HCC NSI Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Hindustan Construction Company Limited · Industrials · Engineering & Construction

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Latest close 21.44 INR
0.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 47.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a -13.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly 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 31 out of 100
Latest Close 21.44 INR 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.0% latest completed week
4W Return -13.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return -8.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 17.3% 9 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 9-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 40.78% based on similar historical setup states.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
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.
Price follow-through 0.0% Latest completed week; four-week move -13.7%. Indicator stack 41/48 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 Negative 40.78% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 54/100 8 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 47.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a -13.7% 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 0.7x 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
6 Feb 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
Up week Down week
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 0.6812-week average 0.51

12-week confirmation

Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership8/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.68Current 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 -13.7% over four weeks, -8.0% over 12 weeks, and -17.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 9 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.0%
4W-13.7%
12W-8.0%
26W7.1%
52W-17.1%
Active trend streak9 weeks
Active weeks in one year9
Trend breadth17.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.24Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-81.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-2.63Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-122.8%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 strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 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 strength91/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Value88/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Quality92/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Momentum31/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Growth20/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 81; 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.

Value-quality framework90/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
33.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
8.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
13.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
36.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
13.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
20.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
14.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-29.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
21.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
600.3%
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
-17.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-17.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.9x
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 8 relevant articles.

2 positive · 6 neutral · 0 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-28.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.8%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.6%Week of 19 Jun.
Worst week-8.1%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+0.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains2
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses10
Recent vol6.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.1% / -5.8%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.

Weekly tape35/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 35/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis73/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 9/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 8/12.

Activity pressure 0.68; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 40.78%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 40.78% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors77/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 96; Small Cap Core rank 43 SVQF90/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 152.5 of 1590 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.

Engineering And Construction Stocks Poised For More Scrutiny After Reflecting Pool Contractor Error Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202621.44 INR0.0%20.37 INR30.84 INR0.24-2.6378.7MOn
24 Jul 202621.43 INR-4.2%20.30 INR30.84 INR0.66-0.52100.5MOn
17 Jul 202622.37 INR-6.4%20.20 INR30.82 INR1.011.04101.2MOn
10 Jul 202623.89 INR-3.8%20.08 INR30.80 INR1.277.98149.2MOn
3 Jul 202624.83 INR-7.2%19.88 INR30.78 INR1.2611.53129.9MOn
26 Jun 202626.76 INR-1.0%19.71 INR30.75 INR1.2320.890On
19 Jun 202627.02 INR15.6%19.49 INR30.71 INR1.3122.0957.0MOn
12 Jun 202623.37 INR-2.7%19.39 INR30.67 INR1.267.1752.9MOn
5 Jun 202624.02 INR5.3%19.47 INR30.63 INR1.3510.6241.4MOn
29 May 202622.81 INR9.3%19.55 INR30.60 INR1.483.46260.4MOff
22 May 202620.87 INR-2.5%19.74 INR30.58 INR1.51-6.78125.1MOff
15 May 202621.41 INR-8.1%19.99 INR30.56 INR1.63-4.65198.6MOff
8 May 202623.30 INR5.7%20.18 INR30.53 INR1.540.85226.7MOff
1 May 202622.04 INR9.9%20.36 INR30.49 INR1.27-3.99234.3MOff
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.