HVTA LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

The Heavitree Brewery PLC · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

Latest close 225.0 GBP
0.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 20.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 0.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 68 out of 100
Latest Close 225.0 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 0.0% latest completed week
4W Return 0.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 18.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 82.7% 43 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 43-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 11.72% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
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 20.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 0.0% 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 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable 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 0.7912-week average 0.81

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active 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 pressure0.79Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 0.0% over four weeks, 18.4% over 12 weeks, and 45.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 43 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.0%
4W0.0%
12W18.4%
26W40.7%
52W45.2%
Active trend streak43 weeks
Active weeks in one year43
Trend breadth82.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.33Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change16.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership18.66Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-26.3%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Apr 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 89%

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.
Value27/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Quality28/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 73; rank 1 is best.
Momentum28/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 73; rank 1 is best.
Growth28/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 73; 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.

Value-quality framework47/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
4.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
3.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
42.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
14.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
6.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
1.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
101.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
250.0%
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
2.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.1x
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 3 relevant articles.

0 positive · 3 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-6.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.5%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 higher7 of 262 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.1%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-1.2%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+0.0%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains3
Flat weeks17
Modest losses2
Sharp losses0
Recent vol3.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split12/7Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.3% / -0.2%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 2026225.0 GBP0.0%187.2 GBP165.7 GBP1.3318.661.1KOn
31 Jul 2026225.0 GBP0.0%185.0 GBP165.2 GBP1.3219.500On
24 Jul 2026225.0 GBP0.0%182.8 GBP164.7 GBP1.3221.450On
17 Jul 2026225.0 GBP0.0%180.6 GBP164.1 GBP1.2323.5564On
10 Jul 2026225.0 GBP0.0%178.5 GBP163.6 GBP1.1425.330On
3 Jul 2026225.0 GBP11.1%176.3 GBP163.1 GBP1.0723.77206On
26 Jun 2026202.5 GBP0.0%174.1 GBP162.6 GBP1.0213.650On
19 Jun 2026202.5 GBP0.0%172.7 GBP162.2 GBP1.1115.450On
12 Jun 2026202.5 GBP0.0%171.3 GBP161.9 GBP1.2114.500On
5 Jun 2026202.5 GBP-1.2%169.9 GBP161.5 GBP1.2715.890On
29 May 2026205.0 GBP0.0%168.5 GBP160.9 GBP1.3317.1194On
22 May 2026205.0 GBP7.9%167.0 GBP160.3 GBP1.3716.7413.5KOn
15 May 2026190.0 GBP0.0%165.5 GBP159.7 GBP1.3111.31140On
8 May 2026190.0 GBP0.0%164.5 GBP159.2 GBP1.3211.00275On
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