- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
WPHO
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Windar Photonics PLC · Technology · Electronic Components
Latest close
0.27 GBP
0.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -16.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 3.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 0.0% 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 56/100.
Setup score
21
out of 100
Latest Close
0.27 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
0.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
0.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
3.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
26.9%
14 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
-
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 33.08% 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.
Price follow-through
0.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 0.0%.
Indicator stack
15/48
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 33.08%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
56/100
5 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 -16.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 3.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, 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 - the 13-week average. Participation data is incomplete.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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27 Mar
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Up week
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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 0.0512-week average 0.02
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.05Current 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, 3.9% over 12 weeks, and -49.8% 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 year14
Trend breadth26.9%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.09Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-40.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-41.43Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change3.8%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 expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 67%
Model confidence 34%
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.
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
- 56.4% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -18.9% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -87.6% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -11.8% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -4.3% 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
- 3/9 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
- 6.8x 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 sentiment56/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.
1 positive · 4 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-60.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.4%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher5 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.9%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-12.3%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+0.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains2
Flat weeks8
Modest losses7
Sharp losses6
Recent vol3.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split13/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.3% / -5.9%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.
SectorGB Technology
4-week rank54 / 100
Group average2.8%
Trend breadth37.0%
Trend37.0%active weekly trend signals
MD58.0%positive activity pressure
RS34.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Electronic Components
4-week rank5 / 10
Group average1.3%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD70.0%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 tape18/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 18/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis20/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.05; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 33.08%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 33.08% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors17/100O'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 Sentiment56/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.
Windar Photonics advances major trials and plans equity raise ahead of lifting share suspension 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 | 0.27 GBP | 0.0% | 0.32 GBP | 0.44 GBP | 0.09 | -41.43 | 0 | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.27 GBP | 0.0% | 0.33 GBP | 0.44 GBP | 0.12 | -42.16 | 0 | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.27 GBP | 0.0% | 0.33 GBP | 0.44 GBP | 0.17 | -42.45 | 0 | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.27 GBP | 0.0% | 0.34 GBP | 0.44 GBP | 0.23 | -42.69 | 0 | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.27 GBP | 0.0% | 0.34 GBP | 0.44 GBP | 0.15 | -43.08 | 0 | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.27 GBP | 0.0% | 0.35 GBP | 0.44 GBP | 0.06 | -44.94 | 0 | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.27 GBP | 0.0% | 0.35 GBP | 0.44 GBP | -0.06 | -44.76 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.27 GBP | -1.9% | 0.36 GBP | 0.44 GBP | -0.33 | -44.82 | 0 | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.27 GBP | -1.8% | 0.37 GBP | 0.44 GBP | -0.67 | -45.31 | 10.1K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.28 GBP | 0.9% | 0.38 GBP | 0.44 GBP | -0.92 | -44.51 | 355.8K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.27 GBP | 0.9% | 0.39 GBP | 0.44 GBP | -1.16 | -45.81 | 148.6K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.27 GBP | 5.9% | 0.40 GBP | 0.44 GBP | -1.28 | -47.20 | 137.5K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.26 GBP | -10.5% | 0.41 GBP | 0.44 GBP | -1.27 | -49.41 | 785.2K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.28 GBP | -5.0% | 0.42 GBP | 0.44 GBP | -1.27 | -44.35 | 482.2K | 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.