LLOYDSME NSI Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Lloyds Metals and Energy Limited · Basic Materials · Steel

Latest close 2,047 INR
5.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 34.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.5%, after a 15.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 78 out of 100
Latest Close 2,047 INR 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 5.5% latest completed week
4W Return 15.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 18.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 38.5% 20 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 16-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 positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 18 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 34.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.5%, after a 15.2% 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 1.9x 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
6 Feb 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
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 0.9412-week average 0.87

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.94Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1818 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 18 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 15.2% over four weeks, 18.0% over 12 weeks, and 41.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 16 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W5.5%
4W15.2%
12W18.0%
26W85.5%
52W41.6%
Active trend streak16 weeks
Active weeks in one year20
Trend breadth38.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.59Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-24.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership44.05Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change51.9%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 ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength42/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 59; rank 1 is best.
Value19/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Quality63/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 38; rank 1 is best.
Momentum85/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Growth99/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 2; 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 framework53/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
29.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
6.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
20.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-5.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
54.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
32.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-41.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
12.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
153.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
135.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-1.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-1.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.9x
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 sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 34 relevant articles.

7 positive · 27 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-2.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.5%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 higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.3%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-5.6%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+5.5%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -2.9%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
31 Jul 20262,047 INR5.5%1,528 INR1,075 INR0.5944.054.2MOn
24 Jul 20261,940 INR4.0%1,504 INR1,066 INR0.5641.272.9MOn
17 Jul 20261,865 INR3.7%1,485 INR1,057 INR0.5633.582.7MOn
10 Jul 20261,800 INR1.3%1,466 INR1,049 INR0.6630.312.0MOn
3 Jul 20261,777 INR3.2%1,449 INR1,044 INR0.7729.002.8MOn
26 Jun 20261,721 INR-2.5%1,431 INR1,039 INR0.7926.600On
19 Jun 20261,766 INR0.2%1,414 INR1,035 INR0.9930.62235.0KOn
12 Jun 20261,762 INR-0.9%1,396 INR1,030 INR1.0333.14573.9KOn
5 Jun 20261,778 INR-1.3%1,380 INR1,025 INR1.1136.47486.2KOn
29 May 20261,801 INR3.7%1,365 INR1,020 INR1.3138.063.1MOn
22 May 20261,736 INR0.2%1,348 INR1,015 INR1.3733.072.1MOn
15 May 20261,733 INR-0.1%1,335 INR1,010 INR1.5134.152.7MOn
8 May 20261,735 INR-1.6%1,321 INR1,005 INR1.6432.355.4MOn
1 May 20261,763 INR4.1%1,308 INR1,000 INR1.6236.603.2MOn
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.