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Spectra Systems Corporation · Technology · Software - Application

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Latest close 164.5 GBP
-5.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 2.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 52.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.5%, after a -13.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100.

Setup score 43 out of 100
Latest Close 164.5 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -5.5% latest completed week
4W Return -13.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 6.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 26.9% 14 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 14-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 33.12% based on similar historical setup states.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
  • The latest week was a sharp negative move.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -5.5% Latest completed week; four-week move -13.0%. Indicator stack 60/55 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Negative 33.12% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 55/100 12 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 2.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 52.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.5%, after a -13.0% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.7x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.9212-week average 0.67

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership8/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.92Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -13.0% over four weeks, 6.9% over 12 weeks, and -22.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 14 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-5.5%
4W-13.0%
12W6.9%
26W11.1%
52W-22.4%
Active trend streak14 weeks
Active weeks in one year14
Trend breadth26.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.53Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-53.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-6.77Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-192.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 72%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength87/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Value98/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Quality96/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Momentum6/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Growth98/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework100/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
4.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
2.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
13.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
57.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
37.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
15.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
40.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
30.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
135.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
13.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
6.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
6.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.2x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 12 relevant articles.

2 positive · 10 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-22.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.3%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher11 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+23.4%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-12.4%Week of 12 Jun.
Latest week-5.5%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains5
Flat weeks1
Modest losses8
Sharp losses6
Recent vol6.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split18/33Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.6% / -3.5%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape46/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 46/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis84/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 8/12.

Activity pressure 0.92; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 33.12%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 33.12% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors73/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 45; Small Cap Core rank 10 SVQF100/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 2.0 of 260 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 12 relevant articles.

Spectra Systems secures expanded Swiss Post hybrid stamp contract Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026164.5 GBP-5.5%160.2 GBP202.2 GBP0.53-6.77635.5KOn
31 Jul 2026174.0 GBP-6.2%159.9 GBP202.2 GBP0.90-2.04500.4KOn
24 Jul 2026185.5 GBP-0.3%159.2 GBP202.2 GBP1.124.79778.3KOn
17 Jul 2026186.0 GBP-1.6%158.1 GBP202.1 GBP1.125.59324.4KOn
10 Jul 2026189.0 GBP-2.1%157.1 GBP202.0 GBP1.147.32587.7KOn
3 Jul 2026193.0 GBP4.2%155.7 GBP201.8 GBP1.016.8435.6KOn
26 Jun 2026185.3 GBP2.7%154.0 GBP201.7 GBP1.013.3763.0KOn
19 Jun 2026180.4 GBP5.2%152.7 GBP201.6 GBP1.111.1175.9KOn
12 Jun 2026171.5 GBP-12.4%151.0 GBP201.5 GBP1.21-5.84136.5KOn
5 Jun 2026195.7 GBP3.6%149.9 GBP201.5 GBP1.217.64186.8KOn
29 May 2026188.9 GBP9.6%148.0 GBP201.2 GBP1.203.07644.5KOn
22 May 2026172.4 GBP12.0%146.6 GBP201.1 GBP1.06-6.95663.5KOn
15 May 2026153.9 GBP0.0%145.8 GBP201.1 GBP0.88-15.35359.9KOn
8 May 2026153.9 GBP-1.3%145.6 GBP201.2 GBP1.02-16.52628.2KOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context