HSBA LSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

HSBC Holdings plc · Financial Services · Banks - Diversified

Latest close 1,576 GBP
1.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 17.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.5%, after a 8.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 83 out of 100
Latest Close 1,576 GBP 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.5% latest completed week
4W Return 8.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return 19.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 89-week active streak.
  • 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
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 17.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.5%, after a 8.6% 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 1.5x 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
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 0.9912-week average 0.83

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.99Current 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 8.6% over four weeks, 19.8% over 12 weeks, and 71.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 89 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.5%
4W8.6%
12W19.8%
26W22.6%
52W71.8%
Active trend streak89 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.60Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change94.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership20.49Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change29.4%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 strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 73% Model confidence 70%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength96/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Value86/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Quality82/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Momentum96/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Growth14/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 87; 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
11.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
16.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
34.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
5.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-2.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-59.1%
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
3.6%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
3.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
6.8%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-
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 16 relevant articles.

1 positive · 15 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-1.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.2%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 higher18 of 268 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.0%Week of 27 Feb.
Worst week-10.7%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+1.5%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses3
Recent vol2.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split37/15Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.0% / -3.4%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
31 Jul 20261,576 GBP1.5%1,338 GBP879.9 GBP1.6020.49122.2MOn
24 Jul 20261,553 GBP4.1%1,325 GBP873.9 GBP1.4721.0288.7MOn
17 Jul 20261,492 GBP1.4%1,312 GBP868.0 GBP1.2618.54102.8MOn
10 Jul 20261,471 GBP1.4%1,301 GBP862.6 GBP1.1218.7289.5MOn
3 Jul 20261,451 GBP2.0%1,290 GBP857.1 GBP0.8215.8493.2MOn
26 Jun 20261,423 GBP-0.6%1,277 GBP851.7 GBP0.3516.0911.8MOn
19 Jun 20261,432 GBP4.3%1,265 GBP846.5 GBP0.2319.1572.2MOn
12 Jun 20261,373 GBP0.9%1,252 GBP841.2 GBP0.0213.8116.6MOn
5 Jun 20261,361 GBP-2.4%1,243 GBP836.3 GBP-0.1114.5816.3MOn
29 May 20261,394 GBP1.4%1,233 GBP831.5 GBP-0.1017.50121.6MOn
22 May 20261,374 GBP3.8%1,222 GBP826.4 GBP-0.1915.91102.8MOn
15 May 20261,324 GBP0.7%1,210 GBP821.5 GBP-0.3115.26106.2MOn
8 May 20261,315 GBP-3.2%1,198 GBP816.9 GBP-0.2714.6497.0MOn
1 May 20261,359 GBP2.9%1,187 GBP812.3 GBP-0.2417.5797.7MOn
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.