99/100
+49.0 points vs screen median
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Sharemaestro company report · Price strength relative to volatility · LSE
Saga plc
SAGA · Leadership needs a confirmation check
2 of 3 available weekly market readings are positive.
Factor edition25 Sep 2026
Weekly chart through2026-10-02
Company inputs through31 Jan 2026
Factor coverage88%
Latest completed factor comparison: 25 Sep 2026. Chart evidence is dated separately; price updates do not recalculate this factor edition.
The selected research question · Price strength relative to volatility
How demanding is the ride behind the return?
This screen compares historical price strength with volatility. Check the actual return record, drawdowns and current trend support; the ratio alone is not the conclusion.
Return quality and price risk
Leadership needs a confirmation check
2 of 3 available weekly market readings are positive. Compare that latest chart evidence with the older price-strength rank and the actual return path.
Latest change: 0 improving, 1 weakening and 2 unchanged across the 3 comparable focus pillars since the previous edition.
2/3 strong
Focus pillars with standing ≥65. This is a breadth check, not a new combined score.89/100
+39.0 points vs screen median
Strong in 100% of 16 observed editions13/100
-37.0 points vs screen median
Strong in 0% of 16 observed editionsThe comparison uses companies qualifying for this screen in the same universe and edition. Medians require at least five companies. Historical strength counts actual factor observations; it does not claim historical screen membership.
01 · The company in perspective
The shape of the evidence
Current research reading
Price ahead of value
Price leadership comes with a weaker value ranking.
Watch for slowing price strength or improvement in the company record.
Strongest pillar
Price strength
99/100 standing
Weakest pillar
Capital return
11/100 standing
The strongest and weakest pillars describe this profile, not changes in company performance. The history below shows whether the readings are improving.
Beneath the factor profile
How well does the business support the score?
Cash value62/100
Cash backing75/100
Business durability75/100
Financial resilience15/100
Capital discipline54/100
Price support71/100
These established Sharemaestro cash-research scores summarise cash backing, durability, resilience and capital discipline. Higher is stronger on the available tests. They are separate from universe ranks and are not percentiles or probabilities. Missing components remain unavailable.
02 · The centre of the research case
Is the price supporting the case?
Trend SignalPositivelatest completed chart observation
Market DynamicsNot positivelatest completed chart observation
Relative StrengthPositivelatest completed chart observation
Price / Fair Value+196.4%positive is above the reference
03 · What is changing
A strong reading matters more when it lasts.
Factor standing, one edition at a time
Read across for persistence. Read down for breadth. Each cell is an actual published observation.
80–9965–7940–640–39No reading
| Factor | 7 Jun2026 | 14 Jun2026 | 21 Jun2026 | 28 Jun2026 | 5 Jul2026 | 12 Jul2026 | 19 Jul2026 | 26 Jul2026 | 2 Aug2026 | 9 Aug2026 | 16 Aug2026 | 28 Aug2026 | 4 Sep2026 | 11 Sep2026 | 18 Sep2026 | 25 Sep2026 | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CombinedFocus | 58 | 0.0points | ||||||||||||||||
| Price strengthFocus | 99 | 0.0points | ||||||||||||||||
| Business strengthFocus | 89 | -2.0points | ||||||||||||||||
| ValueFocus | 13 | 0.0points | ||||||||||||||||
| GrowthFurther context | 87 | 0.0points | ||||||||||||||||
| Capital returnFurther context | 11 | 0.0points |
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Changes since the previous edition
Business strength-2.0 pts91 → 89
Value0.0 pts13 → 13
Price strength0.0 pts99 → 99
Growth0.0 pts87 → 87
Capital return0.0 pts11 → 11
Changes compare 18 Sep 2026 with 25 Sep 2026. The underlying company period did not change between these editions. Prices, peer rankings and other inputs can still move the scores. Changes in a relative score do not, by themselves, identify a cause.
04 · Competitive position
Company strength, in its peer context
Price strength and Business strength
SAGA is highlighted against companies in the Price strength relative to volatility screen. Select a point to compare the same research angle. Up to 250 companies shown.
Has price kept pace?
Price returns to 25 Sep 2026. The comparison is the median of companies in the same sector with a reading, not a traded portfolio.
3 monthsSAGA+1.3%Sector median0.7%Difference+0.6 pp
6 monthsSAGA+26.9%Sector median6.2%Difference+20.7 pp
12 monthsSAGA+190.6%Sector median1.7%Difference+188.9 pp
Relative standing is the useful comparison.
A rising share price can still trail its peers. A company with falling prices can still outperform a weaker sector. Compare the return gap with the factor profile before drawing a conclusion.
At least five sector observations are required to display a median. Returns exclude dividends. These are completed historical returns, not forward estimates.
05 · Staying power and price risk
Separate company standing from the ride.
Price strength · strong editions100%score ≥65 in 16 observed editions
Annualised volatility56.0%stored one-year daily measure · factor date
Input coverage88%available factor inputs, not certainty
Drawdown measures the weekly close below its running high within the displayed price history. It starts at zero and is not an all-time drawdown. Persistence counts observed editions only; missing weeks are not filled in.
06 · Research playbook
What would strengthen — or weaken — this reading?
Price strength persists with controlled setbacks
Compare the latest volatility reading with drawdown behaviour and the strength of the current trend.
2 of 3 available weekly market readings are positive.
The return advantage narrows while risk rises
Value is the weakest measured focus pillar at 13/100. Check whether it is recovering, stable or deteriorating in the history above.
A loss of screen qualification, lower coverage or deterioration across several readings would require a fresh review.
Keep the research question consistent
Compare SAGA with other companies selected by Price strength relative to volatility. A stronger overall score does not necessarily mean stronger evidence for this particular approach.
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Where SAGA qualifies
A traceable Sharemaestro report
Built from the record we have.
This report uses published Sharemaestro factor snapshots and stored completed weekly prices and indicators. Company inputs are translated into comparable standing, change and context. The page does not fetch live accounts or infer missing company results.
Scores use the established higher-is-stronger Sharemaestro display convention and are relative to United Kingdom - GBP / GBX. Sector medians compare those same universe scores; they do not re-rank the company. Peer medians exclude missing readings.
The company period is the period end used in the factor edition, not its filing date. Stored history is an observation record, not a claim of a point-in-time investable backtest. None of these scores is a probability or expected return.
Historical price series may reflect provider adjustments. The combined score is a summary, not a substitute for the distinct strengths, weaknesses and data coverage shown above.