LECO NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc · Industrials · Tools & Accessories

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Latest close 261.3 USD
3.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 49.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.9%, after a 1.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 50/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 57/100.

Setup score 48 out of 100
Latest Close 261.3 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 3.9% latest completed week
4W Return 1.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -3.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 90.4% 47 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 57.19% based on similar historical setup states.
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.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 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.
Price follow-through 3.9% Latest completed week; four-week move 1.1%. Indicator stack 50/2 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. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 57.19% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Bullish 50/100 conviction; expected move 6.0%. News sentiment 57/100 59 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 30 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 49.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.9%, after a 1.1% 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 2.0x 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
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
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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 0.3912-week average 0.42

12-week confirmation

Trend active8/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.39Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 1.1% over four weeks, -3.3% over 12 weeks, and 9.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.9%
4W1.1%
12W-3.3%
26W-1.2%
52W9.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year47
Trend breadth90.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.62Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-455.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-5.04Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change49.9%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 strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive 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 strength19/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Value10/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Quality85/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Momentum35/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Growth79/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 22; 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 framework53/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
25.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
17.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
36.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
17.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
16.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
21.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
7.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
16.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-6.7%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.4x
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.

Options positioningBullish

LECO shows bullish options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 6.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction50/100
Expected move6.0%
Put/call volume0.00
Pressure100
Speculation14
Volatility45
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity9 / 2

9 acquisitions and 2 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 sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 59 relevant articles.

23 positive · 33 neutral · 3 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 move6.0%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-15.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.9%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 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.6%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-8.7%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+3.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses14
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.0% / -1.9%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.

Weekly tape46/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 46/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis30/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 8/12, activity pressure 3/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.39; 4 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 57.19%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 57.19% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors37/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 23; Small Cap Core rank 87 SVQF53/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 343.0 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Options46/100

LECO shows bullish options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 6.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 6.0% Sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 59 relevant articles.

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc (LECO) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Record Margins and ... Insiders9 / 2

9 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings30 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026261.3 USD3.9%262.8 USD216.4 USD-0.62-5.043.5MOff
24 Jul 2026251.5 USD-0.5%262.2 USD215.9 USD-0.70-8.351.5MOff
17 Jul 2026252.7 USD0.7%262.0 USD215.5 USD-0.35-9.501.3MOff
10 Jul 2026251.0 USD-2.9%261.7 USD215.2 USD0.07-13.991.4MOff
3 Jul 2026258.4 USD-2.8%261.4 USD214.8 USD0.18-10.061.5MOn
26 Jun 2026265.8 USD-3.2%260.9 USD214.4 USD0.09-6.822.3MOn
19 Jun 2026274.4 USD6.6%259.9 USD213.9 USD-0.27-8.122.2MOn
12 Jun 2026257.5 USD-1.5%258.4 USD213.3 USD-0.64-11.521.8MOn
5 Jun 2026261.4 USD1.4%257.3 USD212.8 USD-0.77-8.211.6MOn
29 May 2026257.7 USD-1.9%256.1 USD212.3 USD-0.71-13.591.3MOn
22 May 2026262.6 USD1.0%255.3 USD211.8 USD-0.52-9.471.4MOn
15 May 2026260.1 USD-3.8%254.5 USD211.2 USD-0.50-9.281.3MOn
8 May 2026270.3 USD1.8%253.6 USD210.6 USD-0.44-6.121.7MOn
1 May 2026265.5 USD2.1%252.2 USD209.9 USD-0.43-2.722.8MOn
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.