GDR LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

genedrive plc · Healthcare · Diagnostics & Research

Latest close 0.01 GBP
20.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 9.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 80.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 20.0%, after a -5.9% 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 53/100.

Setup score 48 out of 100
Latest Close 0.01 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 20.0% latest completed week
4W Return -5.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 11.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 50.0% 26 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 1-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 35.21% based on similar historical setup states.
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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 9.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 80.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 20.0%, after a -5.9% 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 1.3x 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
Up week Down week
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 0.7912-week average 0.58

12-week confirmation

Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership11/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.79Current 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 -5.9% over four weeks, 11.6% over 12 weeks, and 6.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W20.0%
4W-5.9%
12W11.6%
26W4.3%
52W6.7%
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year26
Trend breadth50.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.21Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-125.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership19.56Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-29.6%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 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 55% Model confidence 43%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength91/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Value76/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Quality78/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Momentum78/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Growth78/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 23; 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
-
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
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
-704.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-676.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
130.1%
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
2/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-
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 sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 11 relevant articles.

2 positive · 9 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-17.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.2%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 higher10 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+20.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-17.6%Week of 17 Jul.
Latest week+20.0%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains5
Flat weeks6
Modest losses5
Sharp losses5
Recent vol9.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol24.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew19.0% / -13.2%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20260.01 GBP20.0%0.01 GBP0.03 GBP-0.2119.5631.2MOn
31 Jul 20260.01 GBP-4.8%0.01 GBP0.03 GBP0.02-0.3515.4MOff
24 Jul 20260.01 GBP0.0%0.01 GBP0.03 GBP0.395.1021.1MOn
17 Jul 20260.01 GBP-17.6%0.01 GBP0.03 GBP0.665.4143.1MOn
10 Jul 20260.01 GBP-1.9%0.01 GBP0.03 GBP0.8227.7814.7MOn
3 Jul 20260.01 GBP0.0%0.01 GBP0.03 GBP0.7527.092.4MOn
26 Jun 20260.01 GBP0.0%0.01 GBP0.04 GBP0.8328.132.3MOn
19 Jun 20260.01 GBP8.3%0.01 GBP0.04 GBP0.9328.942.1MOn
12 Jun 20260.01 GBP-9.4%0.01 GBP0.04 GBP0.7316.744.0MOn
5 Jun 20260.01 GBP1.9%0.01 GBP0.04 GBP0.6828.9547.0MOn
29 May 20260.01 GBP13.0%0.01 GBP0.04 GBP0.4024.9954.2MOn
22 May 20260.01 GBP7.0%0.01 GBP0.04 GBP-0.069.3417.8MOn
15 May 20260.01 GBP2.4%0.01 GBP0.04 GBP-0.164.1067.8MOn
8 May 20260.01 GBP10.5%0.01 GBP0.04 GBP-0.290.3557.1MOn
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