- The trend backdrop is active with a 24-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.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
UIL Finance Limited · Financial Services · Asset Management
Latest close
132.0 GBP
0.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 2.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 92.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 0.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
61
out of 100
Latest Close
132.0 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
0.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
0.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
2.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
78.8%
41 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.1x
vs 13-week average
- No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
- 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
0.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 0.0%.
Indicator stack
88/71
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
3 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 2.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 92.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 0.0% 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 1.1x 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
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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 0.9212-week average 0.82
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.92Current 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 0.0% over four weeks, 2.7% over 12 weeks, and 2.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 24 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak24 weeks
Active weeks in one year41
Trend breadth78.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.02Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change35.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-3.59Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-364.4%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 42%
Model confidence 34%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength11/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Value24/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Quality25/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Momentum26/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Growth26/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 75; 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
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- - Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- - 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
- - 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
- -13.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 1/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- - Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- - 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 sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 3 relevant articles.
0 positive · 3 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-0.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility0.5%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher8 of 265 weeks finished lower.
Best week+1.6%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-1.2%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+0.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains0
Modest gains8
Flat weeks13
Modest losses5
Sharp losses0
Recent vol0.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol0.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/15Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew0.9% / -1.0%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 Financial Services
4-week rank- / 100
Group average2.1%
Trend breadth60.0%
Trend60.0%active weekly trend signals
MD68.0%positive activity pressure
RS53.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Asset Management
4-week rank- / 100
Group average1.2%
Trend breadth46.0%
Trend46.0%active weekly trend signals
MD62.0%positive activity pressure
RS37.0%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 tape63/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 63/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis66/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.92; No reversal markers Factors20/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 50 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 3 relevant articles.
REG - UIL Limited UIL Finance Ltd - Purchase of 2026 ZDP Shares 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 | 132.0 GBP | 0.0% | 128.4 GBP | 110.2 GBP | 1.02 | -3.59 | 38.5K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 132.0 GBP | 0.0% | 128.2 GBP | 109.9 GBP | 1.02 | -3.61 | 43.6K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 132.0 GBP | 0.0% | 127.9 GBP | 109.7 GBP | 0.92 | -2.67 | 13.8K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 132.0 GBP | 0.0% | 127.7 GBP | 109.4 GBP | 1.01 | -1.61 | 19.5K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 132.0 GBP | 0.8% | 127.4 GBP | 109.2 GBP | 0.75 | -0.77 | 66.0K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 131.0 GBP | -0.4% | 127.0 GBP | 108.9 GBP | 0.44 | -3.31 | 0 | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 131.5 GBP | 1.5% | 126.8 GBP | 108.7 GBP | 0.11 | -1.53 | 93.5K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 129.5 GBP | 0.4% | 126.4 GBP | 108.5 GBP | -0.23 | -1.81 | 0 | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 129.0 GBP | 0.0% | 126.2 GBP | 108.2 GBP | -0.18 | -3.37 | 7.0K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 129.0 GBP | 0.0% | 125.9 GBP | 108.0 GBP | -0.04 | -2.57 | 0 | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 129.0 GBP | 0.0% | 125.6 GBP | 107.8 GBP | 0.23 | -3.10 | 38.9K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 129.0 GBP | 0.4% | 125.4 GBP | 107.6 GBP | 0.48 | -3.79 | 18.9K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 128.5 GBP | 0.0% | 125.2 GBP | 107.4 GBP | 0.82 | -1.82 | 130.3K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 128.5 GBP | 0.0% | 125.0 GBP | 107.2 GBP | 0.96 | -2.35 | 37.8K | 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.