SOM LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

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Somero Enterprises, Inc. · Industrials · Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery

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Latest close 232.5 GBP
1.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 15.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 83.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.1%, after a 25.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 64/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 50 out of 100
Latest Close 232.5 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 1.1% latest completed week
4W Return 25.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 23.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • 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.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 41.32% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 1.1% Latest completed week; four-week move 25.7%. Indicator stack 0/85 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 Recent Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Negative 41.32% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 64/100 2 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 15.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 83.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.1%, after a 25.7% 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 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume 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 0.3712-week average 0.13

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.37Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 25.7% over four weeks, 23.7% over 12 weeks, and 2.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.1%
4W25.7%
12W23.7%
26W7.2%
52W2.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.30Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change144.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership1.02Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change105.8%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 inexpensive 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 strength86/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Value96/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Quality90/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Momentum13/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Growth2/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 99; 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.

Value-quality framework86/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
11.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
5.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
18.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
52.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
15.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
19.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
20.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-18.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-44.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
12.1%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
3.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.7x
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 sentiment64/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 2 relevant articles.

1 positive · 1 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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-5.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.0%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 higher11 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.4%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-8.5%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+1.1%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains7
Flat weeks3
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol5.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.6% / -2.6%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.

IndustryGB Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
4-week rank1 / 1
Group average25.7%
Trend breadth0.0%
Trend0.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS100.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

SOM · LSE25.7%
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 tape41/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 41/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis32/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 2/12.

Activity pressure 0.37; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 41.32%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 41.32% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors72/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 25; Small Cap Core rank 18 SVQF86/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 37.5 of 260 Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Sentiment64/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 2 relevant articles.

REG - Somero Enterprises - Further expansion of 2026 Share Buyback Programme 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 2026232.5 GBP1.1%200.7 GBP266.8 GBP1.301.02324.1KOff
31 Jul 2026230.0 GBP0.0%200.2 GBP267.4 GBP1.12-0.10225.4KOff
24 Jul 2026230.0 GBP10.6%199.8 GBP268.0 GBP0.920.951.0MOff
17 Jul 2026208.0 GBP12.4%199.4 GBP268.6 GBP0.72-7.81837.5KOff
10 Jul 2026185.0 GBP-1.3%200.1 GBP269.6 GBP0.53-17.60670.0KOff
3 Jul 2026187.5 GBP-5.8%201.6 GBP270.3 GBP0.50-18.5426.8KOff
26 Jun 2026199.0 GBP3.1%202.9 GBP270.8 GBP0.33-12.75129.2KOff
19 Jun 2026193.0 GBP-1.5%203.9 GBP271.3 GBP0.02-14.8743.2KOff
12 Jun 2026196.0 GBP4.3%204.8 GBP271.9 GBP-0.43-15.1490.7KOff
5 Jun 2026188.0 GBP1.6%205.2 GBP272.8 GBP-0.72-18.43466.5KOff
29 May 2026185.0 GBP2.8%206.1 GBP273.7 GBP-1.04-20.78792.5KOff
22 May 2026180.0 GBP-4.3%207.8 GBP274.5 GBP-1.14-23.98499.1KOff
15 May 2026188.0 GBP4.4%209.9 GBP275.4 GBP-1.10-19.211.0MOff
8 May 2026180.0 GBP0.0%211.4 GBP276.3 GBP-1.12-23.60226.8KOff
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