KTN GER Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Kontron AG · Technology · Information Technology Services

Latest close 21.78 EUR
-2.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -2.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 45.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.6%, after a -5.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100.

Setup score 36 out of 100
Latest Close 21.78 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -2.6% latest completed week
4W Return -5.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return -5.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 23.1% 12 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • 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 the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
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 -2.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 45.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.6%, after a -5.7% 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
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 7 Aug
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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 0.4612-week average 0.38

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active 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 pressure0.46Current 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 -5.7% over four weeks, -5.3% over 12 weeks, and -15.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.6%
4W-5.7%
12W-5.3%
26W-0.7%
52W-15.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year12
Trend breadth23.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.29Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-58.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-13.25Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-146.1%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 85%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength23/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Value58/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Quality16/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Momentum23/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Growth44/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 57; 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.

Value-quality framework12/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
10.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
7.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
23.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
3.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
3.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
3.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-4.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
52.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
204.4%
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
2.7%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.4x
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 11 relevant articles.

1 positive · 10 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-23.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.2%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 higher10 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.1%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-11.1%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week-2.6%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains7
Flat weeks1
Modest losses13
Sharp losses2
Recent vol1.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.3% / -2.9%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
7 Aug 202621.78 EUR-2.6%22.42 EUR20.87 EUR0.29-13.251.1MOff
31 Jul 202622.36 EUR-2.2%22.54 EUR20.85 EUR0.60-8.99791.7KOff
24 Jul 202622.86 EUR-0.4%22.56 EUR20.83 EUR0.71-5.55739.4KOff
17 Jul 202622.96 EUR-0.6%22.55 EUR20.80 EUR0.81-4.601.9MOff
10 Jul 202623.10 EUR-0.5%22.54 EUR20.77 EUR0.71-5.381.0MOff
3 Jul 202623.22 EUR-0.3%22.53 EUR20.74 EUR0.64-7.79103.7KOff
26 Jun 202623.28 EUR-1.0%22.50 EUR20.71 EUR0.60-3.72169.7KOff
19 Jun 202623.52 EUR-0.2%22.53 EUR20.67 EUR0.64-4.10192.5KOff
12 Jun 202623.56 EUR1.9%22.51 EUR20.63 EUR0.61-2.69400.2KOff
5 Jun 202623.12 EUR-0.6%22.51 EUR20.60 EUR0.61-5.00250.7KOff
29 May 202623.26 EUR1.5%22.48 EUR20.56 EUR0.60-5.721.5MOff
22 May 202622.92 EUR-0.3%22.46 EUR20.53 EUR0.25-6.311.1MOff
15 May 202623.00 EUR1.3%22.54 EUR20.50 EUR-0.10-2.291.0MOff
8 May 202622.70 EUR6.5%22.61 EUR20.46 EUR-0.45-5.071.6MOff
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.

Evidence context