CPU ASX Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Computershare Limited · Financial Services · Capital Markets

Latest close 39.49 AUD
-0.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 19.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 89.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.9%, after a 7.1% 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 53/100.

Setup score 65 out of 100
Latest Close 39.49 AUD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.9% latest completed week
4W Return 7.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 28.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 19.2% 10 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 5-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.
What could go wrong
  • 8 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 19.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 89.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.9%, after a 7.1% 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 1.0x 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
30 Jan 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
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 0.7312-week average 0.34

12-week confirmation

Trend active5/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership9/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.73Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers88 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 8 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 7.1% over four weeks, 28.5% over 12 weeks, and 1.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 5 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.9%
4W7.1%
12W28.5%
26W17.0%
52W1.4%
Active trend streak5 weeks
Active weeks in one year10
Trend breadth19.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.54Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change20.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership15.33Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change99.4%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 strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 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 strength22/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Value2/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Quality99/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Momentum18/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Growth90/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 11; 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
37.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
7.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
21.9x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
27.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
27.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
25.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
23.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
5.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
75.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
27.9%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.6%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.5x
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 sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.

4 positive · 15 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-3.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.9%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 higher15 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.7%Week of 22 May.
Worst week-5.7%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week-0.9%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains10
Flat weeks1
Modest losses6
Sharp losses4
Recent vol2.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.9% / -2.4%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.

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
24 Jul 202639.49 AUD-0.9%32.93 AUD30.57 AUD1.5415.335.8MOn
17 Jul 202639.86 AUD0.9%32.74 AUD30.46 AUD1.5516.095.0MOn
10 Jul 202639.52 AUD0.3%32.54 AUD30.35 AUD1.4414.945.1MOn
3 Jul 202639.39 AUD6.8%32.33 AUD30.24 AUD1.3413.996.8MOn
26 Jun 202636.88 AUD0.5%32.16 AUD30.12 AUD1.287.698.3MOn
19 Jun 202636.71 AUD-0.4%32.11 AUD30.03 AUD1.206.263.1MOff
12 Jun 202636.85 AUD5.5%32.02 AUD29.92 AUD1.316.791.2MOff
5 Jun 202634.93 AUD1.0%31.97 AUD29.82 AUD1.223.117.0MOff
29 May 202634.59 AUD2.4%31.96 AUD29.73 AUD1.060.556.1MOff
22 May 202633.77 AUD8.7%32.01 AUD29.64 AUD0.87-1.3111.4MOff
15 May 202631.07 AUD1.1%32.09 AUD29.55 AUD0.40-9.264.8MOff
8 May 202630.73 AUD0.0%32.26 AUD29.49 AUD0.20-11.956.3MOff
1 May 202630.73 AUD2.3%32.46 AUD29.42 AUD-0.29-12.295.5MOff
24 Apr 202630.05 AUD-2.4%32.63 AUD29.35 AUD-0.79-15.244.6MOff
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.