- The trend backdrop is active with a 5-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
PTEC
LSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Playtech plc · Consumer Cyclical · Gambling
Latest close
367.4 GBP
-3.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 66.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.0%, after a -4.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
42
out of 100
Latest Close
367.4 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-3.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
-4.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
2.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
32.7%
17 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.7x
vs 13-week average
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
- 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
-3.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move -4.7%.
Indicator stack
35/55
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
54/100
19 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 5.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 66.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.0%, after a -4.7% 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 0.7x 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
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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 0.3912-week average 0.50
12-week confirmation
Trend active10/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.39Current 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 -4.7% over four weeks, 2.2% over 12 weeks, and -15.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 5 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak5 weeks
Active weeks in one year17
Trend breadth32.7%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.11Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change86.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership0.86Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-88.4%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 weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 76%
Model confidence 60%
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.
Quality13/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Momentum8/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Growth8/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 93; 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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 0.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.3x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -5.7% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- - Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -11.9% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -6.9% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -5.2% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -10.0% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -122.5% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 6/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 7.5% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 7.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 19.4x 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 sentiment54/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
3 positive · 16 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-17.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.8%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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7 Aug
Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+22.1%Week of 10 Jul.
Worst week-8.7%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week-3.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses4
Recent vol6.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.6% / -4.3%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.
SectorGB Consumer Cyclical
4-week rank89 / 100
Group average5.3%
Trend breadth48.0%
Trend48.0%active weekly trend signals
MD74.0%positive activity pressure
RS43.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Gambling
4-week rank6 / 8
Group average-0.7%
Trend breadth37.5%
Trend37.5%active weekly trend signals
MD75.0%positive activity pressure
RS25.0%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 tape43/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 43/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis48/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 10/12, activity pressure 2/12, relative leadership 5/12.
Activity pressure 0.39; No reversal markers Factors37/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 8; Small Cap Core rank 21 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment54/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
Playtech PLC Revenue Breakdown – LSE:PTEC 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 | 367.4 GBP | -3.0% | 346.8 GBP | 471.6 GBP | -0.11 | 0.86 | 2.0M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 378.6 GBP | 1.8% | 343.6 GBP | 472.7 GBP | -0.17 | 3.43 | 3.3M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 371.8 GBP | 0.2% | 340.1 GBP | 473.7 GBP | -0.40 | 2.24 | 2.4M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 371.2 GBP | -3.7% | 337.2 GBP | 475.0 GBP | -0.57 | 2.89 | 4.4M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 385.6 GBP | 22.1% | 334.3 GBP | 476.4 GBP | -0.79 | 7.45 | 4.1M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 315.8 GBP | 2.5% | 331.2 GBP | 477.7 GBP | -0.97 | -13.77 | 500.4K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 308.2 GBP | -0.3% | 330.2 GBP | 479.2 GBP | -0.90 | -15.05 | 474.6K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 309.0 GBP | -8.6% | 329.3 GBP | 481.0 GBP | -0.75 | -14.26 | 1.7M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 338.0 GBP | -2.1% | 327.0 GBP | 482.7 GBP | -0.45 | -7.62 | 1.8M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 345.2 GBP | -1.6% | 323.5 GBP | 484.4 GBP | -0.20 | -4.94 | 1.7M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 350.8 GBP | -1.2% | 320.0 GBP | 486.1 GBP | 0.03 | -3.89 | 4.4M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 355.0 GBP | -1.3% | 317.1 GBP | 487.7 GBP | 0.31 | -3.40 | 7.9M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 359.6 GBP | 2.1% | 314.7 GBP | 489.4 GBP | 0.61 | 0.27 | 4.5M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 352.2 GBP | -3.9% | 314.0 GBP | 491.0 GBP | 1.00 | -2.46 | 3.9M | 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.