ZUARI NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited · Basic Materials · Agricultural Inputs

Latest close 227.6 INR
-3.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.0%, after a -3.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 31 out of 100
Latest Close 227.6 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -3.0% latest completed week
4W Return -3.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 0.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 46.2% 24 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 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.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.0%, after a -3.7% 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 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

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 0.1412-week average 0.13

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.14Current 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 -3.7% over four weeks, 0.7% over 12 weeks, and -37.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-3.0%
4W-3.7%
12W0.7%
26W-5.5%
52W-37.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year24
Trend breadth46.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.31Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-56.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-10.50Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-54.2%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 82%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength86/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Value100/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 1; rank 1 is best.
Quality67/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Momentum7/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Growth59/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 42; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
1.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
1.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
2.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
32.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
7.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
1.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-27.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
458.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-89.3%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
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
0.4x
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 sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.

4 positive · 20 neutral · 1 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-42.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.9%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 higher9 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.1%Week of 19 Jun.
Worst week-8.2%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-3.0%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains2
Flat weeks0
Modest losses12
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split18/34Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.3% / -4.4%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026227.6 INR-3.0%229.5 INR218.7 INR0.31-10.50467.7KOff
31 Jul 2026234.5 INR6.7%232.0 INR218.2 INR0.48-8.001.2MOff
24 Jul 2026219.9 INR-5.5%235.4 INR217.7 INR0.49-11.98384.9KOff
17 Jul 2026232.6 INR-1.5%238.4 INR217.3 INR0.63-8.95420.1KOff
10 Jul 2026236.2 INR-2.1%241.1 INR216.8 INR0.73-6.811.0MOff
3 Jul 2026241.2 INR4.4%243.0 INR216.4 INR0.51-4.79670.4KOff
26 Jun 2026231.0 INR-3.1%244.8 INR215.9 INR0.32-7.720Off
19 Jun 2026238.5 INR10.1%246.2 INR215.4 INR0.29-4.32794.6KOff
12 Jun 2026216.5 INR-0.5%247.7 INR214.8 INR0.15-11.4178.0KOff
5 Jun 2026217.6 INR-2.0%250.1 INR214.4 INR0.19-9.92161.1KOff
29 May 2026222.1 INR3.4%251.2 INR213.9 INR0.22-8.66469.8KOff
22 May 2026214.7 INR-5.0%252.4 INR213.4 INR0.17-12.15742.0KOff
15 May 2026226.0 INR-6.7%253.9 INR213.0 INR0.15-7.17750.9KOff
8 May 2026242.1 INR2.9%255.0 INR212.4 INR-0.09-2.52601.8KOff
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