- The trend backdrop is active with a 80-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.
- Next-week expectancy is positive at 58.01% based on similar historical setup states.
IHS
NYSE
Week ended 24 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
IHS Holding Ltd · Real Estate · Real Estate Services
Latest close
8.23 USD
1.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 1.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 77.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.0%, after a -0.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is mixed with 35/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 13d.
Setup score
59
out of 100
Latest Close
8.23 USD
24 Jul 2026
1W Return
1.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
-0.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
0.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
100.0%
52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.3x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 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
1.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move -0.1%.
Indicator stack
100/24
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.
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 58.01%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Mixed
35/100 conviction; expected move 34.2%.
News sentiment
52/100
42 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
13d
Next report is scheduled for 11 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is 1.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 77.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.0%, after a -0.1% 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 0.3x 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
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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 0.9112-week average 0.97
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership9/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.91Current 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 -0.1% over four weeks, 0.4% over 12 weeks, and 33.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 80 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak80 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.06Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-91.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership0.23Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-91.4%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 ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 87%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength98/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Value93/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Quality94/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Momentum79/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Growth17/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 84; 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
- 14.9x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.8x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 4.3x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 20.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 53.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 60.9% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 71.6% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 34.7% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -10.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 0.3% 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
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.0x 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.
Options positioningMixed
IHS shows mixed options pressure with a 35/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 34.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.
Conviction35/100
Expected move34.2%
Put/call volume
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment52/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 42 relevant articles.
6 positive · 33 neutral · 3 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 earnings13dNext report is scheduled for 11 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move34.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-8.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.2%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.
30 Jan
27 Feb
27 Mar
24 Apr
22 May
19 Jun
24 Jul
Weeks higher14 of 268 weeks finished lower.
Best week+3.9%Week of 30 Jan.
Worst week-3.3%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week+1.0%Week of 24 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains0
Modest gains14
Flat weeks4
Modest losses8
Sharp losses0
Recent vol1.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/16Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.2% / -2.5%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.
SectorUS Real Estate
4-week rank- / 100
Group average1.4%
Trend breadth66.0%
Trend66.0%active weekly trend signals
MD77.0%positive activity pressure
RS57.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Real Estate Services
4-week rank11 / 42
Group average-5.8%
Trend breadth31.0%
Trend31.0%active weekly trend signals
MD71.4%positive activity pressure
RS19.0%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 tape62/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 62/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis64/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 9/12.
Activity pressure 0.91; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 58.01%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 58.01% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors91/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 65; Small Cap Core rank 25 SVQF96/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 37.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options55/100IHS shows mixed options pressure with a 35/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 34.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.
Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 34.2% Sentiment52/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 42 relevant articles.
Gabelli Funds LLC Invests $3.52 Million in IHS Holding Limited $IHS Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings13dNext report is scheduled for 11 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 8.23 USD | 1.0% | 8.12 USD | 5.32 USD | -1.06 | 0.23 | 1.9M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 8.15 USD | -1.6% | 8.09 USD | 5.32 USD | -0.97 | -1.09 | 3.7M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 8.28 USD | 0.7% | 8.07 USD | 5.33 USD | -0.92 | -0.81 | 5.5M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 8.22 USD | -0.2% | 8.03 USD | 5.34 USD | -0.69 | 0.04 | 5.5M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 8.24 USD | 1.2% | 8.01 USD | 5.34 USD | -0.55 | 2.69 | 8.4M | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 8.14 USD | -2.6% | 7.97 USD | 5.35 USD | -0.48 | -0.60 | 5.7M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 8.36 USD | 0.7% | 7.91 USD | 5.36 USD | -0.32 | 3.24 | 9.6M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 8.30 USD | 0.0% | 7.84 USD | 5.36 USD | -0.52 | 3.39 | 4.7M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 8.30 USD | -1.1% | 7.78 USD | 5.36 USD | -0.61 | 1.12 | 4.7M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 8.39 USD | 1.8% | 7.74 USD | 5.36 USD | -0.67 | 3.97 | 6.6M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 8.24 USD | 0.0% | 7.68 USD | 5.35 USD | -0.64 | 3.34 | 7.2M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 8.24 USD | 0.5% | 7.63 USD | 5.35 USD | -0.51 | 3.64 | 4.8M | On |
| 1 May 2026 | 8.20 USD | -0.6% | 7.57 USD | 5.36 USD | -0.31 | 5.75 | 4.5M | On |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 8.25 USD | 0.0% | 7.52 USD | 5.36 USD | -0.02 | 7.90 | 5.0M | 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.