WINK LSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

M Winkworth PLC · Real Estate · Real Estate Services

Latest close 177.5 GBP
0.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 1.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 34.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 3.3% 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.

Setup score 45 out of 100
Latest Close 177.5 GBP 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.0% latest completed week
4W Return 3.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 2.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 3.8% 2 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 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 24.01% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • 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 not active. Price is 1.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 34.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 3.3% 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 1.3x 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
6 Feb 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
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 0.2912-week average 0.22

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.29Current 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 3.3% over four weeks, 2.9% over 12 weeks, and -14.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.0%
4W3.3%
12W2.9%
26W-4.6%
52W-14.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year2
Trend breadth3.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.26Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change416.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-10.96Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change25.2%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 74%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength47/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Value48/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Quality49/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 52; rank 1 is best.
Momentum49/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 52; rank 1 is best.
Growth49/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 52; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
14.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
7.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
84.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
15.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
16.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
39.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-0.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-7.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
22.9%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
7.4%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
7.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.3x
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 5 relevant articles.

0 positive · 5 neutral · 0 negative
Patient 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-17.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.9%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 higher8 of 267 weeks finished lower.
Best week+3.0%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-4.6%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+0.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains0
Modest gains8
Flat weeks11
Modest losses5
Sharp losses2
Recent vol1.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol1.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split14/16Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.9% / -2.6%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.

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
31 Jul 2026177.5 GBP0.0%175.3 GBP183.1 GBP1.26-10.9614.1KOff
24 Jul 2026177.5 GBP1.9%175.7 GBP183.0 GBP1.05-10.4837.3KOff
17 Jul 2026174.2 GBP0.0%176.0 GBP182.8 GBP0.59-11.5714.2KOff
10 Jul 2026174.2 GBP1.4%176.5 GBP182.6 GBP0.31-11.3210.7KOff
3 Jul 2026171.8 GBP2.9%177.0 GBP182.4 GBP0.24-14.663.4KOff
26 Jun 2026166.9 GBP0.0%177.5 GBP182.2 GBP0.19-16.360Off
19 Jun 2026166.9 GBP-4.6%178.2 GBP182.1 GBP0.33-15.8411.5KOff
12 Jun 2026175.0 GBP2.9%178.9 GBP181.9 GBP0.38-13.268.6KOff
5 Jun 2026170.0 GBP-1.4%179.4 GBP181.9 GBP0.18-15.412Off
29 May 2026172.5 GBP0.0%180.1 GBP181.8 GBP0.00-15.086.4KOff
22 May 2026172.5 GBP0.0%180.6 GBP181.8 GBP-0.22-16.1020.4KOff
15 May 2026172.5 GBP0.0%181.1 GBP181.7 GBP-0.39-14.5610.3KOff
8 May 2026172.5 GBP0.0%181.9 GBP181.7 GBP-0.61-15.49502Off
1 May 2026172.5 GBP-1.4%182.6 GBP181.7 GBP-0.72-17.126.9KOff
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.