- The trend backdrop is active with a 9-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
ACCO
NYSE
Week ended 24 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Acco Brands Corporation · Industrials · Business Equipment & Supplies
Latest close
4.00 USD
-2.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 77.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.0%, after a -5.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 43/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
48
out of 100
Latest Close
4.00 USD
24 Jul 2026
1W Return
-2.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
-5.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
3.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
40.4%
21 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.7x
vs 13-week average
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- 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
-2.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move -5.0%.
Indicator stack
53/56
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.
Options pressure
Bullish
43/100 conviction; expected move 34.3%.
News sentiment
54/100
55 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
30 Jul
Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 77.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.0%, after a -5.0% 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 0.7x 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 0.7212-week average 0.43
12-week confirmation
Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership6/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.72Current 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 -5.0% over four weeks, 3.3% over 12 weeks, and 9.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 9 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak9 weeks
Active weeks in one year21
Trend breadth40.4%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.50Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-33.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership2.05Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-75.5%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 ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
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 strength76/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Value95/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Quality26/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Momentum34/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
Growth6/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 95; 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 framework84/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 5.0x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.2x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 6.2x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 6.9% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 30.7% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 8.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 5.4% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 7.5% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -4.5% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -40.2% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 6/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 7.5% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 7.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 4.3x 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
ACCO shows bullish options pressure with a 43/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.72, expected move of 34.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.
Conviction43/100
Expected move34.3%
Put/call volume0.72
Insider activity16 / 1
16 acquisitions and 1 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 55 relevant articles.
16 positive · 37 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 earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
Options expected move34.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-8.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.9%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.
30 Jan
27 Feb
27 Mar
24 Apr
22 May
19 Jun
24 Jul
Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.3%Week of 1 May.
Worst week-13.6%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week-2.0%Week of 24 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses4
Recent vol6.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.8% / -4.6%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.
SectorUS Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-0.7%
Trend breadth52.0%
Trend52.0%active weekly trend signals
MD53.0%positive activity pressure
RS56.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Business Equipment & Supplies
4-week rank3 / 5
Group average-14.7%
Trend breadth80.0%
Trend80.0%active weekly trend signals
MD60.0%positive activity pressure
RS60.0%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 tape49/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 49/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis67/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 9/12, activity pressure 10/12, relative leadership 6/12.
Activity pressure 0.72; No reversal markers Factors57/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 43; Small Cap Core rank 3 SVQF84/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 167.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options66/100ACCO shows bullish options pressure with a 43/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.72, expected move of 34.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.
Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 34.3% Sentiment54/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 55 relevant articles.
Acco Brands (ACCO) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates Insiders16 / 116 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 4.00 USD | -2.0% | 3.69 USD | 4.10 USD | 0.50 | 2.05 | 3.1M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 4.08 USD | 5.2% | 3.68 USD | 4.11 USD | 0.73 | 3.33 | 3.1M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 3.88 USD | -7.6% | 3.66 USD | 4.11 USD | 0.79 | -3.27 | 3.9M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 4.20 USD | -0.2% | 3.65 USD | 4.12 USD | 0.85 | 5.93 | 3.7M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 4.21 USD | 7.9% | 3.63 USD | 4.12 USD | 0.74 | 8.37 | 5.8M | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 3.90 USD | -3.5% | 3.60 USD | 4.12 USD | 0.55 | -1.87 | 4.5M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 4.04 USD | 5.8% | 3.57 USD | 4.12 USD | 0.42 | 2.59 | 4.3M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 3.82 USD | -3.5% | 3.55 USD | 4.12 USD | 0.29 | -2.49 | 3.5M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 3.96 USD | 3.7% | 3.53 USD | 4.12 USD | 0.27 | -1.67 | 3.9M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 3.82 USD | 3.6% | 3.51 USD | 4.13 USD | 0.23 | -3.91 | 4.3M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 3.69 USD | -6.9% | 3.51 USD | 4.13 USD | -0.02 | -6.57 | 5.7M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 3.96 USD | 2.3% | 3.51 USD | 4.13 USD | -0.20 | 0.27 | 5.4M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 3.87 USD | 19.3% | 3.49 USD | 4.13 USD | -0.45 | 0.12 | 6.2M | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 3.25 USD | -1.2% | 3.49 USD | 4.13 USD | -0.77 | -15.47 | 2.7M | 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.