- The trend backdrop is active with a 1-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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Weekly Investor Report
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
Latest close
79.80 EUR
5.5%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 13.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 91.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.5%, after a 7.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
62
out of 100
Latest Close
79.80 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
5.5%
latest completed week
4W Return
7.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
24.1%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
38.5%
20 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.7x
vs 13-week average
- 1 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
5.5%
Latest completed week; four-week move 7.1%.
Indicator stack
25/73
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
Recent
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
News sentiment
52/100
28 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 13.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 91.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.5%, after a 7.1% 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 1.7x 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 0.6612-week average 0.32
12-week confirmation
Trend active1/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership7/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.66Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers11 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 7.1% over four weeks, 24.1% over 12 weeks, and 18.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year20
Trend breadth38.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.11Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change41.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership5.93Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change31.4%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 ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 72%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength87/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Value70/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
Quality76/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Momentum64/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Growth20/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 81; 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 framework77/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 15.9x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.6x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 9.5x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 5.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 50.8% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 13.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 9.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 9.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -5.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 4.5% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -26.1% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 8/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 2.6% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 2.6% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 5.2% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.3x 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 28 relevant articles.
5 positive · 20 neutral · 3 negativePatient CapitalRecent
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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-2.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.0%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.5%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-10.3%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+5.5%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains13
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses3
Recent vol2.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.3% / -2.4%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.
SectorDE Consumer Defensive
4-week rank6 / 38
Group average3.9%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD73.7%positive activity pressure
RS31.6%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Household & Personal Products
4-week rank2 / 11
Group average1.6%
Trend breadth45.5%
Trend45.5%active weekly trend signals
MD90.9%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 tape56/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 56/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis44/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 1/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 7/12.
Activity pressure 0.66; 1 reversal markers Factors74/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 16; Small Cap Core rank 44 SVQF77/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 86.0 of 375 Patient CapitalRecentActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Sentiment52/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 28 relevant articles.
Perwoll Waschmittel by Henkel - classic care for modern fabrics 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 | 79.80 EUR | 5.5% | 70.38 EUR | 70.34 EUR | 1.11 | 5.93 | 2.6M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 75.62 EUR | 1.3% | 70.03 EUR | 70.24 EUR | 1.02 | 3.24 | 2.0M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 74.68 EUR | -0.3% | 69.75 EUR | 70.16 EUR | 0.94 | 4.24 | 1.8M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 74.90 EUR | 0.5% | 69.51 EUR | 70.10 EUR | 0.88 | 5.84 | 1.9M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 74.50 EUR | -1.1% | 69.28 EUR | 70.03 EUR | 0.78 | 4.51 | 1.8M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 75.34 EUR | 2.1% | 69.05 EUR | 69.97 EUR | 0.53 | 2.96 | 296.9K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 73.80 EUR | 5.0% | 68.76 EUR | 69.90 EUR | 0.15 | 5.50 | 424.3K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 70.28 EUR | 1.2% | 68.54 EUR | 69.86 EUR | -0.13 | -0.59 | 1.4M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 69.44 EUR | 3.5% | 68.47 EUR | 69.83 EUR | -0.48 | -0.33 | 346.8K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 67.10 EUR | 0.6% | 68.45 EUR | 69.82 EUR | -0.67 | -4.14 | 464.9K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 66.68 EUR | 1.1% | 68.56 EUR | 69.83 EUR | -0.64 | -6.10 | 2.5M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 65.98 EUR | 2.6% | 68.61 EUR | 69.84 EUR | -0.78 | -6.40 | 2.0M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 64.28 EUR | -0.5% | 68.72 EUR | 69.87 EUR | -0.84 | -5.38 | 2.5M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 64.58 EUR | 4.0% | 68.88 EUR | 69.91 EUR | -0.83 | -6.56 | 2.3M | 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.