- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Sto SE & Co. KGaA · Industrials · Building Products & Equipment
Latest close
96.00 EUR
-0.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -8.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 12.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.6%, after a 3.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
42
out of 100
Latest Close
96.00 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-0.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
3.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-1.1%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
15.4%
8 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.8x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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
-0.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move 3.1%.
Indicator stack
8/63
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
50/100
2 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 not active. Price is -8.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 12.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.6%, after a 3.1% 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 2.8x 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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20 Feb
27 Feb
6 Mar
13 Mar
20 Mar
27 Mar
3 Apr
10 Apr
17 Apr
24 Apr
1 May
8 May
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22 May
29 May
5 Jun
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26 Jun
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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 0.2212-week average 0.12
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.22Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 3.1% over four weeks, -1.1% over 12 weeks, and -21.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year8
Trend breadth15.4%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.19Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change118.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-19.63Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change1.1%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 inexpensive 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 strength75/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
Value95/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Quality37/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Momentum15/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Growth26/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 75; 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 framework68/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 15.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 4.2x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 8.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 54.6% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 4.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 3.2% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 7.0% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -1.3% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 4.2% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -6.3% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 7/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 3.4% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 3.4% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.0x 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 2 relevant articles.
0 positive · 2 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-26.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.8%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+4.2%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-5.9%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week-0.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains1
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses6
Recent vol2.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.0% / -2.5%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 Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average4.0%
Trend breadth49.0%
Trend49.0%active weekly trend signals
MD59.0%positive activity pressure
RS53.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Building Products & Equipment
4-week rank3 / 6
Group average-0.1%
Trend breadth33.3%
Trend33.3%active weekly trend signals
MD50.0%positive activity pressure
RS33.3%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 tape37/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 37/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis14/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 1/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.22; No reversal markers Factors56/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 80; Small Cap Core rank 11 SVQF68/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 122.5 of 375 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 2 relevant articles.
Sto SE & Co. KGaA: Target Price Consensus and Analysts Recommendations | STO3 | DE0007274136 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 | 96.00 EUR | -0.6% | 104.4 EUR | 118.4 EUR | 0.19 | -19.63 | 19.4K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 96.60 EUR | 1.7% | 105.1 EUR | 118.5 EUR | -0.21 | -17.43 | 6.6K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 95.00 EUR | -2.1% | 105.8 EUR | 118.8 EUR | -0.56 | -17.54 | 10.0K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 97.00 EUR | 4.2% | 106.5 EUR | 119.1 EUR | -0.82 | -15.32 | 7.6K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 93.10 EUR | -0.3% | 107.2 EUR | 119.3 EUR | -1.00 | -19.84 | 11.2K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 93.40 EUR | 0.5% | 108.1 EUR | 119.6 EUR | -1.10 | -22.17 | 798 | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 92.90 EUR | -4.9% | 109.1 EUR | 119.9 EUR | -1.21 | -19.52 | 1.6K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 97.70 EUR | 0.0% | 109.9 EUR | 120.2 EUR | -1.23 | -16.82 | 2.5K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 97.67 EUR | 2.5% | 110.4 EUR | 120.4 EUR | -1.38 | -15.99 | 2.0K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 95.25 EUR | -5.8% | 110.9 EUR | 120.8 EUR | -1.45 | -18.72 | 1.8K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 101.2 EUR | 3.2% | 111.5 EUR | 121.2 EUR | -1.26 | -15.15 | 6.9K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 98.06 EUR | 1.0% | 112.0 EUR | 121.5 EUR | -1.14 | -17.21 | 8.0K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 97.09 EUR | -0.2% | 112.8 EUR | 121.9 EUR | -1.07 | -15.04 | 11.3K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 97.28 EUR | -1.9% | 113.5 EUR | 122.3 EUR | -0.91 | -16.47 | 25.0K | Off |
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.