ELCO LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Eleco plc · Technology · Software - Application

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Latest close 130.0 GBP
-2.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 2.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 40.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.6%, after a 11.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100.

Setup score 40 out of 100
Latest Close 130.0 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -2.6% latest completed week
4W Return 11.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -0.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 13.5% 7 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
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 -2.6% Latest completed week; four-week move 11.6%. Indicator stack 7/65 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 55/100 6 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 2.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 40.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.6%, after a 11.6% 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 1.1x 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
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 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 0.2012-week average 0.20

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 pressure0.20Current 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 11.6% over four weeks, -0.4% over 12 weeks, and -23.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.6%
4W11.6%
12W-0.4%
26W-9.7%
52W-23.1%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year7
Trend breadth13.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.53Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change62.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-11.94Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change44.2%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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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 strength16/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Value8/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Quality92/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Momentum4/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Growth15/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 86; 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
82.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
13.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
8.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
89.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
14.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
20.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
24.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
19.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-60.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
38.5%
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
0.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.8%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-2.1x
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 sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 6 relevant articles.

1 positive · 5 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-24.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.6%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 higher11 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.1%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-14.3%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week-2.6%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains7
Flat weeks1
Modest losses9
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.6% / -4.1%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 tape34/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 34/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis33/100

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

Activity pressure 0.20; No reversal markers Factors30/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 89; Small Cap Core rank 91 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 6 relevant articles.

Eleco Plc Revenue Breakdown – LSE:ELCO 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 2026130.0 GBP-2.6%126.7 GBP119.1 GBP0.53-11.94365.3KOff
31 Jul 2026133.5 GBP3.5%126.8 GBP118.8 GBP0.32-10.14687.1KOff
24 Jul 2026129.0 GBP13.2%126.5 GBP118.4 GBP0.11-12.94466.3KOff
17 Jul 2026114.0 GBP-2.1%126.7 GBP118.1 GBP0.08-22.84211.5KOff
10 Jul 2026116.5 GBP-1.3%127.3 GBP117.8 GBP0.33-21.391.1MOff
3 Jul 2026118.0 GBP0.4%127.9 GBP117.6 GBP0.29-22.6173.0KOff
26 Jun 2026117.5 GBP-3.7%128.4 GBP117.3 GBP0.26-22.4670.0KOff
19 Jun 2026122.0 GBP2.0%128.9 GBP117.1 GBP0.22-19.1589.8KOff
12 Jun 2026119.7 GBP-5.5%129.3 GBP116.8 GBP0.12-22.25165.8KOff
5 Jun 2026126.6 GBP-2.6%130.3 GBP116.5 GBP0.10-17.6425.2KOff
29 May 2026130.0 GBP-0.4%131.4 GBP116.1 GBP0.22-16.39198.2KOff
22 May 2026130.5 GBP0.0%132.1 GBP115.7 GBP0.18-17.09231.5KOff
15 May 2026130.5 GBP-5.1%132.8 GBP115.3 GBP0.06-15.31456.4KOff
8 May 2026137.5 GBP14.1%133.6 GBP114.9 GBP-0.02-11.393.4MOff
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