- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
ABB
ASX
Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Aussie Broadband Limited · Communication Services · Telecom Services
Latest close
4.77 AUD
3.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 29.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.9%, after a 0.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
34
out of 100
Latest Close
4.77 AUD
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
3.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
0.8%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-9.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
53.8%
28 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.8x
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.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
3.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move 0.8%.
Indicator stack
30/0
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
51/100
19 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 -4.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 29.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.9%, after a 0.8% 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 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
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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 0.5912-week average 0.64
12-week confirmation
Trend active6/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership6/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.59Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 0.8% over four weeks, -9.3% over 12 weeks, and 7.7% 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 year28
Trend breadth53.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.94Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-1379.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-8.32Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-16.6%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 strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 85%
Model confidence 45%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength53/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 48; rank 1 is best.
Value11/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Quality95/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Momentum88/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Growth93/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 8; 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 framework44/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 44.1x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.2x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 11.3x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -0.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 100.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 5.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -0.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 7.1% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 18.7% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 28.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -130.1% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 1.0% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 2.5% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 3.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.9x 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 sentiment51/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
4 positive · 13 neutral · 2 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-21.4%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.
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Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.4%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-6.6%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+3.9%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses12
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -2.8%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.
SectorAU Communication Services
4-week rank20 / 44
Group average-0.4%
Trend breadth15.9%
Trend15.9%active weekly trend signals
MD43.2%positive activity pressure
RS20.5%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Telecom Services
4-week rank5 / 11
Group average2.1%
Trend breadth9.1%
Trend9.1%active weekly trend signals
MD18.2%positive activity pressure
RS27.3%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 tape32/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 32/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis49/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 6/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 6/12.
Activity pressure 0.59; 2 reversal markers Factors61/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 4; Small Cap Core rank 82 SVQF44/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 147.0 of 262 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment51/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
How Is Aussie Broadband (ASX:ABB) Framing the ASX Test? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 4.77 AUD | 3.9% | 4.99 AUD | 4.14 AUD | -0.94 | -8.32 | 2.7M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 4.59 AUD | -3.4% | 4.99 AUD | 4.13 AUD | -0.88 | -9.67 | 3.1M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 4.75 AUD | 1.3% | 5.01 AUD | 4.12 AUD | -0.76 | -6.66 | 4.2M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 4.69 AUD | -0.8% | 5.01 AUD | 4.11 AUD | -0.51 | -7.71 | 5.1M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 4.73 AUD | -3.5% | 5.02 AUD | 4.09 AUD | -0.06 | -7.14 | 3.7M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 4.90 AUD | -5.8% | 5.03 AUD | 4.08 AUD | 0.52 | -2.63 | 1.3M | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 5.20 AUD | -6.6% | 5.04 AUD | 4.07 AUD | 0.77 | 2.94 | 1.2M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 5.57 AUD | -1.2% | 5.03 AUD | 4.05 AUD | 0.96 | 11.00 | 1.4M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 5.64 AUD | 5.0% | 5.03 AUD | 4.03 AUD | 0.94 | 15.38 | 8.8M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 5.37 AUD | 1.1% | 5.02 AUD | 4.02 AUD | 0.69 | 9.15 | 1.5M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 5.31 AUD | -1.5% | 5.04 AUD | 4.00 AUD | 0.75 | 9.34 | 3.5M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 5.39 AUD | 2.5% | 5.06 AUD | 3.98 AUD | 0.70 | 11.85 | 2.8M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 5.26 AUD | -0.9% | 5.08 AUD | 3.97 AUD | 0.58 | 8.31 | 2.5M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 5.31 AUD | -1.7% | 5.10 AUD | 3.95 AUD | 0.59 | 9.90 | 2.7M | 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.