- The trend backdrop is active with a 43-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 constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
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Wacker Chemie AG · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Latest close
93.70 EUR
5.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 7.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.9%, after a 2.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100.
Setup score
55
out of 100
Latest Close
93.70 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
5.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
2.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-5.5%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
82.7%
43 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.3x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 42.63% 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
5.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move 2.7%.
Indicator stack
90/0
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 42.63%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
52/100
20 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 active. Price is 7.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.9%, after a 2.7% 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 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.
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 0.7412-week average 0.89
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.74Current 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 2.7% over four weeks, -5.5% over 12 weeks, and 39.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 43 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak43 weeks
Active weeks in one year43
Trend breadth82.7%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.79Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-1759.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership10.59Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-29.9%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 85%
Model confidence 79%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength32/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Value44/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 57; rank 1 is best.
Quality6/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Momentum79/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Growth25/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 76; 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
- 0.9x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 35.4x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 0.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 12.7% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -0.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 0.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -0.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -4.1% 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
- 5/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 2.7% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.7% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 8.2x 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 sentiment52/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 20 relevant articles.
2 positive · 15 neutral · 3 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-10.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.9%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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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.7%Week of 13 Mar.
Worst week-18.0%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+5.9%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.7% / -3.4%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.
SectorDE Basic Materials
4-week rank25 / 44
Group average3.5%
Trend breadth47.7%
Trend47.7%active weekly trend signals
MD20.5%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Specialty Chemicals
4-week rank8 / 18
Group average1.0%
Trend breadth61.1%
Trend61.1%active weekly trend signals
MD44.4%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%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.
Weekly tape57/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 57/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis78/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.74; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 42.63%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 42.63% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors37/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 84; Small Cap Core rank 54 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 20 relevant articles.
Wacker Chemie Stock And 2 Solar Names Facing The New Polysilicon Tariff 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 93.70 EUR | 5.9% | 86.84 EUR | 83.89 EUR | -0.79 | 10.59 | 351.6K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 88.50 EUR | -0.2% | 86.07 EUR | 84.12 EUR | -0.86 | 7.77 | 427.1K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 88.65 EUR | -1.2% | 85.50 EUR | 84.38 EUR | -0.72 | 10.71 | 294.5K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 89.75 EUR | -1.6% | 84.77 EUR | 84.66 EUR | -0.44 | 13.69 | 321.9K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 91.25 EUR | -4.1% | 84.04 EUR | 84.90 EUR | -0.04 | 15.11 | 331.0K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 95.15 EUR | 3.1% | 83.32 EUR | 85.11 EUR | 0.33 | 17.28 | 73.3K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 92.30 EUR | -6.9% | 82.41 EUR | 85.25 EUR | 0.56 | 19.60 | 84.7K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 99.10 EUR | 5.3% | 81.54 EUR | 85.42 EUR | 0.77 | 27.64 | 115.2K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 94.15 EUR | -4.0% | 80.48 EUR | 85.50 EUR | 0.88 | 24.05 | 60.5K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 98.05 EUR | -1.3% | 79.65 EUR | 85.64 EUR | 1.02 | 29.53 | 133.9K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 99.30 EUR | -2.4% | 78.64 EUR | 85.71 EUR | 1.18 | 30.53 | 456.4K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 101.7 EUR | 2.5% | 77.61 EUR | 85.84 EUR | 1.25 | 36.01 | 378.8K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 99.20 EUR | 5.2% | 76.53 EUR | 85.96 EUR | 1.32 | 39.20 | 555.0K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 94.30 EUR | 0.7% | 75.45 EUR | 86.09 EUR | 1.34 | 31.44 | 637.3K | On |
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.