GDP LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Goldplat PLC · Basic Materials · Gold

Latest close 0.18 GBP
4.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 26.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 83.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.2%, after a -4.5% 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 54/100.

Setup score 70 out of 100
Latest Close 0.18 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 4.2% latest completed week
4W Return -4.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 26.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 92.3% 48 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 48-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.
What could go wrong
  • 15 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 active. Price is 26.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 83.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.2%, after a -4.5% 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 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
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
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 0.9612-week average 0.92

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 pressure0.96Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1515 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 15 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -4.5% over four weeks, 26.6% over 12 weeks, and 186.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 48 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W4.2%
4W-4.5%
12W26.6%
26W42.7%
52W186.8%
Active trend streak48 weeks
Active weeks in one year48
Trend breadth92.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.82Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change92.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership43.93Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-34.8%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 is middle-of-the-pack; 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 88% Model confidence 70%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength60/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 41; rank 1 is best.
Value55/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Quality57/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 44; rank 1 is best.
Momentum57/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 44; rank 1 is best.
Growth57/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 44; 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 framework81/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

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

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
14.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
7.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
15.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-22.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-76.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
51.9%
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.3x
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-11.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.1%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 higher15 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.0%Week of 10 Jul.
Worst week-15.1%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+4.2%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains5
Flat weeks1
Modest losses5
Sharp losses5
Recent vol7.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/18Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.8% / -5.2%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 20260.18 GBP4.2%0.15 GBP0.08 GBP0.8243.934.0MOn
31 Jul 20260.18 GBP-4.1%0.14 GBP0.08 GBP0.9440.792.6MOn
24 Jul 20260.18 GBP1.4%0.14 GBP0.08 GBP0.8650.841.7MOn
17 Jul 20260.18 GBP-5.8%0.14 GBP0.08 GBP0.5953.335.0MOn
10 Jul 20260.19 GBP14.0%0.13 GBP0.08 GBP0.4367.344.2MOn
3 Jul 20260.17 GBP8.8%0.13 GBP0.08 GBP0.2147.28358.6KOn
26 Jun 20260.16 GBP-3.8%0.13 GBP0.08 GBP0.4639.85149.0KOn
19 Jun 20260.16 GBP4.0%0.13 GBP0.08 GBP0.9649.66337.5KOn
12 Jun 20260.16 GBP-10.2%0.12 GBP0.08 GBP1.2044.67354.7KOn
5 Jun 20260.17 GBP-2.7%0.12 GBP0.08 GBP1.1765.19940.5KOn
29 May 20260.18 GBP12.8%0.12 GBP0.08 GBP1.0472.295.0MOn
22 May 20260.16 GBP8.5%0.11 GBP0.08 GBP0.8154.973.4MOn
15 May 20260.15 GBP3.5%0.11 GBP0.08 GBP0.7149.012.1MOn
8 May 20260.14 GBP0.0%0.11 GBP0.07 GBP0.9045.472.0MOn
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