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The desk on SSD

What this diary said about Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc, what it holds and what would change its view — in its own words, dated. Investment diary, not advice.

What we said

Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for SSD, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Mentioned on Closelooknet 4 pieces · newest: Daily Pulse, “Memory — Same Name as 2022, a Different Product: Why the AI Cycle Is Not the Old One” (2026-09-28)

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where SSD appears in the diary — 4 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

101 and glossary

  • SSD (Solid-State Drive)GlossaryNAND-flash storage with no moving parts; high-end NVMe SSDs form the data layer for AI training pipelines.
  • Tokens per Watt101Nvidia's proprietary CMX pairs BlueField-4 DPUs and rack-scale SSD tiers with its Rubin platform — Nvidia's own figures claim up to 5× token throughput and 5× power efficiency on KV-cache work, and up to 35× tokens per megawatt for a Vera…

Dailies

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 61/100 · S&P 500 fund at 75, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-10-06
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 98th percentile of the window, +5.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-10-06
  • Sector × region Materials in US: +1.3% week · −4.7% month · −0.4% quarter · +7.2% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLB.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-10-06
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.74 · up 0.17 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-10-06
How it trades on rate days beta 1.28 to TLT · on the worst bond days it fell more than the market

How it trades on rate days

How SSD has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 1.28 — moves strongly with bonds for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc moved 1.28% on average · correlation 0.41 · higher than 94% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 1.23 about the same as over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −1.58% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days −0.81% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Who it is priced against Basic Materials · US · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Basic Materials · US

Scored names in the same sector and country from the Closelooknet universe.

Compared against SSD on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc

SSD in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Simpson Manufacturing designs and makes structural connectors, fasteners and lateral-force systems for wood construction, along with anchors, repair coatings, sealers and fibre-reinforced strengthening products for concrete and steel. It also sells engineering and design software and services, reaching dealers, home centres, contractors and component manufacturers across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The company is based in Pleasanton, California.
Where it sits in the stack
Simpson Manufacturing sits outside the AI build-out entirely. Its sector is Basic Materials and its industry is Lumber & Wood Production, placing it among building-products names in our wider universe rather than in any layer of our index.
Who it is priced against
The diary's pack carries no peer group for this name, so no house comparison set applies. The market commonly names MiTek Industries as its closest competitor in structural connectors.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
Simpson Manufacturing holds no seat in any Closelooknet index and has no Rubin or Halo placement. It does carry a Closelooknet score, but only one module has been scored so far, so the read is still being built. The diary's mentions tied to the letters "SSD" refer to solid-state drives in a glossary and a memory-supercycle note, a separate term that does not describe this company.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether Simpson Manufacturing is ever assigned a peer group or an index seat, since neither exists in our coverage today.

Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc (SSD) trades on US exchanges, classified under Basic Materials.

The Closelooknet company score reads 58/100 composite (momentum 41, quality 68, valuation 50) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 0.67%, quarterly · buybacks 120 m USD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What SSD pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 1.18 USD per share · a 0.67% yield on the 2026-10-06 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-10-06
  • Change on the year +37.2% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.86 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.30 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-10-01
  • By calendar year 2025: 0.86 USD (partial) · 2026: 1.18 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-04-03
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 48 m USD 13% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2025 120 m USD 1.7% of today's market value
  • Share count −1.2% in FY2025 23 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 168 m USD · 56% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-07

Quick answers

What is Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc (SSD)?

Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc trades as SSD on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Basic Materials in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-10-07.

Is SSD in a Closelooknet index?

Not currently — Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc is tracked in the Closelooknet research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelooknet functional index as of 2026-10-07.

What is Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc's Closelooknet composite score?

58 out of 100, with momentum 41, quality 68 and valuation 50 sub-scores, as of 2026-10-07. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does SSD trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -4.3% vs the 50-day and -5% vs the 200-day average, 17.9% below the 52-week high and +12.5% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 4 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-06 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How does Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc compare with its peers?

Against its peer group (Basic Materials · US), Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc (SSD) sits 17.9% below its 52-week high, 4.3% below its 50-day average; Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC) is 38.9% below, Pan American Silver Corp. (PAAS) is 33.8% below, Aura Minerals Inc. Common Shares (AUGO) is 19.9% below. Put any of them next to SSD in the chart grid (2×1 or 2×2) and the page lays the companies side by side: performance, trend, valuation, margins and our money-flow reading.

How does Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc had a beta of 1.28 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it moves strongly with bonds, higher than 94% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −1.58% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

Where has Closelooknet written about Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc?

Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc appears in 4 Closelooknet pieces, most recently Daily Pulse: Memory — Same Name as 2022, a Different Product: Why the AI Cycle Is Not the Old One (2026-09-28); Daily Pulse: Three Ways to Own the Memory Supercycle (2026-07-10); Glossary: SSD (Solid-State Drive). What Closelooknet said most recently: In flash storage, Kioxia fell 4.37% and Taiwan's SSD-controller maker Phison 4.06%; Taiwan's DRAM maker Nanya lost 2.33%, and the chip-substrate maker Ibiden 4.43%. (Daily Pulse, 2026-09-28). The "Mentioned on Closelooknet" block on this page lists the long reads, the reference entries and the dailies that name it.

What does Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc do?

Simpson Manufacturing designs and makes structural connectors, fasteners and lateral-force systems for wood construction, along with anchors, repair coatings, sealers and fibre-reinforced strengthening products for concrete and steel. It also sells engineering and design software and services, reaching dealers, home centres, contractors and component manufacturers across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The company is based in Pleasanton, California. The diary's pack carries no peer group for this name, so no house comparison set applies. The market commonly names MiTek Industries as its closest competitor in structural connectors.

Where does Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Simpson Manufacturing sits outside the AI build-out entirely. Its sector is Basic Materials and its industry is Lumber & Wood Production, placing it among building-products names in our wider universe rather than in any layer of our index. Simpson Manufacturing holds no seat in any Closelooknet index and has no Rubin or Halo placement. It does carry a Closelooknet score, but only one module has been scored so far, so the read is still being built. The diary's mentions tied to the letters "SSD" refer to solid-state drives in a glossary and a memory-supercycle note, a separate term that does not describe this company.

Does Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc pay a dividend?

Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc has paid 1.18 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 0.67% on the 2026-10-06 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.30 USD on 2026-10-01. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 48 m USD in dividends and bought back 120 m USD of its own shares, 56% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 1.2% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for SSD, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

then Lumber & Wood Production, then Basic Materials. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.