GTIM NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Good Times Restaurants Inc · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

Latest close 1.38 USD
-0.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 28.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.7%, after a -5.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 38/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 44 out of 100
Latest Close 1.38 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.7% latest completed week
4W Return -5.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 9.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 17.3% 9 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 28.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.7%, after a -5.5% 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 1.1x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable 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 0.5912-week average 0.27

12-week confirmation

Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.59Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

8 accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -5.5% over four weeks, 9.5% over 12 weeks, and 1.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 9 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.7%
4W-5.5%
12W9.5%
26W19.0%
52W1.5%
Active trend streak9 weeks
Active weeks in one year9
Trend breadth17.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.33Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-15.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-7.28Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change5.7%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; 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 strength59/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 42; rank 1 is best.
Value54/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 47; rank 1 is best.
Quality52/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 49; rank 1 is best.
Momentum54/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 47; rank 1 is best.
Growth54/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 47; 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 framework7/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
8.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
10.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
10.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
0.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
3.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
1.3%
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
66.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-42.2%
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
0.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
7.0x
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

GTIM shows mixed options pressure with a 38/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 100.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction38/100
Expected move100.7%
Put/call volume
Pressure12
Speculation0
Volatility96
Trend agreement89
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 59 relevant articles.

13 positive · 44 neutral · 2 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 earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move100.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-34.0%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 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.9%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-5.0%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week-0.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains9
Flat weeks2
Modest losses9
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.6% / -4.2%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 20261.38 USD-0.7%1.27 USD2.10 USD1.33-7.28138.6KOn
24 Jul 20261.39 USD-0.7%1.26 USD2.11 USD1.46-6.47100.6KOn
17 Jul 20261.40 USD-2.8%1.25 USD2.13 USD1.57-7.8152.1KOn
10 Jul 20261.44 USD-1.4%1.25 USD2.14 USD1.74-9.85298.0KOn
3 Jul 20261.46 USD5.0%1.24 USD2.15 USD1.58-7.72117.3KOn
26 Jun 20261.39 USD3.7%1.24 USD2.16 USD1.54-12.27107.2KOn
19 Jun 20261.34 USD4.7%1.23 USD2.17 USD1.53-20.04191.6KOn
12 Jun 20261.28 USD-1.5%1.23 USD2.19 USD1.45-22.63110.3KOn
5 Jun 20261.30 USD0.8%1.23 USD2.20 USD1.35-20.55101.4KOn
29 May 20261.29 USD0.8%1.23 USD2.21 USD1.30-25.49143.6KOff
22 May 20261.28 USD3.2%1.24 USD2.22 USD1.22-24.77164.8KOff
15 May 20261.24 USD-1.6%1.26 USD2.23 USD1.22-26.9891.4KOff
8 May 20261.26 USD-1.9%1.26 USD2.24 USD1.36-26.8298.4KOff
1 May 20261.28 USD0.4%1.28 USD2.25 USD1.34-22.5149.2KOff
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.