- The trend backdrop is active with a 1-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.
MTO
LSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Mitie Group plc · Industrials · Specialty Business Services
Latest close
206.2 GBP
-0.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 19.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.4%, after a 40.9% 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 53/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
71
out of 100
Latest Close
206.2 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-0.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
40.9%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
19.1%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
82.7%
43 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.4x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
- 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
-0.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move 40.9%.
Indicator stack
49/74
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
53/100
23 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 active. Price is 19.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.4%, after a 40.9% 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 2.4x 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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Up week
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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 0.4412-week average 0.62
12-week confirmation
Trend active4/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.44Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 40.9% over four weeks, 19.1% over 12 weeks, and 40.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year43
Trend breadth82.7%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.69Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change143.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership15.64Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change213.1%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 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 strength24/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Value11/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Quality20/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Momentum88/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Growth15/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 86; 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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 32.5x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.9x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 6.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 11.7% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 4.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 3.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 17.3% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 10.5% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -22.0% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 9.6% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 4/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 2.2% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 3.4% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 5.6% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.6x 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 sentiment53/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 23 relevant articles.
6 positive · 15 neutral · 2 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-3.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility11.0%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+38.7%Week of 24 Jul.
Worst week-7.6%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week-0.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses5
Recent vol11.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.1% / -2.2%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 Industrials
4-week rank6 / 100
Group average9.1%
Trend breadth46.0%
Trend46.0%active weekly trend signals
MD65.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Specialty Business Services
4-week rank1 / 21
Group average1.6%
Trend breadth38.1%
Trend38.1%active weekly trend signals
MD61.9%positive activity pressure
RS28.6%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 tape66/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 66/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis32/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 4/12, activity pressure 2/12, relative leadership 5/12.
Activity pressure 0.44; 2 reversal markers Factors33/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 18; Small Cap Core rank 77 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 23 relevant articles.
Mitie Group (LON:MTO) Stock Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Should You Sell? 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 | 206.2 GBP | -0.4% | 172.9 GBP | 132.3 GBP | 0.69 | 15.64 | 70.0M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 207.0 GBP | -1.1% | 171.7 GBP | 131.6 GBP | 0.04 | 16.81 | 49.1M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 209.4 GBP | 38.7% | 170.3 GBP | 130.9 GBP | -0.70 | 20.14 | 142.9M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 151.0 GBP | 3.2% | 168.9 GBP | 130.2 GBP | -1.49 | -11.84 | 16.2M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 146.3 GBP | -1.8% | 169.4 GBP | 129.9 GBP | -1.60 | -13.83 | 19.8M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 149.0 GBP | -0.5% | 170.0 GBP | 129.6 GBP | -1.71 | -13.91 | 8.0M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 149.7 GBP | 0.1% | 170.4 GBP | 129.3 GBP | -1.70 | -12.25 | 4.1M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 149.6 GBP | -5.1% | 170.7 GBP | 128.9 GBP | -1.47 | -11.30 | 5.9M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 157.7 GBP | -4.4% | 171.0 GBP | 128.6 GBP | -1.20 | -7.69 | 9.6M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 165.0 GBP | -7.6% | 171.0 GBP | 128.2 GBP | -1.00 | -2.57 | 3.3M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 178.6 GBP | 0.9% | 170.8 GBP | 127.8 GBP | -0.78 | 5.10 | 10.9M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 177.0 GBP | 2.3% | 170.4 GBP | 127.2 GBP | -0.80 | 3.51 | 21.5M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 173.1 GBP | -1.0% | 169.9 GBP | 126.6 GBP | -0.80 | 3.80 | 17.3M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 174.9 GBP | 1.9% | 169.4 GBP | 126.1 GBP | -0.56 | 4.42 | 12.9M | On |
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.