EZJ LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

easyJet plc · Industrials · Airlines

Latest close 671.0 GBP
6.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 43.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.5%, after a -0.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 66 out of 100
Latest Close 671.0 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 6.5% latest completed week
4W Return -0.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 94.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 9.6% 5 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 5-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.
  • Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
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 43.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.5%, after a -0.2% 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 2.3x 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
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
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 0.7212-week average 0.32

12-week confirmation

Trend active5/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership9/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.72Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 -0.2% over four weeks, 94.9% over 12 weeks, and 32.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 5 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W6.5%
4W-0.2%
12W94.9%
26W38.1%
52W32.2%
Active trend streak5 weeks
Active weeks in one year5
Trend breadth9.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.30Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change17.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership30.10Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-17.6%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 strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 85%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength98/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Value98/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Quality83/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Momentum91/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Growth84/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 17; 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 framework75/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
10.2x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
3.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
10.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
16.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
7.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
6.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
12.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
8.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
10.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
16.4%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.5x
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 sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 33 relevant articles.

8 positive · 22 neutral · 3 negative
Patient 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-1.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.6%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+20.4%Week of 10 Jul.
Worst week-11.9%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+6.5%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses7
Recent vol8.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.9% / -2.8%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.

IndustryGB Airlines
4-week rank1 / 3
Group average-4.5%
Trend breadth66.7%
Trend66.7%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS66.7%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026671.0 GBP6.5%468.1 GBP488.7 GBP1.3030.1069.4MOn
31 Jul 2026630.0 GBP1.9%462.5 GBP487.3 GBP1.3322.8115.4MOn
24 Jul 2026618.0 GBP-8.0%458.6 GBP486.2 GBP1.3122.1948.2MOn
17 Jul 2026671.8 GBP-0.1%455.0 GBP485.1 GBP1.2534.7041.8MOn
10 Jul 2026672.2 GBP20.4%449.8 GBP483.8 GBP1.1136.5482.1MOn
3 Jul 2026558.2 GBP-4.3%443.6 GBP482.6 GBP0.9411.725.2MOff
26 Jun 2026583.0 GBP15.7%441.3 GBP482.1 GBP0.9018.256.5MOff
19 Jun 2026504.0 GBP0.8%438.5 GBP481.5 GBP0.743.448.9MOff
12 Jun 2026500.0 GBP6.0%437.2 GBP481.3 GBP0.451.1210.9MOff
5 Jun 2026471.7 GBP18.5%436.2 GBP481.3 GBP-0.05-4.185.3MOff
29 May 2026398.0 GBP7.5%436.1 GBP481.4 GBP-0.44-20.1440.3MOff
22 May 2026370.2 GBP7.6%439.0 GBP482.0 GBP-0.81-26.9333.8MOff
15 May 2026344.2 GBP-4.7%442.9 GBP482.7 GBP-0.98-31.0320.9MOff
8 May 2026361.3 GBP1.2%447.7 GBP483.7 GBP-0.86-28.6823.7MOff
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