- The trend backdrop is active with a 18-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.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Weekly Investor Report
L'Air Liquide S.A. · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Latest close
172.4 EUR
0.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 0.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 59.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.9%, after a -1.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 57/100.
Setup score
52
out of 100
Latest Close
172.4 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
0.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
-1.2%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-0.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
36.5%
19 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.3x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
0.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move -1.2%.
Indicator stack
65/45
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
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
News sentiment
57/100
7 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 0.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 59.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.9%, after a -1.2% 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 2.3x 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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Up week
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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 0.4112-week average 0.57
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership6/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.41Current 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 -1.2% over four weeks, -0.4% over 12 weeks, and 1.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 18 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak18 weeks
Active weeks in one year19
Trend breadth36.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.42Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change25.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-5.87Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-2932.2%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 is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 72%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength20/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Value15/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Quality79/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Momentum38/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 63; rank 1 is best.
Growth30/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 71; 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 framework26/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 31.2x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 4.1x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 16.0x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 2.2% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 64.2% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 19.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 9.9% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 10.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -0.4% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 6.1% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -4.4% 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
- 2.0% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -0.1% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 1.8% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.3x 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 7 relevant articles.
2 positive · 5 neutral · 0 negativePatient 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-7.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.3%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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7 Aug
Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.1%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-6.9%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+0.9%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.1% / -2.1%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.
SectorDE Basic Materials
4-week rank30 / 44
Group average3.5%
Trend breadth47.7%
Trend47.7%active weekly trend signals
MD20.5%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Specialty Chemicals
4-week rank11 / 18
Group average1.0%
Trend breadth61.1%
Trend61.1%active weekly trend signals
MD44.4%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.
Weekly tape52/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 52/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis50/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 2/12, relative leadership 6/12.
Activity pressure 0.41; 2 reversal markers Factors37/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 90 SVQF26/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 277.5 of 375 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment57/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.
Quality Isn't Worth Anything, And Air Liquide Proves It (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) 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 | 172.4 EUR | 0.9% | 171.4 EUR | 162.4 EUR | -0.42 | -5.87 | 6.4K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 170.9 EUR | -3.2% | 170.9 EUR | 162.2 EUR | -0.43 | -4.30 | 5.7K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 176.6 EUR | 0.1% | 170.4 EUR | 162.0 EUR | -0.36 | 0.84 | 2.0K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 176.4 EUR | 1.1% | 169.7 EUR | 161.8 EUR | -0.42 | 1.87 | 3.5K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 174.4 EUR | -3.3% | 169.0 EUR | 161.5 EUR | -0.56 | -0.19 | 2.7K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 180.3 EUR | 4.4% | 168.4 EUR | 161.3 EUR | -0.62 | 0.28 | 1.8K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 172.6 EUR | 5.1% | 167.7 EUR | 161.0 EUR | -0.76 | 0.27 | 822 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 164.3 EUR | -2.4% | 167.4 EUR | 160.8 EUR | -0.59 | -5.81 | 1.3K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 168.3 EUR | 1.5% | 167.3 EUR | 160.6 EUR | -0.20 | -2.40 | 600 | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 165.9 EUR | -6.9% | 167.3 EUR | 160.5 EUR | -0.02 | -4.48 | 244 | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 178.2 EUR | -1.2% | 167.3 EUR | 160.3 EUR | 0.38 | 0.99 | 3.0K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 180.4 EUR | 4.2% | 166.9 EUR | 160.0 EUR | 0.57 | 3.01 | 5.9K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 173.0 EUR | 0.8% | 166.5 EUR | 159.7 EUR | 0.70 | 2.58 | 2.3K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 171.7 EUR | -4.4% | 166.4 EUR | 159.5 EUR | 1.04 | 0.05 | 15.2K | 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.