- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
CNU
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Chorus Limited · Communication Services · Telecom Services
Latest close
7.97 AUD
1.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 0.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 57.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.0%, after a 0.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100.
Setup score
43
out of 100
Latest Close
7.97 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
1.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
0.9%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-3.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
67.3%
35 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.3x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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 0.9%.
Indicator stack
37/27
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
53/100
23 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 not active. Price is 0.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 57.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.0%, after a 0.9% 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 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable 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 0.4712-week average 0.65
12-week confirmation
Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.47Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 0.9% over four weeks, -3.9% over 12 weeks, and -0.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year35
Trend breadth67.3%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.67Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-142.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-5.24Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-387.9%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 expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 82%
Model confidence 42%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength16/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Value4/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Quality86/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Momentum17/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Growth10/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 91; 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 framework8/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 864.5x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 3.6x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 9.6x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 2.4% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 100.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 18.9% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 17.1% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 3.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -5.9% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 128.2% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 4/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 5.4% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 5.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 4.6x 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 sentiment53/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 23 relevant articles.
4 positive · 18 neutral · 1 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-6.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.6%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 higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.0%Week of 20 Mar.
Worst week-4.2%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+1.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.9% / -1.9%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.
SectorAU Communication Services
4-week rank18 / 44
Group average-1.1%
Trend breadth22.7%
Trend22.7%active weekly trend signals
MD47.7%positive activity pressure
RS20.5%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Telecom Services
4-week rank6 / 11
Group average1.6%
Trend breadth18.2%
Trend18.2%active weekly trend signals
MD27.3%positive activity pressure
RS18.2%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 tape41/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 41/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis50/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 9/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 5/12.
Activity pressure 0.47; 2 reversal markers Factors31/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 12 SVQF8/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 236.0 of 257 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 23 relevant articles.
Chorus Limited (CNU) Q2 2024 Earnings Report - Results, Call & Slides 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 | 7.97 AUD | 1.0% | 7.96 AUD | 7.17 AUD | -0.67 | -5.24 | 2.0M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 7.89 AUD | 0.3% | 7.95 AUD | 7.17 AUD | -0.63 | -3.29 | 2.0M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 7.87 AUD | -2.4% | 7.96 AUD | 7.16 AUD | -0.57 | -1.28 | 1.6M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 8.06 AUD | 2.0% | 7.96 AUD | 7.15 AUD | -0.39 | 0.93 | 1.8M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 7.90 AUD | 0.4% | 7.96 AUD | 7.14 AUD | -0.28 | -1.07 | 1.8M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 7.87 AUD | -3.6% | 7.96 AUD | 7.13 AUD | -0.04 | -1.80 | 253.8K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 8.16 AUD | 2.4% | 7.96 AUD | 7.12 AUD | 0.02 | 2.78 | 532.7K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 7.97 AUD | -2.2% | 7.95 AUD | 7.11 AUD | 0.12 | -0.24 | 1.4M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 8.15 AUD | 5.4% | 7.94 AUD | 7.11 AUD | 0.36 | 2.34 | 282.8K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 7.73 AUD | -4.2% | 7.93 AUD | 7.10 AUD | 0.53 | -0.84 | 3.1M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 8.07 AUD | -3.2% | 7.94 AUD | 7.09 AUD | 0.98 | 2.29 | 524.2K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 8.34 AUD | 0.6% | 7.94 AUD | 7.08 AUD | 1.20 | 6.80 | 3.0M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 8.29 AUD | -0.6% | 7.93 AUD | 7.07 AUD | 1.08 | 6.74 | 2.2M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 8.34 AUD | 0.8% | 7.91 AUD | 7.06 AUD | 0.97 | 6.22 | 29.5M | 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.