4%
Put/call volume
Pressure9
Speculation0
Volatility96
Trend agreement60
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 43 relevant articles.

7 positive · 29 neutral · 7 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 earnings84dNext report is scheduled for 21 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move18.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-30.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.3%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+13.7%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-17.8%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+0.8%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses8
Recent vol7.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.2% / -5.6%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
24 Jul 20262.45 USD0.8%2.63 USD2.96 USD-0.95-18.4148.1KOff
17 Jul 20262.43 USD9.0%2.64 USD2.96 USD-0.93-20.84114.3KOff
10 Jul 20262.23 USD-7.5%2.63 USD2.95 USD-0.89-30.8893.2KOff
3 Jul 20262.41 USD13.7%2.65 USD2.95 USD-0.42-24.71184.4KOff
26 Jun 20262.12 USD-11.3%2.65 USD2.95 USD-0.23-33.79295.2KOff
19 Jun 20262.39 USD-11.0%2.67 USD2.95 USD-0.15-29.44143.5KOff
12 Jun 20262.69 USD2.5%2.67 USD2.95 USD-0.08-19.51347.8KOff
5 Jun 20262.62 USD7.8%2.67 USD2.94 USD-0.23-20.41181.4KOff
29 May 20262.43 USD-3.2%2.67 USD2.94 USD-0.24-30.12211.5KOff
22 May 20262.51 USD-5.6%2.68 USD2.94 USD-0.31-26.45108.8KOff
15 May 20262.66 USD2.3%2.68 USD2.94 USD-0.30-21.85100.6KOff
8 May 20262.60 USD1.4%2.68 USD2.93 USD-0.28-24.47233.4KOff
1 May 20262.57 USD1.6%2.69 USD2.93 USD-0.31-22.2061.2KOff
24 Apr 20262.53 USD-10.0%2.71 USD2.93 USD-0.05-22.95101.5KOff
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.