CNQ ASX Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Clean TeQ Water Limited · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water

Latest close 0.49 AUD
-2.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 16.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 72.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.0%, after a 10.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 58 out of 100
Latest Close 0.49 AUD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -2.0% latest completed week
4W Return 10.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 11.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 76.9% 40 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 11-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
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 39.38% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 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 16.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 72.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.0%, after a 10.1% 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 0.9x 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 0.8012-week average 0.72

12-week confirmation

Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.80Current 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 10.1% over four weeks, 11.4% over 12 weeks, and 145.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 11 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.0%
4W10.1%
12W11.4%
26W42.0%
52W145.0%
Active trend streak11 weeks
Active weeks in one year40
Trend breadth76.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.18Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-62.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership19.73Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-4.3%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 ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025 Field coverage 70% Model confidence 36%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength21/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Value9/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Quality3/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Momentum99/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Growth13/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 88; 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
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-6.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
44.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-23.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-25.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-41.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-0.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-3.9%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-3.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.4x
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.

0 positive · 14 neutral · 1 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-18.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.2%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 higher12 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+21.7%Week of 5 Jun.
Worst week-9.3%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week-2.0%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains2
Flat weeks2
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol8.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol11.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.5% / -5.9%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.

IndustryAU Utilities - Regulated Water
4-week rank2 / 2
Group average20.6%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD50.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20260.49 AUD-2.0%0.42 AUD0.32 AUD0.1819.73237.5KOn
31 Jul 20260.50 AUD4.2%0.42 AUD0.32 AUD0.1227.75232.7KOn
24 Jul 20260.48 AUD7.9%0.41 AUD0.32 AUD0.1427.37211.3KOn
17 Jul 20260.45 AUD0.0%0.41 AUD0.32 AUD0.2819.41511.5KOn
10 Jul 20260.45 AUD-2.2%0.41 AUD0.32 AUD0.4720.6286.5KOn
3 Jul 20260.46 AUD-9.0%0.40 AUD0.32 AUD0.7424.28108.2KOn
26 Jun 20260.50 AUD2.0%0.40 AUD0.32 AUD1.0139.427.0KOn
19 Jun 20260.49 AUD-9.3%0.40 AUD0.32 AUD1.0538.00464.2KOn
12 Jun 20260.54 AUD-3.6%0.39 AUD0.31 AUD0.9855.3253.0KOn
5 Jun 20260.56 AUD21.7%0.39 AUD0.31 AUD1.0167.80584.3KOn
29 May 20260.46 AUD8.2%0.38 AUD0.31 AUD0.6539.31134.8KOn
22 May 20260.42 AUD-3.4%0.39 AUD0.31 AUD0.3232.00236.8KOff
15 May 20260.44 AUD10.0%0.39 AUD0.31 AUD0.2739.10700.5KOff
8 May 20260.40 AUD5.3%0.38 AUD0.31 AUD-0.1226.61274.3KOff
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