Sharemaestro company-news research for Mothercare plc (MTC), showing current tone, evidence confidence, direct company coverage, sector and industry context, completed price response and the source headlines used on the page. Scores describe published news evidence. Confidence describes the amount, freshness, source breadth and direct company relevance of that evidence. Price context is shown separately.

LSE United Kingdom Provisional evidence

Company news sentiment

MTC news sentiment

Mothercare plc

Company headlines from the last 30 days, weighted by freshness, relevance, publisher quality and the strength of the wording. Price is shown separately.

30-day score50Neutral is 50
Early balanced news score 18/100 evidence confidence 100% direct company focus 2 current stories across 1 publishers
Latest weekly closeGBP 0.01week of 7 Aug 2026
Main news subjectDeals and strategy58/100 share of current news
News data statusStored0 duplicate stories removed

Current company news

Early balanced news score

2 company-specific stories are available, but there are not yet enough fresh stories from separate publishers for a firm reading.

Observed headline tone50/100 Reliability-adjusted score50/100

Freshness, source quality and evidence depth temper uncertain readings toward 50; confidence remains a separate reliability measure.

Latest source headline Mothercare turnaround still a work in progress after UK deal ended and Middle East hit by conflict FashionNetwork France · 01 Aug 2026 02:00 · Source lookup

What supports the score

Direct evidence

2 current stories are mapped specifically to MTC.

What limits the score

Source breadth

Only 1 publisher currently contribute to the measured read.

Too little evidence

The stories agree, but freshness-weighted evidence is only 0.018.

Confidence

Evidence confidence is 18/100, below the threshold for a firm classification.

50/100
News scoreEarly balanced news score
18/100
Confidencethin evidence
100%/100
Company news2 company stories
100/100
Story agreement0/100 difference

News history

Daily score and story count over 30 days

Daily weighted evidence
22 Jul: 1 stories01 Aug: 1 stories 22 Jul: tone 50, 1 stories01 Aug: tone 50, 1 stories 95505
15 Jul30 Jul13 Aug
News scoreStory count50 baseline

Confidence

How reliable the score is

Separate from direction

Confidence uses the amount of news, separate publishers, direct company relevance, freshness and agreement. A high or low score is not automatically reliable.

Amount of evidence0
0.018 after freshness weighting
Source breadth20
1 independent publishers
Company relevance100
share tied directly to this company
Freshness11
recency-weighted evidence
Agreement100
how closely stories agree
Publisher mix0
less reliance on one publisher

Price and news history

News score and weekly price over 26 weeks

Early company-news score

Company-specific news is present, but the evidence has not yet earned enough independent, fresh information weight for price confirmation to be treated as a firm signal.

One scoring method across the chart.Stored company headlines are recalculated at each weekly point with the current 30-day freshness weighting. Old published snapshots are left unchanged.
13 Feb 2026: close 0.02, indexed 100.020 Feb 2026: close 0.02, indexed 122.527 Feb 2026: close 0.02, indexed 111.106 Mar 2026: close 0.02, indexed 99.413 Mar 2026: close 0.02, indexed 96.620 Mar 2026: close 0.01, indexed 80.627 Mar 2026: close 0.01, indexed 70.903 Apr 2026: close 0.01, indexed 71.210 Apr 2026: close 0.01, indexed 80.117 Apr 2026: close 0.01, indexed 72.624 Apr 2026: close 0.01, indexed 60.301 May 2026: close 0.01, indexed 67.808 May 2026: close 0.01, indexed 57.015 May 2026: close 0.01, indexed 51.322 May 2026: close 0.01, indexed 50.129 May 2026: close 0.01, indexed 34.805 Jun 2026: close 0.01, indexed 50.712 Jun 2026: close 0.01, indexed 42.719 Jun 2026: close 0.01, indexed 51.626 Jun 2026: close 0.01, indexed 55.603 Jul 2026: close 0.01, indexed 51.310 Jul 2026: close 0.01, indexed 39.917 Jul 2026: close 0.01, indexed 39.924 Jul 2026: close 0.01, indexed 39.931 Jul 2026: close 0.01, indexed 39.907 Aug 2026: close 0.01, indexed 55.8 26 Jun 2026: news score 50, close 0.01, 1 stories5003 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 0.01, 4 stories5010 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 0.01, 5 stories5017 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 0.01, 5 stories5024 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 0.01, 5 stories5031 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 0.01, 4 stories5007 Aug 2026: news score 50, close 0.01, 2 stories50
13 Feb15 May07 Aug
Weekly close, indexedSentiment score
26-week price-44.2%latest close 0.01
News score change+0first to latest comparable week
One-week response+40.0%Price confirming higher
Fair-value position-73.1%Below fair value
WeekNews scoreCloseWeekly move
07 Aug 202650GBP 0.01+40.0%
31 Jul 202650GBP 0.01+0.0%
24 Jul 202650GBP 0.01+0.0%
17 Jul 202650GBP 0.01+0.0%
10 Jul 202650GBP 0.01-22.2%
03 Jul 202650GBP 0.01-7.7%
26 Jun 202650GBP 0.01+7.7%
Provisional evidence

