- The trend backdrop is active with a 14-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.
HMSB
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Manufacturing
Latest close
16.36 EUR
2.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 17.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 99.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.4%, after a 8.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
79
out of 100
Latest Close
16.36 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
2.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
8.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
11.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
98.1%
51 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.5x
vs 13-week average
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
2.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move 8.6%.
Indicator stack
99/63
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.
News sentiment
50/100
2 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 17.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 99.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.4%, after a 8.6% 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 2.5x 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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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 0.9012-week average 0.71
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.90Current 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 8.6% over four weeks, 11.7% over 12 weeks, and 119.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 14 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak14 weeks
Active weeks in one year51
Trend breadth98.1%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.54Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change37.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership21.68Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-6.6%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 May 2026
Field coverage 94%
Model confidence 94%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength100/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 1; rank 1 is best.
Value100/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 1; rank 1 is best.
Quality95/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Momentum95/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 6; 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.
Value-quality framework96/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 2.1x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.1x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 1.6x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 36.2% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 54.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 8.6% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 10.5% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 19.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -2.6% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 4.8% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 0.7% 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
- 3.9% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 5.1% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 9.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.0x 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 2 relevant articles.
0 positive · 2 neutral · 0 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-0.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.0%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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10 Apr
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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+30.6%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-7.4%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+2.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.6% / -2.7%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 Consumer Cyclical
4-week rank12 / 86
Group average0.1%
Trend breadth34.9%
Trend34.9%active weekly trend signals
MD59.3%positive activity pressure
RS25.6%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Apparel Manufacturing
4-week rank1 / 2
Group average4.3%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%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 tape79/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 79/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis84/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.90; 2 reversal markers Factors97/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 7; Small Cap Core rank 1 SVQF96/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 15.0 of 375 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 2 relevant articles.
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) (HMSB.DE) stock price, news, quote and history 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 | 16.36 EUR | 2.4% | 13.90 EUR | 7.45 EUR | 0.54 | 21.68 | 3.4K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 15.97 EUR | 7.4% | 13.78 EUR | 7.37 EUR | 0.35 | 23.43 | 2.2K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 14.87 EUR | -0.9% | 13.68 EUR | 7.28 EUR | 0.27 | 18.81 | 682 | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 14.99 EUR | -0.4% | 13.62 EUR | 7.21 EUR | 0.35 | 22.42 | 489 | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 15.06 EUR | -0.3% | 13.55 EUR | 7.13 EUR | 0.39 | 23.22 | 612 | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 15.11 EUR | 0.8% | 13.47 EUR | 7.05 EUR | 0.48 | 21.61 | 1.1K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 14.99 EUR | -2.0% | 13.38 EUR | 6.98 EUR | 0.48 | 27.51 | 429 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 15.30 EUR | -2.9% | 13.28 EUR | 6.90 EUR | 0.51 | 30.12 | 188 | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 15.75 EUR | 3.3% | 13.17 EUR | 6.82 EUR | 0.51 | 37.61 | 559 | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 15.24 EUR | -0.3% | 13.07 EUR | 6.73 EUR | 0.37 | 34.38 | 13 | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 15.29 EUR | 1.5% | 12.96 EUR | 6.65 EUR | 0.31 | 34.64 | 1.0K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 15.06 EUR | 2.9% | 12.78 EUR | 6.57 EUR | -0.14 | 35.45 | 4.1K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 14.64 EUR | -5.0% | 12.61 EUR | 6.49 EUR | -0.56 | 38.49 | 3.3K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 15.40 EUR | 30.6% | 12.45 EUR | 6.41 EUR | -0.84 | 45.20 | 1.2K | On |
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.