- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
ITC
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
ITC Limited · Consumer Defensive · Tobacco
Latest close
286.1 INR
1.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -3.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 8.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, after a 1.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
35
out of 100
Latest Close
286.1 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
1.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
1.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-5.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
1.9%
1 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.6x
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.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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
1.8%
Latest completed week; four-week move 1.5%.
Indicator stack
1/58
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.
News sentiment
50/100
1 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 -3.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 8.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, after a 1.5% 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 1.6x 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 0.0212-week average 0.04
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.02Current 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 1.5% over four weeks, -5.0% over 12 weeks, and -27.6% 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 year1
Trend breadth1.9%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.37Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change11.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-13.10Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change14.3%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 strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 85%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength76/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Value71/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 30; rank 1 is best.
Quality91/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Momentum11/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Growth10/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 91; 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.
Value-quality framework85/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 17.5x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 4.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 12.2x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 4.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 58.4% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 32.7% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 20.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 26.1% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 4.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -40.5% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 6.1% 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
- 5.1% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -0.1% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 5.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.1x 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 1 relevant articles.
0 positive · 1 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-29.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.7%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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Weeks higher9 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+4.4%Week of 1 May.
Worst week-4.1%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week+1.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains2
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses16
Sharp losses1
Recent vol1.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/33Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.9% / -2.0%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.
SectorIN Consumer Defensive
4-week rank43 / 100
Group average-0.4%
Trend breadth47.0%
Trend47.0%active weekly trend signals
MD51.0%positive activity pressure
RS44.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Tobacco
4-week rank2 / 4
Group average-1.8%
Trend breadth25.0%
Trend25.0%active weekly trend signals
MD50.0%positive activity pressure
RS0.0%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 tape31/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 31/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis30/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.02; No reversal markers Factors64/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 78 SVQF85/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 234.5 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 1 relevant articles.
ITC Limited Stock 12‑Month Price Target Cut to INR 326.8, Implies 16% Upside 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 | 286.1 INR | 1.8% | 295.4 INR | 375.7 INR | 0.37 | -13.10 | 88.4M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 281.0 INR | -0.9% | 296.6 INR | 376.4 INR | 0.33 | -14.55 | 88.3M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 283.5 INR | 1.0% | 298.3 INR | 377.1 INR | 0.30 | -12.15 | 78.9M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 280.7 INR | -0.4% | 301.7 INR | 377.8 INR | 0.26 | -15.49 | 62.5M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 281.8 INR | -2.8% | 305.1 INR | 378.7 INR | 0.33 | -15.27 | 91.5M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 290.0 INR | -0.0% | 308.4 INR | 379.5 INR | 0.19 | -13.54 | 6.5M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 290.0 INR | -0.9% | 311.7 INR | 380.3 INR | 0.02 | -13.18 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 292.5 INR | 2.6% | 314.8 INR | 380.9 INR | 0.02 | -12.70 | 13.9M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 285.1 INR | 1.6% | 318.0 INR | 381.5 INR | 0.06 | -13.94 | 12.9M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 280.7 INR | -2.2% | 321.5 INR | 382.1 INR | 0.15 | -14.80 | 16.1M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 286.9 INR | -2.3% | 325.0 INR | 382.7 INR | 0.38 | -14.06 | 110.7M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 293.7 INR | -2.5% | 328.8 INR | 383.3 INR | 0.41 | -13.12 | 96.7M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 301.2 INR | 0.7% | 332.3 INR | 383.8 INR | 0.34 | -11.09 | 67.0M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 299.3 INR | -2.4% | 335.3 INR | 384.2 INR | 0.31 | -14.02 | 110.8M | 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.