- 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.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Nestlé India Limited · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
Latest close
1,540 INR
2.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 13.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 97.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.0%, after a 5.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
71
out of 100
Latest Close
1,540 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
2.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
5.8%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
7.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
80.8%
42 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.4x
vs 13-week average
- 5 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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.
Price follow-through
2.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 5.8%.
Indicator stack
89/58
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
8 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 13.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 97.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.0%, after a 5.8% 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 1.4x 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 0.8212-week average 0.78
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 pressure0.82Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers55 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 5 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 5.8% over four weeks, 7.7% over 12 weeks, and 41.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 16 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak16 weeks
Active weeks in one year42
Trend breadth80.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.47Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-7.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership19.08Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change14.2%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 neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 58%
Model confidence 54%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength48/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Value49/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 52; rank 1 is best.
Quality48/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Momentum51/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 50; rank 1 is best.
Growth49/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 52; 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
- 55.4x 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
- - Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- - Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- - Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 90.0% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- - 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
- 0/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.9% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.9% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.0x 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 sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.
0 positive · 8 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-0.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.4%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.
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Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.6%Week of 24 Apr.
Worst week-4.0%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+2.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses13
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.7% / -1.3%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 rank26 / 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 Packaged Foods
4-week rank11 / 55
Group average-0.9%
Trend breadth43.6%
Trend43.6%active weekly trend signals
MD47.3%positive activity pressure
RS38.2%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 tape72/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 72/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis80/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.82; 5 reversal markers Factors48/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 15 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.
NESTLEIND Outlook for the Week (August 10, 2026 – August 14, 2026) 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 | 1,540 INR | 2.0% | 1,356 INR | 1,220 INR | 0.47 | 19.08 | 11.2M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,510 INR | 4.6% | 1,348 INR | 1,217 INR | 0.51 | 18.40 | 16.8M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1,444 INR | 1.1% | 1,340 INR | 1,214 INR | 0.50 | 16.83 | 15.4M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1,427 INR | -1.9% | 1,334 INR | 1,212 INR | 0.47 | 13.46 | 8.0M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1,455 INR | 0.2% | 1,328 INR | 1,210 INR | 0.50 | 16.70 | 7.8M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1,453 INR | 4.1% | 1,320 INR | 1,208 INR | 0.35 | 16.75 | 1.9M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1,396 INR | -0.9% | 1,313 INR | 1,206 INR | 0.28 | 13.74 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1,408 INR | 2.8% | 1,308 INR | 1,204 INR | 0.49 | 15.39 | 1.8M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1,369 INR | -0.8% | 1,304 INR | 1,202 INR | 0.62 | 14.58 | 2.4M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,380 INR | -2.9% | 1,300 INR | 1,200 INR | 0.84 | 17.18 | 1.3M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,422 INR | -0.1% | 1,296 INR | 1,198 INR | 1.12 | 20.33 | 16.5M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 1,423 INR | -0.5% | 1,291 INR | 1,196 INR | 1.18 | 20.16 | 8.6M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 1,430 INR | -3.5% | 1,286 INR | 1,194 INR | 1.24 | 21.73 | 9.1M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,482 INR | 1.6% | 1,281 INR | 1,191 INR | 0.92 | 23.99 | 10.1M | 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.