2923 JPX Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Sato Foods Co., Ltd. · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

Latest close 8,310 JPY
-3.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 9.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 55.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.1%, after a -3.4% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 46 out of 100
Latest Close 8,310 JPY 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -3.1% latest completed week
4W Return -3.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 21.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 48.1% 25 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 6-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
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 active. Price is 9.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 55.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.1%, after a -3.4% 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 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume 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
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 0.7112-week average 0.37

12-week confirmation

Trend active6/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.71Current 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 -3.4% over four weeks, 21.7% over 12 weeks, and 17.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 6 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-3.1%
4W-3.4%
12W21.7%
26W13.3%
52W17.0%
Active trend streak6 weeks
Active weeks in one year25
Trend breadth48.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.16Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-15.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-11.63Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change19.7%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

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No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

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 2 relevant articles.

0 positive · 2 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-13.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.1%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.3%Week of 13 Mar.
Worst week-4.5%Week of 15 May.
Latest week-3.1%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains12
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.3% / -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.

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 20268,310 JPY-3.1%7,594 JPY7,010 JPY1.16-11.636.7KOn
31 Jul 20268,580 JPY3.2%7,557 JPY6,988 JPY1.40-7.5311.2KOn
24 Jul 20268,310 JPY-0.2%7,518 JPY6,966 JPY1.46-11.253.0KOn
17 Jul 20268,330 JPY-3.1%7,489 JPY6,945 JPY1.54-10.9011.6KOn
10 Jul 20268,600 JPY1.2%7,457 JPY6,923 JPY1.37-14.4917.0KOn
3 Jul 20268,500 JPY6.0%7,416 JPY6,900 JPY1.05-17.517.1KOn
26 Jun 20268,020 JPY5.0%7,411 JPY6,877 JPY0.60-22.324.9KOff
19 Jun 20267,640 JPY1.1%7,434 JPY6,857 JPY0.20-28.5112.6KOff
12 Jun 20267,560 JPY2.6%7,456 JPY6,839 JPY-0.12-24.459.1KOff
5 Jun 20267,370 JPY0.7%7,483 JPY6,822 JPY-0.47-27.711.0KOff
29 May 20267,320 JPY2.8%7,488 JPY6,807 JPY-0.56-28.7411.3KOff
22 May 20267,120 JPY4.2%7,502 JPY6,791 JPY-0.65-28.1714.3KOff
15 May 20266,830 JPY-4.5%7,537 JPY6,777 JPY-0.62-29.6611.6KOff
8 May 20267,150 JPY1.1%7,585 JPY6,764 JPY-0.43-28.631.4KOff
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