- The trend backdrop is active with a 3-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.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Galaxy Surfactants Limited · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Latest close
2,067 INR
6.3%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 11.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 58.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.3%, after a 4.5% 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 51/100.
Setup score
60
out of 100
Latest Close
2,067 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
6.3%
latest completed week
4W Return
4.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
13.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
13.5%
7 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.6x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- 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
6.3%
Latest completed week; four-week move 4.5%.
Indicator stack
18/69
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
Recent
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
News sentiment
51/100
21 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 11.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 58.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.3%, after a 4.5% 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 2.6x 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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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 0.3112-week average 0.17
12-week confirmation
Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.31Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 4.5% over four weeks, 13.3% over 12 weeks, and -15.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 3 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak3 weeks
Active weeks in one year7
Trend breadth13.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.13Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-14.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership4.80Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change1413.7%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 strength66/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Value68/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Quality65/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Momentum24/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Growth61/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 40; 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 framework48/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 28.3x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 15.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 2.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 25.4% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 6.7% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 3.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 9.2% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 24.5% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -12.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -3.0% 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
- 1.1% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 1.1% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.3x 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 sentiment51/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 21 relevant articles.
3 positive · 16 neutral · 2 negativePatient CapitalRecent
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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-15.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.8%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.2%Week of 19 Jun.
Worst week-8.6%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+6.3%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses3
Recent vol4.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count 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.
SectorIN Basic Materials
4-week rank40 / 100
Group average2.8%
Trend breadth52.0%
Trend52.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS63.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Specialty Chemicals
4-week rank48 / 100
Group average5.8%
Trend breadth77.0%
Trend77.0%active weekly trend signals
MD75.0%positive activity pressure
RS72.0%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 tape56/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 56/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis44/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 2/12.
Activity pressure 0.31; No reversal markers Factors56/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 33; Small Cap Core rank 39 SVQF48/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 823.0 of 1576 Patient CapitalRecentActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Sentiment51/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 21 relevant articles.
Bank of New York expands crypto business with Galaxy 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 | 2,067 INR | 6.3% | 1,853 INR | 2,382 INR | 1.13 | 4.80 | 96.2K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,945 INR | 1.1% | 1,849 INR | 2,386 INR | 1.11 | -0.99 | 44.0K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1,923 INR | 1.0% | 1,852 INR | 2,390 INR | 1.19 | -0.25 | 31.4K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1,904 INR | -3.7% | 1,856 INR | 2,394 INR | 1.27 | -4.05 | 43.3K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1,978 INR | -2.4% | 1,859 INR | 2,399 INR | 1.32 | -0.37 | 51.1K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 2,027 INR | 1.9% | 1,860 INR | 2,402 INR | 0.89 | 1.36 | 22.7K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1,990 INR | 2.3% | 1,859 INR | 2,406 INR | 0.54 | -0.02 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1,945 INR | 14.2% | 1,860 INR | 2,410 INR | 0.33 | -2.48 | 39.5K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1,704 INR | -2.6% | 1,864 INR | 2,414 INR | 0.22 | -13.56 | 17.5K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,750 INR | -2.5% | 1,879 INR | 2,422 INR | 0.43 | -10.75 | 15.3K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,795 INR | -1.5% | 1,895 INR | 2,427 INR | 0.69 | -9.55 | 33.5K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 1,822 INR | -0.2% | 1,909 INR | 2,431 INR | 0.84 | -9.23 | 38.1K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 1,825 INR | -5.0% | 1,925 INR | 2,435 INR | 0.72 | -9.03 | 53.3K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,921 INR | 3.4% | 1,938 INR | 2,440 INR | 0.60 | -6.63 | 47.3K | 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.