- 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 constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
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United Drilling Tools Limited · Energy · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Latest close
235.0 INR
5.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 15.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 83.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.4%, after a 3.5% 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 54/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
56
out of 100
Latest Close
235.0 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
5.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
3.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
8.5%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
21.2%
11 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.9x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 42.66% based on similar historical setup states.
- 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
5.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move 3.5%.
Indicator stack
50/40
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 42.66%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
54/100
38 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 15.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 83.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.4%, after a 3.5% 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 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
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 0.8112-week average 0.71
12-week confirmation
Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.81Current 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 3.5% over four weeks, 8.5% over 12 weeks, and 18.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 11 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak11 weeks
Active weeks in one year11
Trend breadth21.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.06Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-113.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership17.13Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change8.6%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 Mar 2026
Field coverage 94%
Model confidence 88%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength95/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Value81/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Quality77/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Momentum78/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Growth61/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 40; 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 framework57/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 25.1x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 2.6x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.7x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 7.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 35.8% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 15.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 19.3% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 7.2% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 7.6% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 26.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 507.4% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 8/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.8% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.8% 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 sentiment54/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 38 relevant articles.
11 positive · 26 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-6.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.6%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
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7 Aug
Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+31.7%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-9.2%Week of 12 Jun.
Latest week+5.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.0% / -2.6%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 Energy
4-week rank18 / 37
Group average7.0%
Trend breadth59.5%
Trend59.5%active weekly trend signals
MD62.2%positive activity pressure
RS70.3%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
4-week rank6 / 10
Group average6.0%
Trend breadth90.0%
Trend90.0%active weekly trend signals
MD60.0%positive activity pressure
RS100.0%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 tape55/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 55/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis84/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 11/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.81; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 42.66%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 42.66% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors82/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 62; Small Cap Core rank 32 SVQF57/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 685.0 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment54/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 38 relevant articles.
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) stock price, news, quote and history 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 | 235.0 INR | 5.4% | 203.2 INR | 226.3 INR | -0.06 | 17.13 | 54.6K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 223.0 INR | -0.3% | 202.0 INR | 226.2 INR | 0.06 | 12.36 | 25.8K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 223.7 INR | 0.1% | 201.3 INR | 226.2 INR | 0.18 | 15.89 | 7.6K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 223.5 INR | -1.6% | 200.5 INR | 226.2 INR | 0.34 | 13.29 | 17.3K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 227.1 INR | 6.0% | 199.8 INR | 226.2 INR | 0.48 | 15.77 | 50.6K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 214.3 INR | -2.0% | 199.3 INR | 226.1 INR | 0.48 | 9.10 | 5.4K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 218.7 INR | -1.7% | 198.6 INR | 226.0 INR | 0.66 | 12.37 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 222.5 INR | -1.8% | 197.9 INR | 225.8 INR | 0.80 | 14.66 | 9.2K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 226.6 INR | -9.2% | 197.1 INR | 225.6 INR | 1.04 | 18.72 | 33.7K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 249.5 INR | 5.1% | 196.3 INR | 225.4 INR | 1.19 | 32.58 | 18.1K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 237.3 INR | 1.6% | 194.6 INR | 225.0 INR | 1.10 | 26.09 | 79.6K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 233.6 INR | 7.8% | 193.5 INR | 224.7 INR | 1.06 | 23.81 | 332.9K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 216.6 INR | 6.8% | 192.5 INR | 224.7 INR | 0.97 | 15.75 | 170.6K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 202.8 INR | -0.2% | 191.7 INR | 224.7 INR | 0.91 | 6.28 | 22.6K | 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.