- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
ROOT
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Roots Corporation · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail
Latest close
3.45 CAD
1.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -6.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 33.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, after a -4.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
32
out of 100
Latest Close
3.45 CAD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
1.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
-4.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-11.1%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
69.2%
36 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.4x
vs 13-week average
- 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 negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
1.8%
Latest completed week; four-week move -4.7%.
Indicator stack
38/24
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
52/100
13 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -6.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 33.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, after a -4.7% four-week move.
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 0.4x 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 0.7012-week average 0.90
12-week confirmation
Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership7/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.70Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -4.7% over four weeks, -11.1% over 12 weeks, and 9.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year36
Trend breadth69.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.99Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-97.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-11.82Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-99.2%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
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 inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Apr 2026
Field coverage 88%
Model confidence 86%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength84/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Value88/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Quality75/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
Momentum26/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Growth36/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
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 framework39/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 53.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 5.7x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 11.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 61.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 4.2% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 9.5% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 3.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 5.6% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 0.2% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 8/9 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
- 2.7% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.7% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.4x 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 13 relevant articles.
2 positive · 10 neutral · 1 negativePatient 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-26.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.1%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.7%Week of 27 Mar.
Worst week-11.6%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+1.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses2
Recent vol5.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.1% / -2.7%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.
SectorCA Consumer Cyclical
4-week rank43 / 50
Group average0.1%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD56.0%positive activity pressure
RS28.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryCA Apparel Retail
4-week rank2 / 3
Group average2.3%
Trend breadth33.3%
Trend33.3%active weekly trend signals
MD0.0%positive activity pressure
RS33.3%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
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 tape33/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 33/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis59/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 9/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 7/12.
Activity pressure 0.70; 2 reversal markers Factors69/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Tiny Titans rank 38; Buyback Yield rank 13; Small Cap Core rank 14 SVQF39/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 185.0 of 304 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.
Roots Announces Results of Voting at Fiscal 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 3.45 CAD | 1.8% | 3.67 CAD | 2.80 CAD | -0.99 | -11.82 | 18.4K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 3.39 CAD | 0.9% | 3.66 CAD | 2.80 CAD | -0.99 | -10.81 | 46.3K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 3.36 CAD | -3.4% | 3.65 CAD | 2.80 CAD | -0.93 | -12.29 | 45.9K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 3.48 CAD | -3.9% | 3.64 CAD | 2.79 CAD | -0.69 | -9.24 | 152.4K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 3.62 CAD | -7.2% | 3.62 CAD | 2.79 CAD | -0.50 | -5.93 | 28.3K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 3.90 CAD | -3.7% | 3.61 CAD | 2.79 CAD | 0.07 | 1.34 | 700 | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 4.05 CAD | 1.8% | 3.59 CAD | 2.78 CAD | 0.58 | 6.00 | 200 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 3.98 CAD | -11.6% | 3.57 CAD | 2.78 CAD | 1.00 | 4.24 | 10.6K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 4.50 CAD | -1.5% | 3.55 CAD | 2.77 CAD | 1.19 | 17.79 | 36.3K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 4.57 CAD | 7.8% | 3.51 CAD | 2.76 CAD | 1.04 | 21.52 | 15.3K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 4.24 CAD | 6.8% | 3.46 CAD | 2.75 CAD | 0.92 | 11.94 | 176.7K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 3.97 CAD | 2.3% | 3.43 CAD | 2.74 CAD | 0.71 | 5.80 | 28.8K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 3.88 CAD | -0.8% | 3.40 CAD | 2.74 CAD | 0.76 | 5.15 | 39.9K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 3.91 CAD | -0.5% | 3.38 CAD | 2.73 CAD | 0.84 | 5.09 | 31.3K | On |
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.