News Sentiment

SCT sentiment intelligence

Softcat plc news scored across direct company coverage, industry context, sector read-through, source quality, and freshness.

Weighted score 57 Balanced news tone 22 relevant articles
Exchange LSE United Kingdom
Sector Technology Market context
Industry Electronics & Computer Distribution Read-through group
Latest close 1884.00 Week of 10 Jul 2026
Weighted tone 57/100

Balanced news tone

Market reaction Balanced read

News tone and price action are not far from neutral.

Primary event Market update

85/100 classification confidence.

Company focus 22

directly relevant articles

Source quality 0

high-authority source matches

Trend context Trend active

-3.5% over one week, +4.7% over four weeks, trend active, and near fair-value range.

Latest direct headline Neutral

Is Softcat (LSE:SCT) Emerging as a Barometer for UK Technology Demand?

Market Reaction

Balanced read

68/100 confidence

News tone and price action are not far from neutral.

Primary event Market update 85/100 classification
One-week reaction -3.5% Price reacting lower
Trend fit Trend active 4.7% over four weeks
Fair value 23.2% Near fair-value range

Sentiment Mix

Positive, neutral, negative

Weighted by relevance
Positive 9
Neutral 13
Negative 0

Relevance

Why the article matched

Direct first
Direct company coverage 22
Industry context 0
Sector context 0

Sources

Coverage mix

Publishers
Kalkine Media 4
simplywall.st 4
Market source 3
DirectorsTalk Interviews 3
TradingView 2
Ad Hoc News 1
AskTraders 1
Investing.com UK 1

Event Lens

What the news is about

Classified themes
Market update 16
Earnings 3
Macro sensitivity 1
Guidance 1
Analyst action 1

Sentiment Trail

Score over time

50 baseline
Above 50 Neutral zone Below 50

News Tape

Relevant headlines

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