- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
ELM
LSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Elementis plc · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Latest close
187.2 GBP
5.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 17.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.6%, after a 19.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
67
out of 100
Latest Close
187.2 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
5.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
19.2%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
29.1%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
51.9%
27 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.7x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
- 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
5.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move 19.2%.
Indicator stack
29/83
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
13 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 17.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.6%, after a 19.2% 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 2.7x 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
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20 Mar
27 Mar
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24 Apr
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29 May
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31 Jul
7 Aug
Up week
Down week
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 0.3912-week average 0.18
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.39Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 19.2% over four weeks, 29.1% over 12 weeks, and 9.4% 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 year27
Trend breadth51.9%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.21Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change134.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership6.51Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change178.3%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 85%
Model confidence 68%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength6/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Value19/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Quality18/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Momentum17/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Growth12/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 89; 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 framework68/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.8x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 9.0x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 4.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 46.9% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 18.2% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 8.6% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 9.7% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -1.0% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -38.3% 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
- 1.7% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 5.1% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 6.8% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.4x 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 sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.
0 positive · 13 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-4.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.5%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.
6 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher14 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.8%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-8.2%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+5.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains9
Flat weeks1
Modest losses9
Sharp losses2
Recent vol2.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.8% / -2.5%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.
SectorGB Basic Materials
4-week rank19 / 100
Group average5.9%
Trend breadth26.0%
Trend26.0%active weekly trend signals
MD33.0%positive activity pressure
RS43.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Specialty Chemicals
4-week rank6 / 12
Group average19.9%
Trend breadth41.7%
Trend41.7%active weekly trend signals
MD58.3%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%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 tape59/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 59/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis21/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 2/12.
Activity pressure 0.39; 4 reversal markers Factors14/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 13; Small Cap Core rank 63 SVQF68/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 84.5 of 260 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.
Here's Why We Think Elementis (LON:ELM) Might Deserve Your Attention Today 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 | 187.2 GBP | 5.6% | 159.4 GBP | 146.9 GBP | 1.21 | 6.51 | 13.1M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 177.2 GBP | 4.6% | 158.7 GBP | 146.4 GBP | 0.97 | 0.92 | 11.3M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 169.4 GBP | 5.2% | 158.4 GBP | 146.0 GBP | 0.76 | -2.55 | 4.2M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 161.0 GBP | 2.5% | 158.3 GBP | 145.5 GBP | 0.61 | -6.51 | 6.6M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 157.0 GBP | -1.8% | 158.5 GBP | 145.2 GBP | 0.52 | -8.32 | 5.8M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 159.8 GBP | 2.2% | 158.8 GBP | 144.8 GBP | 0.32 | -8.72 | 389.7K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 156.4 GBP | 0.0% | 158.9 GBP | 144.5 GBP | -0.06 | -9.60 | 478.4K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 156.4 GBP | 1.3% | 158.9 GBP | 144.1 GBP | -0.35 | -8.60 | 1.4M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 154.4 GBP | 3.5% | 158.9 GBP | 143.8 GBP | -0.63 | -10.93 | 639.9K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 149.2 GBP | -2.9% | 159.1 GBP | 143.5 GBP | -0.83 | -13.32 | 630.7K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 153.6 GBP | 1.9% | 159.6 GBP | 143.2 GBP | -0.78 | -11.31 | 3.6M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 150.8 GBP | 4.0% | 160.2 GBP | 142.9 GBP | -0.90 | -13.42 | 7.3M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 145.0 GBP | -0.1% | 160.6 GBP | 142.7 GBP | -0.94 | -14.55 | 8.3M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 145.2 GBP | -1.5% | 161.1 GBP | 142.5 GBP | -0.89 | -14.79 | 22.9M | 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.