News subjects

What is shaping the score

Deals and strategy
Deals and strategy501 stories · 50%
Market update501 stories · 50%

Source mix

Where the evidence comes from

0/100 independence
FashionNetwork France502 stories · 100%

Recurring subjects

Subjects appearing most often

Current evidence

Topic structure will appear when classified tags are present in the current feed.

Earlier readings

How the score has changed

7 comparable readings · 52 days
Past and present use the same method.Each point recalculates the previous 30 days of stored company headlines with today's scoring rules. The original stored snapshots remain unchanged.
Comparable move+149 to 50 · Broadly stable
Observed range49–5050 is the neutral baseline
Evidence depth2stories at latest stored reading · +1
Confidence18/100Provisional · -10
22 Jun50 neutral13 Aug 18:46
ConstructiveBalanced or withheldCautious

Changes in the stored score

Scores are rebuilt from stored headlines with the current 30-day method. Days with no change are collapsed.

ObservedScoreMoveConfidenceStoriesStatus
13 Aug 18:4650+018/100 (-10)2 (-3)Provisional
01 Aug 23:5950+028/100 (+4)5 (0)Provisional
22 Jul 23:5950+024/100 (-1)5 (0)Provisional
08 Jul 23:5950+025/100 (-3)5 (+1)Provisional
03 Jul 23:5950+028/100 (0)4 (+2)Provisional
27 Jun 23:5950+128/100 (0)2 (+1)Provisional
22 Jun 23:5949Start28/1001Provisional

Source headlines

The news behind the score

Showing 1-2 of 2

Only company-specific stories enter this score. The latest 30 days are shown newest first, with newer stories weighted more heavily and duplicate coverage combined.

#250Tone
FashionNetwork FranceDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

Mothercare closes all UK stores

Published
22 Jul 2026 03:48
News subject
Market update
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · <0.1% · 22.6d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated

Earlier company news

MTC news archive

Showing 1-6 of 6 stored headlines

Stored newest first for historical research. These older headlines are retained for reference and do not contribute to the current sentiment gauge above. Where an early legacy import did not retain its canonical URL, the headline links to an exact publisher-aware source lookup instead of inventing an article address.

Jul 03 2026
TradingViewArchivedLegacy headline · tone unscoredLegacy source lookup

Mothercare plc Actuals & Estimates (LSE:MTC)

Published
3 Jul 2026 11:02
Catalyst
Legacy snapshot
Coverage
Direct company
Duplicates
1 consolidated
Jun 22 2026
Sharecast.comArchivedLegacy headline · tone unscoredLegacy source lookup

Shares plunge as Mothercare warns on profits

Published
22 Jun 2026 19:01
Catalyst
Legacy snapshot
Coverage
Direct company
Duplicates
1 consolidated

How the page works

How to read the score

The score shows direction

It describes the weighted balance of qualifying headlines. A score of 50 can mean balanced news or that there is not enough evidence; the status label explains which.

Confidence is separate

Confidence measures depth, source breadth, direct relevance, freshness and agreement. It does not rise merely because the tone is extreme.

Price is confirmation

Weekly price response, trend and fair-value position test whether the market is accepting or rejecting the news. They never rewrite the news score.

What the page does

It measures news already published. It is not a forecast, recommendation or price target.

Evidence context