PCG ASX Week ended 09 Oct 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Pengana Capital Group Limited ยท Financial Services ยท Asset Management

Latest close 0.75 AUD
6.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 0.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 41.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.4%, after a 5.6% 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 56 out of 100
Latest Close 0.75 AUD 9 Oct 2026
1W Return 6.4% latest completed week
4W Return 5.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -7.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 44.2% 23 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 10.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 38.28% based on similar historical setup states.
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 ยท Price action

Where price isโ€”and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 0.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 41.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.4%, after a 5.6% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 ยท Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 10.2x 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
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 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 2 Oct 9 Oct
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 0.1912-week average 0.47

12-week confirmation

Trend active2/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.19Current 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 ยท Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistentโ€”and is the stock leading?

Performance is 5.6% over four weeks, -7.4% over 12 weeks, and 14.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W6.4%
4W5.6%
12W-7.4%
26W2.0%
52W14.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year23
Trend breadth44.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.64Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change38.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership4.91Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change1070.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 ยท Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying forโ€”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 02 Oct 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025 Field coverage 70% Model confidence 30%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength31/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Value36/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
Quality35/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Momentum35/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Growth36/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 65; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
34.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
17.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
22.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
40.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
3.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 ยท 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 ยท 2 neutral ยท 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal
06 ยท Catalysts and risk

What can move the sharesโ€”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-18.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.8%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 higher8 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+25.0%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-8.6%Week of 24 Jul.
Latest week+6.4%Week of 9 Oct.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains4
Flat weeks4
Modest losses10
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.8% / -2.6%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 ยท Sector and peer context

Is this stock leadingโ€”or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 ยท 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
9 Oct 20260.75 AUD6.4%0.7444 AUD0.7699 AUD-0.644.91793.0KOff
2 Oct 20260.705 AUD4.8%0.7429 AUD0.7709 AUD-0.85-0.6920.6KOff
25 Sep 20260.6725 AUD-1.1%0.7431 AUD0.7722 AUD-0.91-4.8753.0KOff
18 Sep 20260.68 AUD-4.2%0.7448 AUD0.7736 AUD-1.01-4.603.8KOff
11 Sep 20260.71 AUD1.4%0.7476 AUD0.775 AUD-1.04-0.513.7KOff
4 Sep 20260.70 AUD0.0%0.7497 AUD0.7762 AUD-1.08-4.760Off
28 Aug 20260.70 AUD-3.4%0.7508 AUD0.7775 AUD-1.03-5.7042.1KOff
21 Aug 20260.725 AUD0.7%0.7513 AUD0.779 AUD-0.99-2.09762Off
14 Aug 20260.72 AUD-0.7%0.7524 AUD0.7807 AUD-0.80-3.4124.7KOff
7 Aug 20260.725 AUD0.0%0.7522 AUD0.7826 AUD-0.35-4.5017.1KOff
31 Jul 20260.725 AUD-2.0%0.7493 AUD0.7844 AUD0.14-1.5213.9KOn
24 Jul 20260.74 AUD-8.6%0.7465 AUD0.7862 AUD0.622.777.0KOn
17 Jul 20260.81 AUD-4.1%0.7434 AUD0.7879 AUD1.0511.9635.7KOn
10 Jul 20260.845 AUD-0.6%0.738 AUD0.7889 AUD0.7516.753.6KOn
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