ARCO
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A SharesConsumer Discretionary · ·
$8.34
▼ $0.13 (-1.5%)
Market Cap
—
Day Range
$8.32 - $8.47
52-Week Range
$6.54 - $9.75
Beta
—
Next Earnings
13.08.2026
ARCO is a stock from the Consumer Cyclical sector — Retail, automotive, and leisure — demand rises and falls with economic sentiment and consumers' disposable income.
🏢 Similar Stocks in the Same Sector
+19.5% (1Y)
This score and all analysis on this page are for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. Read the full disclaimer
Weighted: Technical 25% · Fundamental 20% · Growth 15% · Valuation 15% · News 10% · Quality 10% · Risk 5%
🔍 Cross-Check
Overall Score
🟡 Mixed
Technical Trend
🟢 Bullish
Insiders
🔴 Bearish
✅ Why is the score relatively high?
- 🟢 Price is above the 200-day average
- 🟢 MACD histogram is positive — rising momentum
- 🟢 RSI 51.0 — healthy positive momentum
- 🟢 Price is above the SAR point — uptrend
- 🟢 ROC 12 days: 1.0%
⚠️ What's concerning?
- 🔴 Price is below the 50-day average
- 🔴 -12.5% over the last 3 months relative to the index
- 🔴 CMF 20 days: -0.12
🚦 Quality & Risk Checks
📰 News Trend
Based on real financial news (Finnhub)Everyone's writing about Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares. News trend score: 80. Reason: 6 of the last 10 articles are positive, versus 1 negative.
News trend analysis is based on article sentiment only, and is not investment advice or financial counsel. Read the full disclaimer
📈 Technical Analysis
Based on the last 251 trading days, calculated from real price data. Click an indicator for details and a chart.
🟢 Most indicators support an uptrend (5 bullish · 3 bearish · 2 neutral)
Conclusions
- 🔴Price vs. SMA 50 — Price is below the 50-day average
- 🟢Price vs. SMA 200 — Price is above the 200-day average
- 🟢MACD — MACD histogram is positive — rising momentum
- 🟢RSI — RSI 51.0 — healthy positive momentum
- 🟡Stochastic — %K 54.2 — neutral range
- 🟡ADX (trend strength) — ADX 15.7 — weak trend/choppy
- 🔴Relative strength vs. S&P 500 — -12.5% over the last 3 months relative to the index
- 🟢ROC (rate of change) — ROC 12 days: 1.0%
- 🟢Parabolic SAR — Price is above the SAR point — uptrend
- 🔴CMF (money flow) — CMF 20 days: -0.12
Wyckoff Method Analysis
A market-structure read based purely on real price and volume data — not full classic Wyckoff schematic identification (Phase A-E), but a quantitative analysis of what can reliably be computed: trading ranges, "effort vs. result", volume within the range, and Spring/Upthrust detection.
The stock is in a clear downtrend with no defined trading range in the period examined.
High confidence
Evidence Behind This Read
- 🔴Falling price trend — A -6.3% change over the last 50 days, with no defined trading range.
The Wyckoff Method, developed by Richard Wyckoff in the early 20th century, reads the balance of supply and demand through price and volume, based on the premise that large investors ("smart money") quietly accumulate shares before rallies and quietly distribute them before declines. The read here is based solely on real price and volume data — full, precise identification of classic Wyckoff patterns (such as Phases A-E) requires human chart-reading experience and judgment, so this is an approximate algorithmic read, not a substitute for professional analysis. This should not be considered investment advice.
🎯 Trade Planning (M.A.E.E Framework)
Based on a mechanical trading method: market structure → value zone → ATR-based exit point. Not investment advice — a calculation tool only.
1️⃣ Market Structure
🟢 Uptrend
The price is above the 200-day average — per the market-structure method, this environment mainly favors looking for buying (Long) opportunities.
2️⃣ Value Zone
🟢 Price in value zone
The price is close to the 50-day moving average — per the method, this is a reasonable area to look for an entry, rather than chasing the price far from it.
3️⃣ Suggested Exit Point (ATR-based)
Method formula: Stop-loss = support minusone ATR margin — this way the stop adapts to the stock's actual volatility, rather than an arbitrary number.
Entry
$8.34
Stop-Loss
$7.77
Risk per Share
$0.57
Direction
Long
Profit Targets by Risk/Reward Ratio (R)
1:2 R
$9.49
1:3 R
$10.06
1:5 R
$11.21
💰 Position Size Calculator
A core principle of the method: never risk a fixed dollar amount — risk a fixed percentage of equity, and let the position size vary according to the risk per share.
Suggested Position Size
174 sh.
💵 Dividends
Total dividend per share paid each year, over the last 5 years.
