NGS showed a highly consistent uptrend over the past 26 weeks (analysis frame: 26w/3w), scoring an R² of 0.9146. R² measures how closely the price followed a straight logarithmic trend line — a score of 1.0 represents a perfectly linear rally with no deviation. The stock gained 42.4% over the lookback period, equivalent to an annualised return of 102.9%. As of week 2026-W16, NGS last traded at $38.52. Momentum modelling projects a solid continuation: the statistical exit target (Exit B, k=0.75σ) is +4.1% ($40.11) by May 09, 2026, with a stop-loss level at -4.1% ($36.93). This analysis was generated by StraightR, a momentum screening tool that ranks US equities by the linearity of their logarithmic price trend across multiple lookback frames (26w, 40w, 52w, 78w).