- The trend backdrop is active with a 1-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Next-week expectancy is positive at 55.48% based on similar historical setup states.
ASX
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
ASX Limited · Financial Services · Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Latest close
57.60 AUD
5.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 6.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 69.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.0%, after a 6.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 57/100.
Setup score
51
out of 100
Latest Close
57.60 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
5.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
6.3%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-1.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
9.6%
5 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.1x
vs 13-week average
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
- 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
5.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 6.3%.
Indicator stack
9/60
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
Buy
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 55.48%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
57/100
29 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 6.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 69.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.0%, after a 6.3% 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 1.1x 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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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 0.3512-week average 0.45
12-week confirmation
Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.35Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 6.3% over four weeks, -1.9% over 12 weeks, and -7.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year5
Trend breadth9.6%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.07Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change114.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-0.98Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change72.8%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 weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 85%
Model confidence 43%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength31/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Value15/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Quality99/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Momentum14/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Growth18/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 83; 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.
Value-quality framework67/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 22.4x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 10.0x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.4x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 2.9% 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
- 57.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 26.9% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 15.2% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 7.3% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 5.8% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -36.9% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 4/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 3.7% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 3.7% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.6x 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 sentiment57/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 29 relevant articles.
13 positive · 15 neutral · 1 negativePatient CapitalFresh
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Fresh 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-8.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.2%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
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10 Apr
8 May
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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.3%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-22.3%Week of 29 May.
Latest week+5.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses4
Recent vol7.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.2% / -3.0%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 Financial Services
4-week rank14 / 100
Group average2.0%
Trend breadth43.0%
Trend43.0%active weekly trend signals
MD80.0%positive activity pressure
RS37.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
4-week rank1 / 1
Group average6.3%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS0.0%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 tape47/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 47/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis31/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 2/12.
Activity pressure 0.35; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.48%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.48% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors40/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 51 SVQF67/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 84.5 of 257 Patient CapitalFreshActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Fresh buy signal Sentiment57/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 29 relevant articles.
Evening Wrap: ASX 200 surges to record high as tech, healthcare and banking stocks soar 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 | 57.60 AUD | 5.0% | 54.08 AUD | 58.72 AUD | 0.07 | -0.98 | 3.4M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 54.88 AUD | 1.0% | 53.88 AUD | 58.71 AUD | -0.02 | -2.89 | 3.0M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 54.33 AUD | -5.5% | 53.73 AUD | 58.72 AUD | -0.17 | -2.12 | 4.0M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 57.50 AUD | 6.1% | 53.63 AUD | 58.73 AUD | -0.32 | 2.81 | 4.1M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 54.20 AUD | 5.2% | 53.42 AUD | 58.71 AUD | -0.46 | -3.60 | 3.5M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 51.52 AUD | -0.5% | 53.47 AUD | 58.72 AUD | -0.64 | -9.26 | 1.0M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 51.79 AUD | -0.4% | 53.62 AUD | 58.74 AUD | -0.50 | -8.49 | 758.6K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 52.01 AUD | 5.7% | 53.80 AUD | 58.77 AUD | -0.49 | -9.31 | 3.2M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 49.20 AUD | 3.2% | 53.95 AUD | 58.79 AUD | -0.18 | -14.46 | 868.3K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 47.68 AUD | 3.1% | 54.23 AUD | 58.84 AUD | 0.34 | -16.03 | 5.1M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 46.23 AUD | -22.3% | 54.59 AUD | 58.88 AUD | 0.65 | -20.20 | 3.1M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 59.50 AUD | 1.3% | 54.90 AUD | 58.98 AUD | 1.17 | 2.74 | 2.6M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 58.72 AUD | 0.8% | 54.77 AUD | 58.99 AUD | 1.27 | 1.32 | 4.1M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 58.23 AUD | -5.4% | 54.72 AUD | 59.00 AUD | 1.35 | -1.24 | 3.3M | 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.