- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Merkur PrivatBank KgaA · Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Latest close
13.20 EUR
21.1%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -15.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 26.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 21.1%, after a 17.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
38
out of 100
Latest Close
13.20 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
21.1%
latest completed week
4W Return
17.9%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-7.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
57.7%
30 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
3.1x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 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
21.1%
Latest completed week; four-week move 17.9%.
Indicator stack
32/32
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 34.73%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
50/100
1 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -15.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 26.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 21.1%, after a 17.9% four-week move.
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 3.1x 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
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20 Mar
27 Mar
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17 Apr
24 Apr
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29 May
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Up week
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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 0.0712-week average 0.09
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.07Current 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 17.9% over four weeks, -7.7% over 12 weeks, and -25.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year30
Trend breadth57.7%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.13Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change30.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-27.52Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change26.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 61%
Model confidence 57%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength54/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 47; rank 1 is best.
Value50/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 51; rank 1 is best.
Quality50/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 51; rank 1 is best.
Momentum51/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 50; rank 1 is best.
Growth51/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 50; rank 1 is best.
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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 8.2x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.7x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- - Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- - Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- - Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- - Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- - Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 17.4% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 8.6% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 4/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- - 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 sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 1 relevant articles.
0 positive · 1 neutral · 0 negativePatient 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-39.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.5%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher7 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+21.1%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-14.1%Week of 8 May.
Latest week+21.1%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains2
Modest gains5
Flat weeks2
Modest losses13
Sharp losses4
Recent vol7.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.0% / -3.2%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.
SectorDE Financial Services
4-week rank1 / 95
Group average1.3%
Trend breadth61.1%
Trend61.1%active weekly trend signals
MD70.5%positive activity pressure
RS41.1%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Banks - Regional
4-week rank1 / 18
Group average5.5%
Trend breadth72.2%
Trend72.2%active weekly trend signals
MD83.3%positive activity pressure
RS61.1%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
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 tape30/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 30/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis10/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.07; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 34.73%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 34.73% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors50/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Tiny Titans rank 65; Buyback Yield rank 49; Small Cap Core rank 59 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 1 relevant articles.
MERKUR PRIVATBANK KGaA: Otto Kieninger, buy Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 13.20 EUR | 21.1% | 15.54 EUR | 15.21 EUR | -1.13 | -27.52 | 7.1K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 10.90 EUR | -2.7% | 15.73 EUR | 15.22 EUR | -1.52 | -38.94 | 686 | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 11.20 EUR | 0.0% | 16.01 EUR | 15.24 EUR | -1.48 | -36.51 | 1.9K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 11.20 EUR | 0.0% | 16.25 EUR | 15.26 EUR | -1.49 | -36.33 | 5.9K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 11.20 EUR | -8.2% | 16.47 EUR | 15.28 EUR | -1.63 | -37.37 | 3.0K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 12.20 EUR | 3.4% | 16.70 EUR | 15.30 EUR | -1.74 | -34.08 | 6 | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 11.80 EUR | -13.2% | 16.93 EUR | 15.31 EUR | -1.76 | -33.78 | 794 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 13.60 EUR | -2.9% | 17.17 EUR | 15.33 EUR | -1.66 | -24.97 | 528 | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 14.00 EUR | -2.1% | 17.34 EUR | 15.34 EUR | -1.62 | -21.91 | 367 | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 14.30 EUR | 2.9% | 17.51 EUR | 15.35 EUR | -1.51 | -20.80 | 0 | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 13.90 EUR | -1.4% | 17.68 EUR | 15.34 EUR | -1.42 | -24.16 | 4.0K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 14.10 EUR | -1.4% | 17.86 EUR | 15.35 EUR | -1.50 | -22.56 | 1.7K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 14.30 EUR | 2.1% | 18.04 EUR | 15.35 EUR | -1.48 | -18.55 | 3.9K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 14.00 EUR | -14.1% | 18.20 EUR | 15.35 EUR | -1.49 | -21.63 | 3.6K | Off |
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.