DAVA NYSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Endava Ltd · Technology · Software - Infrastructure

Latest close 2.95 USD
-1.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -28.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 3.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.3%, after a 7.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 43/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 49/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 21d.

Setup score 24 out of 100
Latest Close 2.95 USD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -1.3% latest completed week
4W Return 7.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return -23.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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 the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.97% 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 not active. Price is -28.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 3.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.3%, after a 7.7% 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 0.6x 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
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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 0.0212-week average 0.01

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.02Current 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 7.7% over four weeks, -23.2% over 12 weeks, and -76.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-1.3%
4W7.7%
12W-23.2%
26W-46.0%
52W-76.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.24Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change224.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-57.72Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change11.2%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 weakly 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 Mar 2026 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 82%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength46/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 55; rank 1 is best.
Value85/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Quality12/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Momentum7/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Growth7/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 94; 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
0.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
14.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
20.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-51.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
6.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-77.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-6.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-17.4%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
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
47.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
47.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.6x
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.

Options positioningBullish

DAVA shows bullish options pressure with a 43/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.17, expected move of 30.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction43/100
Expected move30.1%
Put/call volume0.17
Pressure79
Speculation1
Volatility96
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 56 relevant articles.

11 positive · 33 neutral · 12 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 earnings21dNext report is scheduled for 03 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move30.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-80.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.9%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 higher8 of 2618 weeks finished lower.
Best week+17.5%Week of 6 Mar.
Worst week-13.4%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week-1.3%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains2
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses13
Recent vol7.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split20/32Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.6% / -7.8%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 20262.95 USD-1.3%4.15 USD25.95 USD0.24-57.721.1MOff
31 Jul 20262.99 USD12.4%4.28 USD26.24 USD-0.04-57.112.3MOff
24 Jul 20262.66 USD-5.7%4.38 USD26.55 USD-0.20-62.61838.0KOff
17 Jul 20262.82 USD2.9%4.51 USD26.87 USD-0.04-62.121.1MOff
10 Jul 20262.74 USD-9.0%4.65 USD27.20 USD-0.19-64.981.1MOff
3 Jul 20263.01 USD6.0%4.78 USD27.54 USD-0.21-62.301.6MOff
26 Jun 20262.84 USD7.2%4.90 USD27.86 USD-0.16-64.982.8MOff
19 Jun 20262.65 USD-8.6%5.02 USD28.18 USD-0.08-69.211.5MOff
12 Jun 20262.90 USD3.9%5.14 USD28.47 USD0.27-67.091.4MOff
5 Jun 20262.79 USD-13.4%5.27 USD28.80 USD0.58-69.292.4MOff
29 May 20263.22 USD-3.3%5.48 USD29.07 USD0.64-66.691.5MOff
22 May 20263.33 USD-13.3%5.68 USD29.38 USD0.56-66.184.2MOff
15 May 20263.84 USD-7.0%5.89 USD29.69 USD0.40-61.792.1MOff
8 May 20264.13 USD-1.0%6.04 USD30.00 USD0.31-59.981.9MOff
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