FMST NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology Ltd. Common stock · Basic Materials · Other Industrial Metals & Mining

Latest close 1.65 USD
-14.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -11.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 9.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -14.5%, after a 7.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 13d.

Setup score 32 out of 100
Latest Close 1.65 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -14.5% latest completed week
4W Return 7.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 1.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 25.0% 13 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 40.82% based on similar historical setup states.
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 -11.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 9.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -14.5%, after a 7.1% 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 1.6x 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
30 Jan 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
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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 0.0812-week average 0.03

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.08Current 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 7.1% over four weeks, 1.2% over 12 weeks, and -26.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-14.5%
4W7.1%
12W1.2%
26W-30.4%
52W-26.3%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year13
Trend breadth25.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.05Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change108.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-35.23Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change20.1%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 82% Model confidence 78%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength61/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 40; rank 1 is best.
Value55/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Quality53/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 48; rank 1 is best.
Momentum55/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Growth55/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 46; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
-
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-32.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
3.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
1264.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
971.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-22.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-
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
1/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-49.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-49.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.7x
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 sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 41 relevant articles.

5 positive · 36 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalFresh

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

Fresh 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 earnings13dNext report is scheduled for 11 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-63.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.9%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 higher11 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+17.9%Week of 10 Jul.
Worst week-19.4%Week of 30 Jan.
Latest week-14.5%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains2
Flat weeks1
Modest losses5
Sharp losses9
Recent vol8.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol10.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew9.1% / -8.1%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 20261.65 USD-14.5%1.87 USD2.15 USD0.05-35.23999.8KOff
17 Jul 20261.93 USD8.4%1.89 USD2.15 USD-0.05-26.041.1MOff
10 Jul 20261.78 USD17.9%1.91 USD2.16 USD-0.29-35.141.3MOff
3 Jul 20261.51 USD-1.9%1.95 USD2.16 USD-0.53-44.61310.4KOff
26 Jun 20261.54 USD0.0%2.00 USD2.17 USD-0.65-44.08295.1KOff
19 Jun 20261.54 USD-1.3%2.04 USD2.18 USD-0.73-47.60280.5KOff
12 Jun 20261.56 USD4.0%2.07 USD2.19 USD-0.87-46.76341.3KOff
5 Jun 20261.50 USD-13.3%2.09 USD2.20 USD-0.82-48.79556.4KOff
29 May 20261.73 USD6.8%2.13 USD2.21 USD-0.77-45.41328.0KOff
22 May 20261.62 USD-8.0%2.18 USD2.21 USD-0.84-48.49473.5KOff
15 May 20261.76 USD4.8%2.25 USD2.22 USD-0.67-44.08745.7KOff
8 May 20261.68 USD3.1%2.31 USD2.23 USD-0.63-47.28653.3KOff
1 May 20261.63 USD-9.9%2.36 USD2.24 USD-0.70-46.00752.2KOff
24 Apr 20261.81 USD-5.2%2.41 USD2.25 USD-0.74-38.96570.7KOff
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.