ACQ TOR Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

AutoCanada Inc. · Consumer Cyclical · Auto & Truck Dealerships

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Latest close 22.54 CAD
-3.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -2.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 39.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.3%, after a -1.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100.

Setup score 41 out of 100
Latest Close 22.54 CAD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -3.3% latest completed week
4W Return -1.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 5.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 25.0% 13 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 3.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
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 -3.3% Latest completed week; four-week move -1.7%. Indicator stack 14/70 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 51/100 18 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 -2.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 39.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.3%, after a -1.7% 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 3.8x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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 7 Aug
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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 0.3112-week average 0.25

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.31Current 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 -1.7% over four weeks, 5.0% over 12 weeks, and -21.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-3.3%
4W-1.7%
12W5.0%
26W-24.4%
52W-21.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year13
Trend breadth25.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.82Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change70.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-19.84Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-4.6%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 ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 82%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength7/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Value35/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Quality13/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Momentum8/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Growth18/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 83; 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
21.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
17.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-1.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
15.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
2.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-0.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
3.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-7.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
13.7x
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 sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 18 relevant articles.

2 positive · 15 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-36.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.6%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+11.6%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-16.8%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-3.3%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses6
Recent vol2.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -5.8%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.

IndustryCA Auto & Truck Dealerships
4-week rank3 / 3
Group average1.1%
Trend breadth0.0%
Trend0.0%active weekly trend signals
MD66.7%positive activity pressure
RS0.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

BYD · TOR3.2%SFI · TOR1.9%ACQ · TOR-1.7%
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 tape37/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 37/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis26/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.31; No reversal markers Factors14/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 25; Small Cap Core rank 65 SVQF33/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 204.0 of 304 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 18 relevant articles.

AutoCanada (TSX:ACQ) Rises Past Closely Watched Trading Level Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202622.54 CAD-3.3%23.10 CAD21.81 CAD0.82-19.84570.8KOff
31 Jul 202623.30 CAD-2.2%23.18 CAD21.83 CAD0.79-15.28103.3KOff
24 Jul 202623.83 CAD3.4%23.20 CAD21.81 CAD0.74-14.37321.3KOff
17 Jul 202623.04 CAD0.5%23.20 CAD21.80 CAD0.52-17.6476.9KOff
10 Jul 202622.92 CAD0.1%23.19 CAD21.78 CAD0.48-18.96100.0KOff
3 Jul 202622.90 CAD0.9%23.14 CAD21.77 CAD0.41-19.3820.4KOff
26 Jun 202622.70 CAD2.0%23.10 CAD21.75 CAD0.18-19.7919.3KOff
19 Jun 202622.26 CAD2.5%23.03 CAD21.73 CAD-0.03-21.6415.9KOff
12 Jun 202621.72 CAD1.6%22.98 CAD21.70 CAD-0.23-23.8012.4KOff
5 Jun 202621.37 CAD-2.4%22.89 CAD21.69 CAD-0.39-24.2534.1KOff
29 May 202621.90 CAD2.1%22.97 CAD21.67 CAD-0.39-23.60148.9KOff
22 May 202621.44 CAD-0.1%23.09 CAD21.64 CAD-0.39-24.92203.4KOff
15 May 202621.47 CAD-6.1%23.29 CAD21.61 CAD-0.43-23.73338.8KOff
8 May 202622.87 CAD-2.8%23.48 CAD21.58 CAD-0.51-19.65138.6KOff
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.

Evidence context