- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
KSB
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
KSB SE & Co. KGaA · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Latest close
942.0 EUR
-0.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -3.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 26.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.4%, after a 0.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
43
out of 100
Latest Close
942.0 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-0.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
0.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
9.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
73.1%
38 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.5x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- 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
-0.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move 0.6%.
Indicator stack
40/58
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
50/100
3 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 not active. Price is -3.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 26.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.4%, after a 0.6% 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 1.5x 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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27 Mar
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24 Apr
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Up week
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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 0.1212-week average 0.16
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.12Current 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 0.6% over four weeks, 9.0% over 12 weeks, and 2.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year38
Trend breadth73.1%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.01Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change101.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-8.49Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-74.5%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 inexpensive relative to peers.
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 strength89/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Value87/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Quality74/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Momentum39/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 62; rank 1 is best.
Growth65/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 36; 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.
Value-quality framework84/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 11.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 4.5x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 2.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 61.2% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 7.8% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 1.4% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 20.2% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 2.3% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 19.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -68.4% 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
- 2.8% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.8% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.8x 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 3 relevant articles.
0 positive · 2 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-27.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.5%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher12 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.0%Week of 13 Mar.
Worst week-22.5%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week-0.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains6
Flat weeks1
Modest losses8
Sharp losses5
Recent vol3.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.5% / -3.5%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.
SectorDE Industrials
4-week rank63 / 100
Group average4.0%
Trend breadth49.0%
Trend49.0%active weekly trend signals
MD59.0%positive activity pressure
RS53.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Specialty Industrial Machinery
4-week rank24 / 36
Group average1.3%
Trend breadth33.3%
Trend33.3%active weekly trend signals
MD44.4%positive activity pressure
RS38.9%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 tape40/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 40/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis12/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 1/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.12; No reversal markers Factors73/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 69; Small Cap Core rank 19 SVQF84/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 61.0 of 375 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 3 relevant articles.
KSB SE & Co. KGaA Just Missed EPS By 8.6%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next 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 | 942.0 EUR | -0.4% | 975.6 EUR | 752.9 EUR | 0.01 | -8.49 | 899 | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 946.0 EUR | 1.5% | 976.6 EUR | 750.5 EUR | -0.15 | -5.74 | 147 | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 932.0 EUR | -0.2% | 976.5 EUR | 748.3 EUR | -0.28 | -5.21 | 531 | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 934.0 EUR | -0.2% | 976.5 EUR | 746.0 EUR | -0.47 | -4.10 | 288 | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 936.0 EUR | 1.3% | 976.6 EUR | 743.6 EUR | -0.69 | -4.87 | 759 | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 924.0 EUR | -1.5% | 977.6 EUR | 740.9 EUR | -0.94 | -8.64 | 32 | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 938.0 EUR | 6.3% | 978.7 EUR | 738.4 EUR | -1.16 | -3.11 | 420 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 882.0 EUR | 4.0% | 979.8 EUR | 735.7 EUR | -1.16 | -9.92 | 99 | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 848.0 EUR | -2.3% | 981.9 EUR | 733.4 EUR | -1.03 | -12.13 | 529 | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 868.0 EUR | -7.3% | 984.7 EUR | 731.2 EUR | -1.03 | -10.51 | 69 | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 936.0 EUR | 6.1% | 985.7 EUR | 728.8 EUR | -0.96 | -4.76 | 801 | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 882.0 EUR | 2.1% | 984.8 EUR | 726.1 EUR | -1.00 | -9.34 | 2.4K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 864.0 EUR | -0.7% | 984.4 EUR | 723.5 EUR | -1.07 | -7.63 | 734 | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 870.0 EUR | -8.6% | 984.0 EUR | 721.2 EUR | -0.91 | -8.39 | 1.7K | 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.