MX NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

MagnaChip Semiconductor · Technology · Semiconductors

Latest close 3.26 USD
-6.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -16.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 14.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.9%, after a -20.9% 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 41/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 20 out of 100
Latest Close 3.26 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -6.9% latest completed week
4W Return -20.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -28.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 26.9% 14 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
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.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
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 -16.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 14.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.9%, after a -20.9% 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 0.5x 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 0.6412-week average 0.76

12-week confirmation

Trend active10/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership9/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.64Current 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 -20.9% over four weeks, -28.0% over 12 weeks, and 10.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-6.9%
4W-20.9%
12W-28.0%
26W12.4%
52W10.1%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year14
Trend breadth26.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.82Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-329.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-12.69Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-253.9%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 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 strength53/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 48; rank 1 is best.
Value87/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Quality3/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Momentum24/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Growth14/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 87; 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
0.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
20.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
15.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-18.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
8.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-13.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-18.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
246.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
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
2.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.5x
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

MX shows bullish options pressure with a 41/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.34, expected move of 29.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction41/100
Expected move29.9%
Put/call volume0.34
Pressure59
Speculation15
Volatility96
Trend agreement13
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Insider activity4 / 0

4 acquisitions and 0 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 62 relevant articles.

15 positive · 38 neutral · 9 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 earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
Options expected move29.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-66.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility21.9%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+63.0%Week of 24 Apr.
Worst week-29.5%Week of 1 May.
Latest week-6.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains3
Flat weeks1
Modest losses3
Sharp losses11
Recent vol21.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol15.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.3% / -8.3%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 20263.26 USD-6.9%3.92 USD4.65 USD-0.82-12.696.0MOff
24 Jul 20263.50 USD2.3%3.90 USD4.69 USD-0.64-5.393.7MOff
17 Jul 20263.42 USD-14.9%3.87 USD4.72 USD-0.40-8.745.7MOn
10 Jul 20264.02 USD-2.4%3.85 USD4.76 USD-0.034.677.6MOn
3 Jul 20264.12 USD-11.4%3.80 USD4.80 USD0.368.245.4MOn
26 Jun 20264.65 USD-21.5%3.77 USD4.84 USD0.8324.297.7MOn
19 Jun 20265.92 USD-5.3%3.70 USD4.88 USD1.2454.327.8MOn
12 Jun 20266.25 USD-9.8%3.58 USD4.91 USD1.4865.3512.6MOn
5 Jun 20266.93 USD-21.3%3.45 USD4.94 USD1.5285.7333.2MOn
29 May 20268.80 USD59.4%3.29 USD4.97 USD1.49132.7332.0MOn
22 May 20265.52 USD27.2%3.10 USD4.98 USD1.3851.2713.2MOn
15 May 20264.34 USD-4.2%3.02 USD5.01 USD1.4020.447.1MOn
8 May 20264.53 USD22.4%2.98 USD5.05 USD1.4425.3910.4MOn
1 May 20263.70 USD-29.5%2.93 USD5.07 USD1.234.9619.9MOn
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.