- The trend backdrop is active with a 2-week active streak.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
STARTECK
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Starteck Finance Limited · Financial Services · Credit Services
Latest close
257.0 INR
-0.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is -1.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 31.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.8%, after a -8.3% 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
35
out of 100
Latest Close
257.0 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-0.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
-8.3%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
2.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
25.0%
13 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.3x
vs 13-week average
- 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 weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- 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
-0.8%
Latest completed week; four-week move -8.3%.
Indicator stack
21/57
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.
News sentiment
50/100
5 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 active. Price is -1.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 31.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.8%, after a -8.3% 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 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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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 0.3512-week average 0.19
12-week confirmation
Trend active2/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.35Current 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 -8.3% over four weeks, 2.3% over 12 weeks, and -21.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 2 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak2 weeks
Active weeks in one year13
Trend breadth25.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.61Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-42.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-6.84Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-459.5%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 94%
Model confidence 88%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength41/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 60; rank 1 is best.
Value66/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Quality35/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Momentum20/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Growth79/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 22; 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.
Value-quality framework5/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 10.8x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 7.1x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 57.5x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 5.4% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 36.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 27.9% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 91.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 1.2% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 9.3% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 126.5% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 18.7% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 6/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.1% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.1% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 33.3x 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 5 relevant articles.
0 positive · 5 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-26.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.6%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.
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Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.0%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-7.2%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week-0.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses13
Sharp losses2
Recent vol2.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/33Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.3% / -2.0%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.
SectorIN Financial Services
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-0.9%
Trend breadth59.0%
Trend59.0%active weekly trend signals
MD70.0%positive activity pressure
RS57.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Credit Services
4-week rank53 / 63
Group average2.0%
Trend breadth60.3%
Trend60.3%active weekly trend signals
MD66.7%positive activity pressure
RS52.4%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 tape34/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 34/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis46/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 2/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 5/12.
Activity pressure 0.35; No reversal markers Factors40/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 57; Small Cap Core rank 45 SVQF5/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 1492.0 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Stocks Q1 In Review: PennyMac Financial Services (NYSE:PFSI) Vs Peers 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 | 257.0 INR | -0.8% | 261.8 INR | 271.7 INR | 0.61 | -6.84 | 34.9K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 259.1 INR | -2.7% | 262.3 INR | 271.1 INR | 0.86 | -5.83 | 38.1K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 266.2 INR | -1.6% | 263.4 INR | 270.4 INR | 1.02 | -1.06 | 46.7K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 270.6 INR | -3.4% | 264.0 INR | 269.8 INR | 1.06 | -1.94 | 36.7K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 280.3 INR | -1.9% | 264.0 INR | 269.1 INR | 1.06 | 1.90 | 29.6K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 285.9 INR | -0.6% | 263.6 INR | 268.3 INR | 0.95 | 3.56 | 5.8K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 287.7 INR | 5.3% | 263.3 INR | 267.5 INR | 0.89 | 5.19 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 273.2 INR | 3.1% | 263.4 INR | 266.6 INR | 0.82 | 0.14 | 6.1K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 265.0 INR | -0.5% | 264.2 INR | 265.7 INR | 0.63 | -1.29 | 6.5K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 266.2 INR | 1.8% | 265.3 INR | 264.9 INR | 0.46 | 0.20 | 7.5K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 261.6 INR | 4.7% | 266.5 INR | 263.9 INR | 0.25 | -2.30 | 33.7K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 249.7 INR | -0.6% | 267.7 INR | 263.0 INR | -0.14 | -7.48 | 42.1K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 251.2 INR | 0.0% | 269.5 INR | 262.2 INR | -0.35 | -6.89 | 50.1K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 251.1 INR | 1.2% | 271.1 INR | 261.3 INR | -0.48 | -9.14 | 44.0K | 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.