BCC NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Boise Cascad Llc · Basic Materials · Lumber & Wood Production

Latest close 77.84 USD
0.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 1.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 49.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a -3.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 34/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 2d.

Setup score 40 out of 100
Latest Close 77.84 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.8% latest completed week
4W Return -3.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -0.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 9.6% 5 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • 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 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 1.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 49.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a -3.9% 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 0.8x 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 0.1312-week average 0.11

12-week confirmation

Trend active1/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.13Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 -3.9% over four weeks, -0.1% over 12 weeks, and -10.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.8%
4W-3.9%
12W-0.1%
26W-7.1%
52W-10.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year5
Trend breadth9.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.41Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change1897.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-6.69Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-63.7%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 inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength55/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Value84/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Quality17/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Momentum21/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Growth2/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 99; 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 framework43/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
24.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
8.8x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
16.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
15.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
2.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.8%
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
-3.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-64.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-21.6%
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
1.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
7.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
8.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.6x
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

BCC shows bullish options pressure with a 34/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.69, expected move of 10.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction34/100
Expected move10.7%
Put/call volume0.69
Pressure22
Speculation14
Volatility80
Trend agreement52
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Insider activity1 / 1

1 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 sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 35 relevant articles.

14 positive · 20 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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 earnings2dNext report is scheduled for 03 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move10.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-14.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.3%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+12.6%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-9.5%Week of 8 May.
Latest week+0.8%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses9
Recent vol5.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.3% / -4.5%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 202677.84 USD0.8%76.84 USD101.5 USD0.41-6.691.6MOff
17 Jul 202677.19 USD1.5%76.73 USD101.6 USD0.64-8.523.2MOff
10 Jul 202676.06 USD0.2%76.64 USD101.7 USD0.49-11.701.7MOff
3 Jul 202675.93 USD-6.3%76.64 USD101.7 USD0.30-11.331.5MOff
26 Jun 202681.02 USD8.5%76.53 USD101.8 USD-0.02-4.082.8MOff
19 Jun 202674.66 USD4.9%76.35 USD101.8 USD-0.55-14.182.1MOff
12 Jun 202671.14 USD4.5%76.23 USD101.8 USD-0.88-18.081.8MOff
5 Jun 202668.08 USD-2.0%76.14 USD101.7 USD-0.96-21.771.9MOff
29 May 202669.50 USD3.8%76.21 USD101.8 USD-0.73-22.801.7MOff
22 May 202666.94 USD1.8%76.22 USD101.7 USD-0.58-25.222.0MOff
15 May 202665.78 USD-6.6%76.40 USD101.7 USD-0.35-26.582.9MOff
8 May 202670.44 USD-9.5%76.56 USD101.7 USD-0.22-22.023.3MOn
1 May 202677.88 USD-7.2%76.60 USD101.7 USD-0.22-12.591.6MOn
24 Apr 202683.88 USD1.3%76.57 USD101.6 USD-0.31-5.871.2MOn
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.