- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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Corero Network Security plc · Technology · Software - Infrastructure
Latest close
0.115 GBP
-8.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 8.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 71.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -8.0%, after a 39.4% 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 51/100.
Setup score
52
out of 100
Latest Close
0.115 GBP
2 Oct 2026
1W Return
-8.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
39.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
24.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
32.7%
17 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.4x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 31.72% based on similar historical setup states.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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
-8.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 39.4%.
Indicator stack
18/88
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
Recent
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 31.72%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
51/100
8 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 not active. Price is 8.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 71.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -8.0%, after a 39.4% 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 1.4x 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
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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 0.2912-week average 0.10
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 leadership4/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.29Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 39.4% over four weeks, 24.3% over 12 weeks, and 0.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year17
Trend breadth32.7%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.13Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change217.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership5.70Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change121.5%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 02 Oct 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 88%
Model confidence 63%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength72/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Value66/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Quality67/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Momentum66/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Growth66/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 35; 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
- 0.0x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 0.3x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -236.7% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 90.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -2.6% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -5.5% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -3.3% 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
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - 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
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -2.1x 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 8 relevant articles.
3 positive · 5 neutral · 0 negativePatient 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-14.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility13.2%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.
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8 May
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3 Jul
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28 Aug
2 Oct
Weeks higher9 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+40.9%Week of 11 Sep.
Worst week-16.3%Week of 3 Jul.
Latest week-8.0%Week of 2 Oct.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains3
Flat weeks5
Modest losses4
Sharp losses8
Recent vol13.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split16/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew9.2% / -6.1%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 Technology
4-week rank5 / 100
Group average5.5%
Trend breadth49.0%
Trend49.0%active weekly trend signals
MD60.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Software - Infrastructure
4-week rank2 / 21
Group average11.4%
Trend breadth52.4%
Trend52.4%active weekly trend signals
MD57.1%positive activity pressure
RS52.4%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 tape44/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 44/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis25/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 3/12, relative leadership 4/12.
Activity pressure 0.29; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 31.72%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 31.72% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors67/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 54 Patient CapitalRecentActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Sentiment51/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.
Corero Network Security And 2 Other UK Penny Stocks To Watch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 | 0.115 GBP | -8.0% | 0.1058 GBP | 0.1328 GBP | 1.13 | 5.70 | 3.5M | Off |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 0.125 GBP | -0.4% | 0.1059 GBP | 0.1326 GBP | 0.82 | 12.15 | 2.3M | Off |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 0.1255 GBP | 8.0% | 0.1061 GBP | 0.1322 GBP | 0.22 | 12.95 | 8.8M | Off |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 0.1162 GBP | 40.9% | 0.1062 GBP | 0.1319 GBP | -0.46 | 5.05 | 10.5M | Off |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 0.0825 GBP | 13.8% | 0.1067 GBP | 0.1316 GBP | -0.96 | -26.57 | 3.6M | Off |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 0.0725 GBP | 0.0% | 0.1083 GBP | 0.1314 GBP | -1.19 | -35.78 | 46.7K | Off |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 0.0725 GBP | -4.6% | 0.1099 GBP | 0.1314 GBP | -1.26 | -36.19 | 348.9K | Off |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 0.076 GBP | -13.1% | 0.1118 GBP | 0.1313 GBP | -1.33 | -33.19 | 3.2M | Off |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 0.0875 GBP | 6.1% | 0.1136 GBP | 0.1313 GBP | -1.47 | -24.68 | 399.2K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.0825 GBP | -2.9% | 0.114 GBP | 0.1311 GBP | -1.54 | -29.11 | 146.7K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.085 GBP | 3.0% | 0.1144 GBP | 0.131 GBP | -1.45 | -26.48 | 192 | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.0825 GBP | -10.8% | 0.1148 GBP | 0.1309 GBP | -1.31 | -28.05 | 381.0K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.0925 GBP | 2.8% | 0.1151 GBP | 0.1309 GBP | -1.22 | -18.86 | 97.1K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.09 GBP | -16.3% | 0.1152 GBP | 0.1307 GBP | -1.07 | -23.51 | 735.4K | Off |
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.