UZU GER Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Uzin Utz SE · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Latest close 59.40 EUR
-2.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -12.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 20.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.3%, after a -6.0% 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 55/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 27 out of 100
Latest Close 59.40 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -2.3% latest completed week
4W Return -6.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return -14.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 61.5% 32 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
What could go wrong
  • 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.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -12.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 20.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.3%, after a -6.0% 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 0.9x 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
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 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 0.0412-week average 0.13

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.04Current 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 -6.0% over four weeks, -14.4% over 12 weeks, and -8.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.3%
4W-6.0%
12W-14.4%
26W-23.7%
52W-8.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year32
Trend breadth61.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.54Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change28.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-20.18Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-77.2%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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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 strength76/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Value89/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Quality37/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Momentum29/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Growth34/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 67; 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 framework75/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
11.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
5.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
59.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
7.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
2.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
9.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
6.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-10.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-66.8%
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
3.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.6x
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 3 relevant articles.

1 positive · 2 neutral · 0 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-30.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.3%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 higher7 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+24.5%Week of 19 Jun.
Worst week-8.4%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week-2.3%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains3
Flat weeks3
Modest losses7
Sharp losses9
Recent vol8.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split18/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.9% / -3.5%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.

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
7 Aug 202659.40 EUR-2.3%67.49 EUR54.63 EUR-0.54-20.181.8KOff
31 Jul 202660.80 EUR0.7%67.87 EUR54.53 EUR-0.58-16.34987Off
24 Jul 202660.40 EUR0.0%68.15 EUR54.43 EUR-0.63-15.311.2KOff
17 Jul 202660.40 EUR-4.4%68.46 EUR54.34 EUR-0.76-14.511.0KOff
10 Jul 202663.20 EUR-2.5%68.73 EUR54.25 EUR-0.76-11.391.1KOff
3 Jul 202664.80 EUR5.5%68.88 EUR54.13 EUR-1.08-11.6310Off
26 Jun 202661.40 EUR-8.4%69.00 EUR54.01 EUR-1.32-12.58309Off
19 Jun 202667.00 EUR24.5%69.15 EUR53.93 EUR-1.42-5.78802Off
12 Jun 202653.80 EUR-5.3%69.25 EUR53.79 EUR-1.46-23.16273Off
5 Jun 202656.80 EUR-5.6%69.84 EUR53.76 EUR-1.28-19.481.7KOff
29 May 202660.20 EUR-5.9%70.31 EUR53.68 EUR-1.01-15.922.5KOff
22 May 202664.00 EUR-7.8%70.69 EUR53.61 EUR-0.88-9.8113.6KOff
15 May 202669.40 EUR2.5%70.94 EUR53.50 EUR-0.811.68781Off
8 May 202667.73 EUR-2.0%71.01 EUR53.36 EUR-0.81-2.113.0KOff
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