- The trend backdrop is active with a 37-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.
AETHER
NSI
Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Aether Industries Limited · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Latest close
1,565 INR
9.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 36.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 94.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 9.6%, after a 15.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
82
out of 100
Latest Close
1,565 INR
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
9.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
15.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
29.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
71.2%
37 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.3x
vs 13-week average
- 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
- 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
9.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move 15.1%.
Indicator stack
84/100
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
58/100
39 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 36.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 94.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 9.6%, after a 15.1% 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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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 0.7412-week average 0.79
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.74Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 15.1% over four weeks, 29.0% over 12 weeks, and 107.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 37 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak37 weeks
Active weeks in one year37
Trend breadth71.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.40Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change2695.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership58.10Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change25.3%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 strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 87%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength15/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Value3/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Quality25/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Momentum97/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Growth92/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 9; 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 framework8/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 86.3x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 16.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 51.6x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -2.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 47.9% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 25.6% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -41.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 7.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 38.0% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 38.4% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 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
- -0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -0.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.2x 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 sentiment58/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 39 relevant articles.
11 positive · 27 neutral · 1 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-3.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.1%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.5%Week of 20 Mar.
Worst week-8.4%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+9.6%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains8
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses5
Recent vol6.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.0% / -2.8%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 rank3 / 100
Group average-0.3%
Trend breadth49.0%
Trend49.0%active weekly trend signals
MD53.0%positive activity pressure
RS57.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Specialty Chemicals
4-week rank13 / 100
Group average2.6%
Trend breadth70.0%
Trend70.0%active weekly trend signals
MD80.0%positive activity pressure
RS68.0%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 tape80/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 80/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis72/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.74; 3 reversal markers Factors32/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 72; Small Cap Core rank 99 SVQF8/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 1458.5 of 1590 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment58/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 39 relevant articles.
Earnings call transcript: Aether Industries Q1 2026 stock rises on growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,565 INR | 9.6% | 1,150 INR | 908.9 INR | 1.40 | 58.10 | 3.6M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1,428 INR | -3.2% | 1,130 INR | 905.5 INR | 1.17 | 50.34 | 822.3K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1,475 INR | -1.7% | 1,110 INR | 903.0 INR | 0.98 | 53.87 | 931.9K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1,501 INR | 10.4% | 1,089 INR | 900.3 INR | 0.53 | 59.51 | 4.1M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1,360 INR | 2.6% | 1,068 INR | 897.6 INR | -0.05 | 46.37 | 1.8M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1,325 INR | 14.0% | 1,051 INR | 895.8 INR | -0.42 | 45.79 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1,162 INR | 1.7% | 1,036 INR | 894.1 INR | -0.63 | 29.77 | 188.6K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1,143 INR | 0.4% | 1,028 INR | 893.9 INR | -0.58 | 30.90 | 215.9K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,138 INR | 3.7% | 1,017 INR | 893.0 INR | -0.36 | 32.92 | 654.9K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,098 INR | 4.4% | 1,004 INR | 892.2 INR | 0.13 | 28.39 | 999.5K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 1,051 INR | -5.4% | 992.6 INR | 891.0 INR | 0.51 | 23.12 | 2.7M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 1,112 INR | -8.4% | 983.0 INR | 890.1 INR | 0.77 | 31.59 | 1.5M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,213 INR | 3.6% | 970.8 INR | 888.8 INR | 1.02 | 41.80 | 2.4M | On |
| 1 May 2026 | 1,172 INR | 5.2% | 955.4 INR | 887.0 INR | 1.01 | 39.26 | 581.8K | 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.