- The trend backdrop is active with a 128-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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UIL Finance Limited · Financial Services · Asset Management
Latest close
150.0 GBP
0.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 2.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.3% 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
67
out of 100
Latest Close
150.0 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
0.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
0.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
1.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
100.0%
52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
7.7x
vs 13-week average
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 37.52% based on similar historical setup states.
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
100/69
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.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 37.52%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
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 2.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.3% 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 7.7x 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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20 Mar
27 Mar
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24 Apr
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29 May
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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 0.8812-week average 0.85
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.88Current 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 0.0% over four weeks, 1.4% over 12 weeks, and 8.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 128 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak128 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.04Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change0.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-4.25Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-228.3%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 strength10/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Value23/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Quality25/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Momentum25/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Growth25/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 76; 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
- 5.6x 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
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.0% 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-0.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility0.3%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 264 weeks finished lower.
Best week+1.4%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-0.7%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+0.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains0
Modest gains8
Flat weeks14
Modest losses4
Sharp losses0
Recent vol0.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol0.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split18/10Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew0.7% / -0.5%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 tape69/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 69/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis67/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.88; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 37.52%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 37.52% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors19/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 68; Small Cap Core rank 59 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 | 150.0 GBP | 0.0% | 146.9 GBP | 129.7 GBP | 1.04 | -4.25 | 82.8K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 150.0 GBP | 0.0% | 146.7 GBP | 129.5 GBP | 1.23 | -4.15 | 10.0K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 150.0 GBP | 0.0% | 146.5 GBP | 129.2 GBP | 1.42 | -3.17 | 29.0K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 150.0 GBP | 0.0% | 146.3 GBP | 129.0 GBP | 1.31 | -2.08 | 2.7K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 150.0 GBP | 0.3% | 146.1 GBP | 128.8 GBP | 1.04 | -1.29 | 0 | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 149.5 GBP | 0.0% | 145.8 GBP | 128.5 GBP | 0.82 | -3.46 | 8.6K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 149.5 GBP | 1.0% | 145.6 GBP | 128.3 GBP | 0.66 | -2.12 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 148.0 GBP | 0.0% | 145.4 GBP | 128.1 GBP | 0.51 | -1.93 | 0 | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 148.0 GBP | 0.0% | 145.2 GBP | 127.9 GBP | 0.62 | -3.13 | 0 | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 148.0 GBP | 0.0% | 145.1 GBP | 127.7 GBP | 0.75 | -2.35 | 7.5K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 148.0 GBP | 0.0% | 144.9 GBP | 127.4 GBP | 0.74 | -2.90 | 0 | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 148.0 GBP | 0.0% | 144.7 GBP | 127.2 GBP | 0.74 | -3.64 | 0 | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 148.0 GBP | 0.0% | 144.4 GBP | 127.0 GBP | 0.42 | -1.31 | 0 | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 148.0 GBP | 0.3% | 144.1 GBP | 126.8 GBP | 0.17 | -1.87 | 8.5K | 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.