- 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 constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
SHA
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
SHAPE Australia Corporation Limited · Industrials · Engineering & Construction
Latest close
6.86 AUD
8.2%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 2.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.2%, after a 8.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 61/100.
Setup score
51
out of 100
Latest Close
6.86 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
8.2%
latest completed week
4W Return
8.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-10.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
92.3%
48 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.0x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
8.2%
Latest completed week; four-week move 8.0%.
Indicator stack
51/42
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
61/100
13 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 2.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.2%, after a 8.0% 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 1.0x 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 0.6012-week average 0.69
12-week confirmation
Trend active8/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.60Current 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 8.0% over four weeks, -10.9% over 12 weeks, and 89.9% 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 year48
Trend breadth92.3%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.51Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change19.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership6.47Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-10.3%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 82%
Model confidence 42%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength56/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 45; rank 1 is best.
Value12/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Quality90/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Momentum97/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Growth92/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 9; 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
- 27.2x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.6x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 18.2x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 10.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 100.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 2.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 5.4% 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
- 13.9% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 32.8% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 82.6% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 3.9% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.6% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 4.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -2.3x 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 sentiment61/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.
7 positive · 5 neutral · 1 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-13.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.3%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.
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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.8%Week of 15 May.
Worst week-10.8%Week of 17 Apr.
Latest week+8.2%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses9
Recent vol6.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.2% / -3.4%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.
SectorAU Industrials
4-week rank21 / 100
Group average1.9%
Trend breadth37.0%
Trend37.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS45.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Engineering & Construction
4-week rank6 / 25
Group average4.1%
Trend breadth56.0%
Trend56.0%active weekly trend signals
MD64.0%positive activity pressure
RS72.0%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 tape51/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 51/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis53/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 8/12, activity pressure 1/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.60; 2 reversal markers Factors63/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 7; Small Cap Core rank 84 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment61/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.
Beyond the 4.12% Yield: What Income Investors Should Know About SHAPE Australia 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 | 6.86 AUD | 8.2% | 6.69 AUD | 3.56 AUD | -0.51 | 6.47 | 506.1K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 6.34 AUD | -5.4% | 6.67 AUD | 3.52 AUD | -0.71 | 2.48 | 1.0M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 6.70 AUD | 3.7% | 6.66 AUD | 3.49 AUD | -0.78 | 11.69 | 445.3K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 6.46 AUD | 1.7% | 6.64 AUD | 3.45 AUD | -0.77 | 8.32 | 467.7K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 6.35 AUD | -4.9% | 6.62 AUD | 3.42 AUD | -0.63 | 7.21 | 464.0K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 6.68 AUD | -4.4% | 6.60 AUD | 3.39 AUD | -0.64 | 13.07 | 141.1K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 6.99 AUD | -0.1% | 6.58 AUD | 3.35 AUD | -0.44 | 20.45 | 160.8K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 7.00 AUD | 7.9% | 6.55 AUD | 3.31 AUD | -0.41 | 20.92 | 165.3K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 6.49 AUD | -4.1% | 6.51 AUD | 3.28 AUD | -0.29 | 13.62 | 102.0K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 6.77 AUD | -6.7% | 6.51 AUD | 3.24 AUD | 0.10 | 22.20 | 1.2M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 7.26 AUD | -2.4% | 6.47 AUD | 3.21 AUD | -0.08 | 30.99 | 173.0K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 7.44 AUD | -3.4% | 6.42 AUD | 3.17 AUD | -0.26 | 37.32 | 414.5K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 7.70 AUD | 14.8% | 6.36 AUD | 3.13 AUD | -0.58 | 44.73 | 1.2M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 6.71 AUD | 10.9% | 6.29 AUD | 3.09 AUD | -0.99 | 26.55 | 894.0K | 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.