TBTG LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

The Beauty Tech Group plc · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products

Latest close 365.0 GBP
3.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 89.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.4%, after a 2.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100.

Setup score 67 out of 100
Latest Close 365.0 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 3.4% latest completed week
4W Return 2.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 14.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 35.6% 16 of 45 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 16-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.
What could go wrong
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 89.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.4%, after a 2.5% 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 2.8x 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
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 0.9712-week average 0.77

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active 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 pressure0.97Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 2.5% over four weeks, 14.1% over 12 weeks, and - over one year. The current trend has remained active for 16 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.4%
4W2.5%
12W14.1%
26W17.4%
52W-
Active trend streak16 weeks
Active weeks in one year16
Trend breadth35.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.79Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-5.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-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 strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 65%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength28/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 73; rank 1 is best.
Value10/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Quality99/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Momentum20/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Growth99/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 2; 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
39.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
12.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
62.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
21.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
17.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
42.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
39.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
483.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
132.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
9/9
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
-7.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-7.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.3x
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 13 relevant articles.

1 positive · 12 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-4.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.0%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 higher13 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+23.7%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-9.6%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+3.4%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains8
Flat weeks1
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.5% / -3.6%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 2026365.0 GBP3.4%318.7 GBP303.5 GBP0.79-2.3MOn
31 Jul 2026353.0 GBP1.1%316.9 GBP302.1 GBP0.80-2.1MOn
24 Jul 2026349.0 GBP-1.4%314.8 GBP301.0 GBP0.82-1.1MOn
17 Jul 2026354.0 GBP-0.6%312.7 GBP299.8 GBP0.84-557.1KOn
10 Jul 2026356.0 GBP2.9%310.0 GBP298.5 GBP0.84-1.6MOn
3 Jul 2026346.0 GBP0.0%307.4 GBP297.1 GBP0.79-261.5KOn
26 Jun 2026346.0 GBP-0.6%305.4 GBP295.8 GBP0.81-468.2KOn
19 Jun 2026348.0 GBP-2.2%303.0 GBP294.5 GBP0.76-49.1KOn
12 Jun 2026356.0 GBP0.3%300.2 GBP293.0 GBP0.70-250.3KOn
5 Jun 2026355.0 GBP8.6%295.9 GBP291.3 GBP0.58-83.0KOn
29 May 2026327.0 GBP-1.8%292.1 GBP289.5 GBP0.47-496.1KOn
22 May 2026333.0 GBP4.1%290.1 GBP288.4 GBP0.36-284.3KOn
15 May 2026320.0 GBP-1.8%287.6 GBP287.0 GBP0.27-1.0MOn
8 May 2026326.0 GBP5.5%286.2 GBP286.0 GBP0.20-5.1MOn
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