- The trend backdrop is active with a 2-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
BASF
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
BASF India Limited · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Latest close
4,091 INR
12.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 56.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 12.7%, after a 16.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 59/100.
Setup score
60
out of 100
Latest Close
4,091 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
12.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
16.2%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
6.1%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
5.8%
3 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
7.6x
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
12.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move 16.2%.
Indicator stack
10/76
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
Recent
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
News sentiment
59/100
16 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 14.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 56.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 12.7%, after a 16.2% 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 7.6x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.
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 0.1712-week average 0.19
12-week confirmation
Trend active2/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.17Current 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 16.2% over four weeks, 6.1% over 12 weeks, and -9.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 2 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak2 weeks
Active weeks in one year3
Trend breadth5.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.84Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change141.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership5.54Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change157.5%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 88%
Model confidence 82%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength13/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Value29/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Quality35/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Momentum27/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Growth12/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 89; 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 framework36/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 42.2x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.2x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 23.0x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -1.9% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 16.3% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 3.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -2.1% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 12.2% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 1.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -12.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -285.2% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 6/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.6% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.6% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -1.0x 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 sentiment59/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 16 relevant articles.
5 positive · 11 neutral · 0 negativePatient CapitalRecent
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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-15.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.2%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.
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Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-9.5%Week of 22 May.
Latest week+12.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses3
Recent vol5.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.6% / -2.3%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.
SectorIN Basic Materials
4-week rank2 / 100
Group average2.8%
Trend breadth52.0%
Trend52.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS63.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Specialty Chemicals
4-week rank13 / 100
Group average5.8%
Trend breadth77.0%
Trend77.0%active weekly trend signals
MD75.0%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 tape53/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 53/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis38/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 2/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 1/12.
Activity pressure 0.17; No reversal markers Factors24/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 25; Small Cap Core rank 58 SVQF36/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 1002.5 of 1576 Patient CapitalRecentActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Sentiment59/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 16 relevant articles.
BASF India consolidated net profit rises 162.22% in the June 2026 quarter 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 | 4,091 INR | 12.7% | 3,585 INR | 4,334 INR | 0.84 | 5.54 | 1.3M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 3,631 INR | -0.4% | 3,574 INR | 4,324 INR | 0.47 | -5.82 | 48.9K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 3,646 INR | -1.4% | 3,584 INR | 4,317 INR | 0.51 | -3.54 | 117.7K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 3,698 INR | 5.1% | 3,593 INR | 4,311 INR | 0.47 | -5.00 | 105.6K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 3,520 INR | -3.3% | 3,599 INR | 4,304 INR | 0.35 | -9.63 | 63.1K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 3,640 INR | 0.3% | 3,612 INR | 4,298 INR | 0.27 | -7.41 | 20.1K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 3,628 INR | 3.5% | 3,626 INR | 4,291 INR | 0.19 | -7.45 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 3,504 INR | 4.4% | 3,643 INR | 4,284 INR | 0.13 | -10.96 | 17.7K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 3,356 INR | -1.8% | 3,673 INR | 4,278 INR | 0.32 | -13.79 | 12.1K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 3,418 INR | 0.5% | 3,708 INR | 4,273 INR | 0.63 | -11.86 | 10.8K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 3,400 INR | -2.6% | 3,742 INR | 4,268 INR | 1.02 | -13.53 | 66.2K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 3,490 INR | -9.5% | 3,776 INR | 4,262 INR | 1.16 | -12.54 | 329.3K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 3,855 INR | -4.3% | 3,809 INR | 4,255 INR | 1.10 | -3.73 | 134.9K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 4,030 INR | 10.7% | 3,831 INR | 4,246 INR | 0.99 | -1.80 | 287.9K | Off |
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.