HBH GER Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

HORNBACH Holding AG & Co. KGaA · Consumer Cyclical · Home Improvement Retail

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Latest close 83.30 EUR
3.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 3.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 27.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.5%, after a 4.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100.

Setup score 45 out of 100
Latest Close 83.30 EUR 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 3.5% latest completed week
4W Return 4.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 4.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 17.3% 9 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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.
What could go wrong
  • 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.
  • 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.
Price follow-through 3.5% Latest completed week; four-week move 4.9%. Indicator stack 10/81 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 52/100 14 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 3.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 27.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.5%, after a 4.9% 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 1.4x 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
6 Feb 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
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 0.1812-week average 0.09

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.18Current 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 4.9% over four weeks, 4.6% over 12 weeks, and -16.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.5%
4W4.9%
12W4.6%
26W3.2%
52W-16.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year9
Trend breadth17.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.62Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change251.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-7.93Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change46.7%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 May 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 94%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength70/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
Value97/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Quality19/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Momentum15/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Growth33/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 68; 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.

Value-quality framework63/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
9.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
5.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
34.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
4.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
2.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
6.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
3.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-1.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
14.7%
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
3.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.4x
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 14 relevant articles.

2 positive · 12 neutral · 0 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-22.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.8%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+4.3%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-5.8%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+3.5%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains12
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses2
Recent vol2.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.2% / -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.

IndustryDE Home Improvement Retail
4-week rank2 / 3
Group average2.4%
Trend breadth0.0%
Trend0.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS33.3%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

KFI1 · GER9.6%HBH · GER4.9%HDI · GER-7.4%
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 tape40/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 40/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis17/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 3/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.18; No reversal markers Factors50/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 66; Small Cap Core rank 6 SVQF63/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 139.5 of 372 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 14 relevant articles.

HORNBACH Holding AG & Co. KGaA: Release of a capital market information Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202683.30 EUR3.5%80.53 EUR78.50 EUR0.62-7.9375.7KOff
24 Jul 202680.50 EUR1.0%80.49 EUR78.42 EUR0.30-9.6461.1KOff
17 Jul 202679.70 EUR4.0%80.59 EUR78.35 EUR-0.07-10.11102.7KOff
10 Jul 202676.60 EUR-3.5%80.74 EUR78.26 EUR-0.33-14.9848.7KOff
3 Jul 202679.41 EUR4.3%81.02 EUR78.19 EUR-0.41-14.8868.9KOff
26 Jun 202676.12 EUR-1.6%81.33 EUR78.10 EUR-0.76-15.258.4KOff
19 Jun 202677.38 EUR1.3%81.74 EUR78.04 EUR-0.51-15.4230.4KOff
12 Jun 202676.41 EUR-0.3%81.99 EUR77.95 EUR-0.37-15.5910.0KOff
5 Jun 202676.60 EUR-5.1%82.29 EUR77.87 EUR-0.24-16.089.0KOff
29 May 202680.70 EUR2.0%82.51 EUR77.78 EUR-0.02-13.0657.0KOff
22 May 202679.10 EUR1.0%82.71 EUR77.67 EUR-0.04-14.2384.7KOff
15 May 202678.30 EUR-1.6%83.06 EUR77.56 EUR0.07-12.0568.2KOff
8 May 202679.60 EUR-1.6%83.34 EUR77.46 EUR0.30-12.4960.6KOff
1 May 202680.90 EUR-0.5%83.69 EUR77.39 EUR0.43-11.3746.2KOff
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.