- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
LORD
LSE
Week ended 09 Oct 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Lords Group Trading plc · Industrials · Industrial Distribution
Latest close
0.1175 GBP
-4.1%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -24.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 1.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.1%, after a 0.0% 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
30
out of 100
Latest Close
0.1175 GBP
9 Oct 2026
1W Return
-4.1%
latest completed week
4W Return
0.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-32.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
0.0%
0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.4x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 32.23% 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
-4.1%
Latest completed week; four-week move 0.0%.
Indicator stack
0/60
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 32.23%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
50/100
0 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 not active. Price is -24.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 1.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.1%, after a 0.0% 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 2.4x 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
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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 0.1812-week average 0.11
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.18Current 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 0.0% over four weeks, -32.9% over 12 weeks, and -64.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.04Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change111.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-41.32Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change11.6%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 neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 02 Oct 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 85%
Model confidence 60%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength46/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 55; rank 1 is best.
Value48/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Quality49/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 52; rank 1 is best.
Momentum48/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Growth48/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 53; 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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- - Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- - Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 19.7% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 0.2% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 5.3% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 0.7% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 8.3% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 95.3% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- - Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- - Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 5.2x 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 0 relevant articles.
0 positive · 0 neutral · 0 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-66.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.5%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.
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9 Oct
Weeks higher8 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.1%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-21.2%Week of 31 Jul.
Latest week-4.1%Week of 9 Oct.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains4
Flat weeks4
Modest losses7
Sharp losses7
Recent vol7.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split17/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.1% / -6.2%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.
SectorGB Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average2.1%
Trend breadth58.0%
Trend58.0%active weekly trend signals
MD68.0%positive activity pressure
RS52.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Industrial Distribution
4-week rank6 / 9
Group average1.6%
Trend breadth77.8%
Trend77.8%active weekly trend signals
MD77.8%positive activity pressure
RS55.6%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 tape29/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 29/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis19/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.18; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 32.23%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 32.23% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors47/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 50 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 0 relevant articles.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2026 | 0.1175 GBP | -4.1% | 0.155 GBP | 0.3258 GBP | 0.04 | -41.32 | 1.1M | Off |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 0.1225 GBP | -3.9% | 0.158 GBP | 0.3283 GBP | -0.07 | -39.73 | 1.5M | Off |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 0.1275 GBP | 3.0% | 0.1611 GBP | 0.3311 GBP | -0.27 | -39.88 | 302.0K | Off |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 0.1238 GBP | 5.3% | 0.1647 GBP | 0.3339 GBP | -0.31 | -42.66 | 355.2K | Off |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 0.1175 GBP | -6.9% | 0.1687 GBP | 0.3368 GBP | -0.38 | -46.74 | 700.2K | Off |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 0.1262 GBP | -5.6% | 0.1728 GBP | 0.3396 GBP | -0.33 | -45.02 | 274.5K | Off |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 0.1338 GBP | 3.9% | 0.1764 GBP | 0.3425 GBP | -0.26 | -43.22 | 194.4K | Off |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 0.1288 GBP | -2.8% | 0.1802 GBP | 0.3457 GBP | -0.26 | -46.76 | 50.0K | Off |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 0.1325 GBP | 2.9% | 0.1836 GBP | 0.3484 GBP | -0.01 | -46.31 | 307.1K | Off |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 0.1288 GBP | -1.0% | 0.1872 GBP | 0.3512 GBP | 0.27 | -49.92 | 695.0K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.13 GBP | -21.2% | 0.1905 GBP | 0.3539 GBP | 0.39 | -50.64 | 543.7K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.165 GBP | -5.7% | 0.1936 GBP | 0.3568 GBP | 0.47 | -38.40 | 76.5K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.175 GBP | 11.1% | 0.1957 GBP | 0.3595 GBP | 0.24 | -35.58 | 18.0K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.1575 GBP | 0.0% | 0.1976 GBP | 0.3618 GBP | -0.02 | -43.00 | 65.3K | 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.