DXRX LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Diaceutics PLC · Healthcare · Health Information Services

Latest close 153.0 GBP
6.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 50.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.6%, after a 7.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 41 out of 100
Latest Close 153.0 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 6.6% latest completed week
4W Return 7.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return -9.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 51.9% 27 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
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 -0.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 50.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.6%, after a 7.4% 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 0.6x 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 0.2412-week average 0.55

12-week confirmation

Trend active2/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.24Current 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 7.4% over four weeks, -9.5% over 12 weeks, and 11.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W6.6%
4W7.4%
12W-9.5%
26W-7.8%
52W11.3%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year27
Trend breadth51.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.85Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change8.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-7.13Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change34.6%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 85% Model confidence 68%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength9/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Value1/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 100; rank 1 is best.
Quality7/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Momentum82/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Growth89/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 12; 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
1334.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
20.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-4.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
81.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
0.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-13.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
0.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
19.5%
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
6/9
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
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.0x
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 11 relevant articles.

1 positive · 10 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-15.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.9%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 higher13 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.2%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-14.1%Week of 29 May.
Latest week+6.6%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains7
Flat weeks1
Modest losses6
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.5% / -4.1%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 2026153.0 GBP6.6%153.9 GBP127.5 GBP-0.85-7.13564.6KOff
31 Jul 2026143.5 GBP11.2%153.5 GBP127.0 GBP-1.05-12.757.2MOff
24 Jul 2026129.0 GBP-4.4%153.0 GBP126.7 GBP-1.16-20.75305.0KOff
17 Jul 2026135.0 GBP-5.3%153.0 GBP126.4 GBP-1.10-16.24157.7KOff
10 Jul 2026142.5 GBP-2.4%152.8 GBP126.1 GBP-0.93-10.90146.9KOff
3 Jul 2026146.0 GBP0.7%152.7 GBP125.8 GBP-0.87-10.2320.6KOff
26 Jun 2026145.0 GBP-2.0%152.3 GBP125.6 GBP-0.86-9.3418.1KOff
19 Jun 2026148.0 GBP3.9%152.6 GBP125.3 GBP-0.68-6.14851.5KOff
12 Jun 2026142.5 GBP0.7%153.1 GBP125.0 GBP-0.43-10.45484.1KOff
5 Jun 2026141.5 GBP-1.0%153.8 GBP124.7 GBP-0.07-10.26415.7KOff
29 May 2026143.0 GBP-14.1%154.5 GBP124.5 GBP0.42-9.771.5MOn
22 May 2026166.5 GBP-1.5%155.3 GBP124.3 GBP0.564.23119.2KOn
15 May 2026169.0 GBP-4.2%155.2 GBP124.0 GBP0.758.60124.6KOn
8 May 2026176.5 GBP6.6%154.9 GBP123.6 GBP0.7613.34763.4KOn
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