- The trend backdrop is active with a 4-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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Prataap Snacks Limited · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
Latest close
1,227 INR
5.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.9%, after a 3.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
65
out of 100
Latest Close
1,227 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
5.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
3.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
22.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
30.8%
16 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
3.6x
vs 13-week average
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 40.80% based on similar historical setup states.
- 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
5.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move 3.1%.
Indicator stack
31/63
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 40.80%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
54/100
34 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 14.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.9%, after a 3.1% 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 3.6x 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 0.7812-week average 0.42
12-week confirmation
Trend active4/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership11/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.78Current 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 3.1% over four weeks, 22.2% over 12 weeks, and 35.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 4 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak4 weeks
Active weeks in one year16
Trend breadth30.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.80Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-15.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership16.35Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change0.2%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 is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 85%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength17/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Value13/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Quality25/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Momentum85/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Growth25/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 76; 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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 302.0x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.7x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 33.2x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 1.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 28.5% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 1.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 1.8% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 1.8% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 1.0% 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
- 8/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.0% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.1x 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 sentiment54/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 34 relevant articles.
7 positive · 26 neutral · 1 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-0.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.9%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.9%Week of 29 May.
Worst week-8.0%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+5.9%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses3
Recent vol4.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.8% / -2.2%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.
SectorIN Consumer Defensive
4-week rank37 / 100
Group average-0.4%
Trend breadth47.0%
Trend47.0%active weekly trend signals
MD51.0%positive activity pressure
RS44.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Packaged Foods
4-week rank20 / 55
Group average-0.9%
Trend breadth43.6%
Trend43.6%active weekly trend signals
MD47.3%positive activity pressure
RS38.2%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 tape60/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 60/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis68/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 4/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 11/12.
Activity pressure 0.78; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 40.80%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 40.80% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors32/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 66; Small Cap Core rank 86 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment54/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 34 relevant articles.
Prataap Snacks submits promoter reclassification applications to NSE and BSE 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 | 1,227 INR | 5.9% | 1,070 INR | 1,024 INR | 0.80 | 16.35 | 1.2M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,160 INR | 4.3% | 1,068 INR | 1,022 INR | 0.73 | 11.39 | 88.2K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1,111 INR | -5.6% | 1,069 INR | 1,020 INR | 0.85 | 9.95 | 58.9K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1,177 INR | -1.2% | 1,071 INR | 1,018 INR | 0.95 | 14.06 | 66.5K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1,191 INR | -1.2% | 1,070 INR | 1,016 INR | 0.94 | 16.33 | 150.8K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1,205 INR | 6.6% | 1,067 INR | 1,014 INR | 0.90 | 17.73 | 57.3K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1,130 INR | -0.5% | 1,063 INR | 1,011 INR | 0.86 | 11.91 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1,136 INR | 0.6% | 1,061 INR | 1,008 INR | 0.96 | 13.01 | 20.1K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1,129 INR | -3.1% | 1,058 INR | 1,006 INR | 0.66 | 14.60 | 14.6K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,166 INR | 5.3% | 1,056 INR | 1,004 INR | 0.37 | 19.81 | 49.3K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,107 INR | 12.9% | 1,053 INR | 1,002 INR | 0.01 | 13.13 | 2.4M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 980.1 INR | -2.4% | 1,052 INR | 999.8 INR | -0.39 | -0.46 | 28.6K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 1,004 INR | -0.5% | 1,054 INR | 998.7 INR | -0.53 | 2.10 | 88.2K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,009 INR | 1.4% | 1,056 INR | 997.2 INR | -0.64 | 0.13 | 69.2K | 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.