H6D0 GER Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Haleon plc · Healthcare · Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic

Latest close 4.32 EUR
0.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 2.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 59.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a 1.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100.

Setup score 54 out of 100
Latest Close 4.32 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 0.8% latest completed week
4W Return 1.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 12.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 25.0% 13 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 3.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 2.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 59.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a 1.4% 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 3.0x 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
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 7 Aug
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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 0.3012-week average 0.19

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.30Current 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 1.4% over four weeks, 12.6% over 12 weeks, and 7.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.8%
4W1.4%
12W12.6%
26W-5.2%
52W7.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year13
Trend breadth25.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.03Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change519.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-3.89Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-703.9%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 72%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength43/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 58; rank 1 is best.
Value28/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 73; rank 1 is best.
Quality88/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Momentum45/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Growth36/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 65; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
22.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
15.9x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
64.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
21.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
20.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-1.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
18.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
12.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.6x
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 6 relevant articles.

1 positive · 3 neutral · 2 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-8.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.7%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 higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.9%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-5.7%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+0.8%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses14
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.3% / -1.7%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.

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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20264.32 EUR0.8%4.22 EUR4.12 EUR1.03-3.89180.0KOff
31 Jul 20264.28 EUR-0.3%4.21 EUR4.12 EUR0.89-2.12159.4KOff
24 Jul 20264.29 EUR-2.6%4.21 EUR4.11 EUR0.680.1053.8KOff
17 Jul 20264.41 EUR3.6%4.21 EUR4.11 EUR0.393.93120.2KOff
10 Jul 20264.26 EUR0.6%4.20 EUR4.11 EUR-0.25-0.4842.1KOff
3 Jul 20264.23 EUR4.1%4.19 EUR4.10 EUR-0.70-3.856.9KOff
26 Jun 20264.07 EUR5.9%4.19 EUR4.10 EUR-1.09-3.662.8KOff
19 Jun 20263.84 EUR-2.4%4.19 EUR4.09 EUR-1.32-10.3618.5KOff
12 Jun 20263.93 EUR0.4%4.21 EUR4.09 EUR-1.30-7.273.0KOff
5 Jun 20263.92 EUR0.3%4.21 EUR4.09 EUR-1.27-8.446.7KOff
29 May 20263.91 EUR-2.5%4.22 EUR4.09 EUR-1.16-10.3734.1KOff
22 May 20264.00 EUR4.4%4.22 EUR4.09 EUR-1.14-7.7959.3KOff
15 May 20263.83 EUR-1.1%4.22 EUR4.08 EUR-1.11-8.68104.5KOff
8 May 20263.88 EUR-2.3%4.22 EUR4.08 EUR-1.07-9.52156.9KOff
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.

Evidence context