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$78.89 -0.08 (-0.10%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$4.89B
Shares
62.17M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$78.89 Open$80.33 Day$77.70–80.81 52W close$78.89–134.82 Avg vol 30d689K Short int5.2M · 8.3% float · 8.7d Short vol38% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataMar 2022–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 7, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 6, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Strong Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.64
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −24%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −13%
      below
      RSI (14) 36
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 0%
      near low
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −6%
      trailing
      6-month return −37%
      trailing
      YTD return −29%
      this year
      Relative strength −48%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $90 › 200d $104 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -1% holders QoQ · +60 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$95.0K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      8.34% of float · ▲ +11.0% MoM · 8.7 days cover
      Volume signal Reversal watch
      High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
      Institution breadth Steady
      345 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 63
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      Revenue growth +4%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 37%
      contracting
      EPS growth −15%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $213.3M
      Balance sheet $1.0B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 44%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −41%
      past year
      ATR 5.1%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 1 of last 2
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026
      Total core sales growth · full-year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated 11% – 14%
      Core organic sales · full-year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated 2% – 4%
      Contribution from M&A · full-year 2026 Initiated 9%
      Core adjusted EPS · full-year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $5.40 – $5.50
      Anticipated FX impact · full-year 2026 Initiated 0% – 1%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 29, 2025
      Total core sales growth · full year 2025 4.5% – 5.5%
      Core adjusted EBITDA · full year 2025 $535M – $540M
      Guided vs delivered · last 2 settled
      Unadjusted EPS 2024
      guided $4.65 – $4.85
      $4.31 Miss −9.3%
      Sales full year 2023
      guided $2.59B – $2.61B
      $2.77B Beat +6.7%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
      4 · 3 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −24% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −13% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      36 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      0% Bearish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $90 › 200d $104 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -1% holders QoQ · +60 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$95.0K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      8.34% of float · ▲ +11.0% MoM · 8.7 days cover
      Volume signal Reversal watch
      High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
      Institution breadth Steady
      345 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $79 Now $79 · 0% Range high $135
      vs 200-day avg -24% vs 50-day avg -13%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) non-GAAP $287.9M Six Months Ended July 3, 2026
      Adjusted free cash flow (non-GAAP) non-GAAP $80.9M Six Months Ended July 3, 2026
      Adjusted net income from continuing operations (non-GAAP) non-GAAP $163.1M Six Months Ended July 3, 2026
      Adjusted net income margin from continuing operations non-GAAP 10.5% Six Months Ended July 3, 2026
      Adjusted net income per share – diluted from continuing operations (non-GAAP) non-GAAP $2.64 Six Months Ended July 3, 2026
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Adjusted EBITDA $151.4M
      -$1.8M Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Russia
      = Core adjusted EBITDA $149.6M
      Core adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) non-GAAP $285.5M Six Months Ended July 3, 2026
      Core adjusted EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) non-GAAP 19.3% Six Months Ended July 3, 2026
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Adjusted net income per share – diluted from continuing operations $1.35
      -$0.02 Adjusted net income per share – diluted from continuing operations attributable to Russia
      = Core adjusted net income per share – diluted from continuing operations $1.33
      Core adjusted net income per share – diluted from continuing operations (non-GAAP) non-GAAP $2.64 Six Months Ended July 3, 2026
      Existing businesses (core organic sales) non-GAAP 0.7% Six Months Ended July 3, 2026
      Existing businesses (organic sales) non-GAAP 0.4% Six Months Ended July 3, 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Metal Fabrication — same industry group
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      ESAB
      ESAB Corp
      this stock
      $4.89B -29.4% +3.7% 8.3%
      ATI
      Ati Inc
      $30.84B +88.2% -13.4% 66.2 2.7%
      CRS
      Carpenter Technology Corp
      $25.46B +69.0% +20.0% 48.8 4.9%
      MLI
      Mueller Industries Inc
      $14.74B +10.9% 17.4 2.1%
      CMC
      COMMERCIAL METALS Co
      $7.85B -1.5% +25.6% 13.4 3.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      345
      % held
      106.4%
      Net QoQ
      +7.8M sh
      Top holder
      PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES I…
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      406
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      5.2M
      Days to cover
      8.7d
      Change
      +514.7K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      38%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.6K
      Value
      $139.0K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      39.5%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
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      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$95.0K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
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      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Thomas H. Kean
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jul 7, 2026
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      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $2.8B
      Net income (FY)
      $226.8M
      EPS diluted
      $3.67
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 6, 2026
      This year
      15
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $95.0K
      Shares
      1.0K
      Filed
      Aug 7, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 6, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      ESAB -8.3% -6.1% -36.8% -8.8% -29.4%
      SPY -0.4% +2.6% +10.7% +2.7% +12.5%
      vs SPY -7.9% -8.7% -47.5% -11.6% -41.9%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.12 / share · ex Jul 2, 2026
      Raised 20%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.42 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      0.53%

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1877322 CUSIP 29605J106 13F (30d) 307 filings 301 filers Visit website Investor relations