Annual Dividend per Share
| Ex-Dividend Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 22.6.2026 | $0.070 |
| 30.3.2026 | $0.070 |
| 22.12.2025 | $0.060 |
| 23.9.2025 | $0.060 |
| 24.6.2025 | $0.060 |
| 24.3.2025 | $0.060 |
| 23.12.2024 | $0.060 |
| 24.9.2024 | $0.060 |
| 25.6.2024 | $0.060 |
| 22.3.2024 | $0.060 |
| 21.12.2023 | $0.040 |
| 22.9.2023 | $0.050 |
🕴️ Insider Trading
Real transactions by officers and insiders, as reported to the SEC on Form 4 — 0 purchases and 1 sales out of the last 25 filings.
| Name | Transaction Type | Date | Shares | Change | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernandez Artigas Carlos | Open Market Sale | 28.5.2026 | 29,774 | -20,000 | $9.01 |
| CHU MICHAEL | Grant/Award from Employer | 10.5.2026 | 4,435 | +4,435 | — |
| Staton Francisco Alberto | Exercise of Derivative Securities | 10.5.2026 | 13,033 | +13,033 | — |
| Staton Francisco Alberto | Disposition to the Company | 10.5.2026 | 0 | -13,033 | $9.02 |
| Staton Francisco Alberto | Exercise of Derivative Securities | 10.5.2026 | 0 | -13,033 | — |
| Velez Cadavid Jose Alberto | Grant/Award from Employer | 10.5.2026 | 4,435 | +4,435 | — |
| Staton Woods | Exercise of Derivative Securities | 10.5.2026 | 164,336 | +58,207 | — |
| Staton Woods | Disposition to the Company | 10.5.2026 | 106,129 | -58,207 | $9.02 |
| Staton Woods | Exercise of Derivative Securities | 10.5.2026 | 0 | -58,207 | — |
| Staton Woods | Grant/Award from Employer | 10.5.2026 | 70,427 | +70,427 | — |
| Tannenbaum Mariano | Exercise of Derivative Securities | 10.5.2026 | 87,063 | +22,526 | — |
| Tannenbaum Mariano | Disposition to the Company | 10.5.2026 | 64,537 | -22,526 | $9.02 |
| Tannenbaum Mariano | Exercise of Derivative Securities | 10.5.2026 | 0 | -22,526 | — |
| Tannenbaum Mariano | Grant/Award from Employer | 10.5.2026 | 30,266 | +30,266 | — |
| Raganato Luis Alberto | Exercise of Derivative Securities | 10.5.2026 | 84,273 | +24,239 | — |
| Raganato Luis Alberto | Disposition to the Company | 10.5.2026 | 60,034 | -24,239 | $9.02 |
| Raganato Luis Alberto | Exercise of Derivative Securities | 10.5.2026 | 0 | -24,239 | — |
| Raganato Luis Alberto | Grant/Award from Employer | 10.5.2026 | 50,998 | +50,998 | — |
| Rabach Marcelo | Grant/Award from Employer | 10.5.2026 | 4,435 | +4,435 | — |
| De Luca Cristina Presz Palmaka | Grant/Award from Employer | 10.5.2026 | 4,435 | +4,435 | — |
| Hernandez Artigas Carlos | Grant/Award from Employer | 10.5.2026 | 4,435 | +4,435 | — |
| Staton Alicia | Grant/Award from Employer | 10.5.2026 | 12,789 | +12,789 | — |
| Gonzalez Avila Carlos Eduardo | Exercise of Derivative Securities | 10.5.2026 | 7,522 | +7,522 | — |
| Gonzalez Avila Carlos Eduardo | Disposition to the Company | 10.5.2026 | 0 | -7,522 | $9.02 |
| Gonzalez Avila Carlos Eduardo | Exercise of Derivative Securities | 10.5.2026 | 0 | -7,522 | — |
📉 Short Interest
Official FINRA data — the number of shares open in short positions, plus daily short-sale activity.
Monthly Trend — Open Short Interest
3,486,026 shares short as of 2026-07-15 · vs. 7,367,249 on 2026-06-30
Official biweekly report (FINRA Rule 4560) — no real higher-frequency data exists for this metric.
Weekly Trend — Daily Short-Sale Activity
31.8% of trading volume this week was short selling, vs. 26.7% the prior week
Based on daily short-sale volume (Reg SHO) — a different metric from the open short interest above: this is daily trading volume, not an open position, so it updates weekly rather than biweekly.
📰 News & Sentiment
Sentiment based on basic keywords (not AI) — 6 positive, 3 neutral, 1 negative out of the last 10 articles.
Fintel · 18.7.2026
Benzinga · 17.7.2026
Yahoo · 15.7.2026
Yahoo · 15.7.2026
Yahoo · 15.7.2026
Yahoo · 14.7.2026
Yahoo · 14.7.2026
Yahoo · 13.7.2026
Yahoo · 13.7.2026
Yahoo · 13.7.2026