- The trend backdrop is active with a 12-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.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Venus Pipes and Tubes Limited · Basic Materials · Steel
Latest close
1,604 INR
-3.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 21.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 72.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.7%, after a -11.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 64/100.
Setup score
63
out of 100
Latest Close
1,604 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-3.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
-11.3%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
23.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
25.0%
13 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.7x
vs 13-week average
- No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
- 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
-3.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move -11.3%.
Indicator stack
55/70
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
64/100
8 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 21.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 72.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.7%, after a -11.3% 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 1.7x 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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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 0.8612-week average 0.75
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.86Current 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 -11.3% over four weeks, 23.0% over 12 weeks, and 21.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 12 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak12 weeks
Active weeks in one year13
Trend breadth25.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.21Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-26.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership23.82Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-45.7%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 94%
Model confidence 88%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength54/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 47; rank 1 is best.
Value30/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Quality64/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Momentum82/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Growth69/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 32; 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 framework57/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 32.6x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 2.8x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 17.9x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -2.1% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 34.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 14.3% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -6.5% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 13.2% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 21.7% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 7.9% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.1% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -1.1% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -1.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.4x 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 sentiment64/100
Weighted news tone is positive across 8 relevant articles.
4 positive · 4 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-14.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.3%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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Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+25.1%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-10.6%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week-3.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains8
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses4
Recent vol5.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.7% / -3.5%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.
SectorIN Basic Materials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average2.8%
Trend breadth52.0%
Trend52.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS63.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Steel
4-week rank80 / 84
Group average1.8%
Trend breadth52.4%
Trend52.4%active weekly trend signals
MD40.5%positive activity pressure
RS56.0%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 tape65/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 65/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis89/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.86; No reversal markers Factors56/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 84; Small Cap Core rank 78 SVQF57/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 675.5 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment64/100Weighted news tone is positive across 8 relevant articles.
Venus Pipes & Tubes bets on board continuity with fresh five-year terms 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 | 1,604 INR | -3.7% | 1,322 INR | 1,531 INR | 1.21 | 23.82 | 576.6K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,666 INR | -2.0% | 1,307 INR | 1,529 INR | 1.51 | 30.12 | 206.8K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1,700 INR | -0.5% | 1,292 INR | 1,527 INR | 1.66 | 36.88 | 387.7K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1,709 INR | -5.5% | 1,274 INR | 1,524 INR | 1.67 | 34.99 | 457.1K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1,808 INR | 1.4% | 1,256 INR | 1,521 INR | 1.65 | 43.84 | 762.9K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1,783 INR | 5.1% | 1,238 INR | 1,517 INR | 1.36 | 42.09 | 58.5K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1,696 INR | 9.7% | 1,220 INR | 1,513 INR | 1.20 | 37.22 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1,546 INR | 9.3% | 1,206 INR | 1,509 INR | 1.22 | 26.10 | 616.4K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1,414 INR | -2.4% | 1,197 INR | 1,507 INR | 1.10 | 17.74 | 34.1K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,449 INR | 3.6% | 1,193 INR | 1,505 INR | 1.06 | 22.11 | 54.8K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,398 INR | -0.2% | 1,187 INR | 1,502 INR | 1.12 | 17.12 | 850.4K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 1,401 INR | 7.4% | 1,183 INR | 1,500 INR | 1.04 | 16.59 | 301.1K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 1,304 INR | -7.1% | 1,180 INR | 1,498 INR | 1.12 | 8.91 | 215.5K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,403 INR | 1.8% | 1,180 INR | 1,495 INR | 1.28 | 14.72 | 231.3K | Off |
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.