FPH NZE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited · Healthcare · Medical Instruments & Supplies

Latest close 40.69 NZD
3.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 7.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 87.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.2%, after a 2.5% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 57 out of 100
Latest Close 40.69 NZD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 3.2% latest completed week
4W Return 2.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 15.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 65.4% 34 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 1-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
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • 13 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 7.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 87.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.2%, after a 2.5% 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 0.8x 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
6 Feb 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
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 0.4412-week average 0.25

12-week confirmation

Trend active1/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership8/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.44Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1313 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 13 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 2.5% over four weeks, 15.6% over 12 weeks, and 13.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.2%
4W2.5%
12W15.6%
26W4.6%
52W13.6%
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year34
Trend breadth65.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.80Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change89.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership5.31Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change44.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

Open full factor analysis

No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

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 44 relevant articles.

13 positive · 27 neutral · 4 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-2.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.1%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.6%Week of 27 Feb.
Worst week-8.2%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+3.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.8% / -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.

IndustryNZ Medical Instruments & Supplies
4-week rank1 / 1
Group average2.5%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202640.69 NZD3.2%37.94 NZD32.63 NZD0.805.311.5MOn
24 Jul 202639.42 NZD-1.3%37.84 NZD32.52 NZD0.821.592.0MOff
17 Jul 202639.93 NZD-0.8%37.79 NZD32.42 NZD0.763.521.5MOff
10 Jul 202640.25 NZD1.4%37.69 NZD32.31 NZD0.643.731.6MOff
3 Jul 202639.71 NZD3.3%37.60 NZD32.21 NZD0.423.682.6MOff
26 Jun 202638.45 NZD1.1%37.54 NZD32.10 NZD-0.101.35193.6KOff
19 Jun 202638.04 NZD-2.7%37.50 NZD32.01 NZD-0.210.241.6MOff
12 Jun 202639.11 NZD6.1%37.45 NZD31.91 NZD-0.553.81535.0KOff
5 Jun 202636.86 NZD-0.3%37.40 NZD31.81 NZD-0.90-0.41394.2KOff
29 May 202636.97 NZD9.4%37.45 NZD31.72 NZD-1.00-0.794.6MOff
22 May 202633.81 NZD3.8%37.45 NZD31.63 NZD-1.24-7.582.8MOff
15 May 202632.57 NZD-7.5%37.51 NZD31.56 NZD-1.28-10.933.3MOff
8 May 202635.19 NZD-1.9%37.60 NZD31.52 NZD-1.13-5.512.0MOff
1 May 202635.87 NZD0.6%37.63 NZD31.46 NZD-0.95-2.792.7MOff
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.