FIH LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

FIH group plc · Industrials · Conglomerates

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Latest close 145.0 GBP
9.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -34.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 16.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 9.4%, after a -6.5% 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.

Setup score 29 out of 100
Latest Close 145.0 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 9.4% latest completed week
4W Return -6.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -40.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 50.0% 26 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 5.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • 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 negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • 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 9.4% Latest completed week; four-week move -6.5%. Indicator stack 28/30 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 34.65% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 50/100 4 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -34.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 16.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 9.4%, after a -6.5% four-week move.

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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 5.8x 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
23 Jan 30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 13 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
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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 0.1812-week average 0.43

12-week confirmation

Trend active2/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.18Current 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 -6.5% over four weeks, -40.8% over 12 weeks, and -25.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W9.4%
4W-6.5%
12W-40.8%
26W-42.2%
52W-25.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year26
Trend breadth50.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.21Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change24.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-40.45Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-14.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

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.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Sep 2025 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 53%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength65/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Value59/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 42; rank 1 is best.
Quality61/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 40; rank 1 is best.
Momentum61/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 40; rank 1 is best.
Growth61/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 40; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

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
0.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
33.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-13.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
6.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-9.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-22.1%
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
52.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
52.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-2.3x
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 4 relevant articles.

0 positive · 4 neutral · 0 negative
Patient 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-56.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher7 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-17.6%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+9.4%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains4
Flat weeks3
Modest losses12
Sharp losses4
Recent vol8.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split17/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.7% / -5.4%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.

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 analysis17/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 2/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 1/12.

Activity pressure 0.18; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 34.65%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 34.65% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors61/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Tiny Titans rank 88; Buyback Yield rank 57 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 4 relevant articles.

FIH Group plc Revenue Breakdown – LSE:FIH Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026145.0 GBP9.4%219.9 GBP233.9 GBP-1.21-40.45171.3KOff
31 Jul 2026132.5 GBP-13.1%223.0 GBP234.5 GBP-1.40-45.8336.5KOff
24 Jul 2026152.5 GBP-3.2%226.6 GBP235.2 GBP-1.48-37.2911.6KOff
17 Jul 2026157.5 GBP1.6%229.5 GBP235.8 GBP-1.50-34.6747.0KOff
10 Jul 2026155.0 GBP0.0%232.3 GBP236.2 GBP-1.60-35.338.1KOff
3 Jul 2026155.0 GBP-7.5%235.4 GBP236.7 GBP-1.61-36.7713Off
26 Jun 2026167.5 GBP-1.5%238.4 GBP237.2 GBP-1.60-31.203.3KOff
19 Jun 2026170.0 GBP-17.1%240.8 GBP237.6 GBP-1.03-29.76596Off
12 Jun 2026205.0 GBP-2.4%242.2 GBP237.9 GBP-0.92-16.804.4KOff
5 Jun 2026210.0 GBP-17.6%242.0 GBP238.1 GBP-0.77-14.389.6KOff
22 May 2026255.0 GBP6.2%241.9 GBP238.2 GBP-0.652.3984.6KOn
15 May 2026240.0 GBP-2.0%240.2 GBP238.1 GBP-0.85-1.452.4KOn
8 May 2026245.0 GBP2.1%240.2 GBP238.0 GBP-0.61-0.316.0KOn
1 May 2026240.0 GBP-2.0%241.8 GBP237.9 GBP-0.43-4.0317.9KOn
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.

Evidence context