WSP LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Wynnstay Properties Plc · Real Estate · Real Estate - Diversified

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Latest close 895.0 GBP
3.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 3.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.5%, after a 4.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 59 out of 100
Latest Close 895.0 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 3.5% latest completed week
4W Return 4.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 4.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 75.0% 39 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 4.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 22.98% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • 2 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.
Price follow-through 3.5% Latest completed week; four-week move 4.7%. Indicator stack 41/64 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 22.98% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 50/100 2 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 3.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.5%, after a 4.7% 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 4.1x 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
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
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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 0.3512-week average 0.34

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 pressure0.35Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 4.7% over four weeks, 4.1% over 12 weeks, and 15.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.5%
4W4.7%
12W4.1%
26W2.3%
52W15.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year39
Trend breadth75.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.22Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change121.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-2.95Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change28.0%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 expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 85%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength8/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Value21/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Quality22/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Momentum22/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Growth22/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 79; 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
12.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
8.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
11.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
94.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
71.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
63.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
3.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
7.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
23.5%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
11.1%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
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
3.4x
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 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-2.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.2%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 higher5 of 267 weeks finished lower.
Best week+4.0%Week of 20 Feb.
Worst week-2.7%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+3.5%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains1
Modest gains4
Flat weeks14
Modest losses7
Sharp losses0
Recent vol1.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol1.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split12/8Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.0% / -1.2%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.

IndustryGB Real Estate - Diversified
4-week rank1 / 3
Group average-7.0%
Trend breadth0.0%
Trend0.0%active weekly trend signals
MD33.3%positive activity pressure
RS0.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

WSP · LSE4.7%BOOT · LSE-0.6%CPAI · LSE-25.0%
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 analysis13/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 1/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.35; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 22.98%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 22.98% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors17/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 69 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 2 relevant articles.

Enterprise value to EBITDA forward of Wynnstay Properties PLC – LSE:WSP Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026895.0 GBP3.5%868.6 GBP754.3 GBP0.22-2.953.0KOff
31 Jul 2026865.0 GBP0.0%867.9 GBP753.0 GBP-0.31-5.99220Off
24 Jul 2026865.0 GBP1.2%868.1 GBP751.9 GBP-0.59-4.963.0KOff
17 Jul 2026855.0 GBP0.0%868.3 GBP750.7 GBP-0.91-4.95624Off
10 Jul 2026855.0 GBP0.0%868.8 GBP749.5 GBP-1.02-4.10138Off
3 Jul 2026855.0 GBP-0.6%869.3 GBP748.4 GBP-1.16-5.800Off
26 Jun 2026860.0 GBP0.0%869.8 GBP747.2 GBP-1.23-3.9123Off
19 Jun 2026859.8 GBP1.8%870.1 GBP746.1 GBP-1.34-2.8212Off
12 Jun 2026844.8 GBP0.0%870.5 GBP745.1 GBP-1.35-5.690Off
5 Jun 2026844.8 GBP0.0%870.0 GBP744.0 GBP-1.33-5.04590Off
29 May 2026844.8 GBP-0.0%869.5 GBP742.9 GBP-1.25-5.430Off
22 May 2026844.8 GBP-1.7%869.0 GBP741.8 GBP-1.13-5.972.1KOff
15 May 2026859.8 GBP0.0%868.1 GBP740.7 GBP-1.12-1.8137Off
8 May 2026859.8 GBP-1.7%866.8 GBP739.4 GBP-1.04-2.131.3KOn
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