MTW NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Manitowoc Company Inc · Industrials · Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery

Latest close 13.85 USD
-3.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 5.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 73.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.6%, after a 10.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 60/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 53 out of 100
Latest Close 13.85 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -3.6% latest completed week
4W Return 10.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return 5.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 44.2% 23 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • 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.
  • 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 5.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 73.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.6%, after a 10.6% 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 0.9x 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 0.4412-week average 0.37

12-week confirmation

Trend active1/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership3/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.44Current 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 10.6% over four weeks, 5.4% over 12 weeks, and 14.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-3.6%
4W10.6%
12W5.4%
26W7.2%
52W14.9%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year23
Trend breadth44.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.32Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change50.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership4.89Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change183.8%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 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength51/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 50; rank 1 is best.
Value78/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Quality8/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Momentum33/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 68; rank 1 is best.
Growth9/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 92; 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
68.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
8.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
18.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
2.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
3.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
5.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-83.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-47.7%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
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
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.7x
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.

Options positioningVolatility

MTW shows volatility options pressure with a 60/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.02, expected move of 11.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction60/100
Expected move11.9%
Put/call volume0.02
Pressure100
Speculation46
Volatility76
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity13 / 1

13 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 sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 51 relevant articles.

11 positive · 34 neutral · 6 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 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move11.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-11.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.3%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.3%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-12.7%Week of 3 Jul.
Latest week-3.6%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses7
Recent vol6.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.1% / -5.9%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 202613.85 USD-3.6%13.08 USD12.05 USD0.324.891.1MOff
24 Jul 202614.37 USD10.3%13.03 USD12.07 USD0.189.891.1MOff
17 Jul 202613.03 USD2.0%12.97 USD12.10 USD0.29-1.101.1MOff
10 Jul 202612.78 USD2.1%12.97 USD12.13 USD0.32-4.741.1MOff
3 Jul 202612.52 USD-12.7%12.97 USD12.17 USD0.21-5.83968.9KOff
26 Jun 202614.34 USD8.9%12.96 USD12.21 USD0.009.722.0MOff
19 Jun 202613.17 USD5.7%12.86 USD12.24 USD-0.59-1.681.3MOff
12 Jun 202612.46 USD5.1%12.78 USD12.26 USD-0.86-6.281.3MOff
5 Jun 202611.85 USD0.2%12.74 USD12.30 USD-0.99-10.571.4MOff
29 May 202611.83 USD2.2%12.71 USD12.33 USD-0.80-13.19937.0KOff
22 May 202611.57 USD-5.2%12.65 USD12.36 USD-0.63-14.081.2MOff
15 May 202612.20 USD-7.2%12.65 USD12.38 USD-0.53-8.851.0MOn
8 May 202613.14 USD-2.7%12.60 USD12.41 USD-0.46-1.991.7MOn
1 May 202613.51 USD0.3%12.50 USD12.42 USD-0.593.12747.0KOn
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.