ANP LSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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Anpario plc · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

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Latest close 560.0 GBP
1.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, after a 10.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 75 out of 100
Latest Close 560.0 GBP 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.8% latest completed week
4W Return 10.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 5.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 69.2% 36 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.3x 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 39.43% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • 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 1.8% Latest completed week; four-week move 10.5%. Indicator stack 76/100 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. Next-Week Expectancy Negative 39.43% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 55/100 7 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, after a 10.5% 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 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
23 Jan 30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 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
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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 0.6812-week average 0.62

12-week confirmation

Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership10/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.68Current 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 10.5% over four weeks, 5.3% over 12 weeks, and 31.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 11 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.8%
4W10.5%
12W5.3%
26W17.9%
52W31.8%
Active trend streak11 weeks
Active weeks in one year36
Trend breadth69.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.69Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change1482.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership5.69Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change444.5%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 strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 74%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength58/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Value19/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Quality89/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Momentum90/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Growth97/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 4; 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 framework76/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
13.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
8.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
50.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
16.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
11.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
20.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
23.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
64.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
39.4%
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
2.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.3%
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 sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.

2 positive · 4 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-3.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.3%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+15.8%Week of 23 Jan.
Worst week-17.1%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+1.8%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains6
Flat weeks2
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.1% / -3.4%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.

Weekly tape74/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 74/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis67/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 11/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 10/12.

Activity pressure 0.68; 4 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 39.43%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 39.43% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors63/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 42; Small Cap Core rank 75 SVQF76/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 61.5 of 254 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.

REG - Anpario PLC - Holding(s) in Company Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026560.0 GBP1.8%516.9 GBP364.5 GBP0.695.69382.8KOn
17 Jul 2026550.0 GBP3.8%514.7 GBP363.0 GBP0.555.30207.7KOn
10 Jul 2026530.0 GBP-2.0%513.5 GBP361.7 GBP0.412.66187.1KOn
3 Jul 2026541.0 GBP6.8%511.9 GBP360.5 GBP0.233.17180.3KOn
26 Jun 2026506.6 GBP-1.0%510.2 GBP359.3 GBP0.04-1.65173.6KOn
19 Jun 2026511.5 GBP0.0%509.9 GBP358.4 GBP-0.010.6728.8KOn
12 Jun 2026511.5 GBP-3.7%510.1 GBP357.6 GBP0.03-0.4310.3KOn
5 Jun 2026531.2 GBP-5.1%509.7 GBP357.5 GBP0.114.3061.2KOn
29 May 2026560.0 GBP0.0%507.6 GBP357.1 GBP0.109.51107.9KOn
22 May 2026560.0 GBP1.4%505.3 GBP356.5 GBP0.078.97224.1KOn
15 May 2026552.0 GBP-0.5%503.3 GBP355.7 GBP-0.1810.43176.9KOn
8 May 2026555.0 GBP4.3%501.9 GBP354.9 GBP-0.2910.99161.5KOff
1 May 2026532.0 GBP11.4%499.6 GBP353.8 GBP-0.395.36268.7KOff
24 Apr 2026477.5 GBP-7.3%498.2 GBP352.8 GBP-0.56-5.46211.8KOff
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.