GRF MCE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Grifols, S.A. · Healthcare · Drug Manufacturers - General

Latest close 10.18 EUR
1.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 6.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 39.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.3%, after a 14.3% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 45 out of 100
Latest Close 10.18 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 1.3% latest completed week
4W Return 14.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return 12.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 25.0% 13 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x 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.
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.
  • 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 6.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 39.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.3%, after a 14.3% 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 0.8x 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
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 0.2612-week average 0.12

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.26Current 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 14.3% over four weeks, 12.9% over 12 weeks, and -20.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.3%
4W14.3%
12W12.9%
26W-6.4%
52W-20.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year13
Trend breadth25.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.00Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change337.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-16.97Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change38.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

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No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.

1 positive · 5 neutral · 1 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-21.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.5%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+8.0%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-8.4%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+1.3%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses5
Recent vol2.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.4% / -3.0%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.

IndustryES Drug Manufacturers - General
4-week rank1 / 1
Group average14.3%
Trend breadth0.0%
Trend0.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS0.0%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202610.18 EUR1.3%9.59 EUR10.15 EUR1.00-16.976.7MOff
31 Jul 202610.04 EUR4.0%9.64 EUR10.16 EUR0.74-17.3815.3MOff
24 Jul 20269.66 EUR6.4%9.67 EUR10.18 EUR0.47-20.7310.8MOff
17 Jul 20269.08 EUR2.0%9.72 EUR10.20 EUR0.30-24.889.0MOff
10 Jul 20268.90 EUR-1.3%9.78 EUR10.23 EUR0.23-27.798.1MOff
3 Jul 20269.02 EUR-0.3%9.84 EUR10.25 EUR0.17-29.36976.0KOff
26 Jun 20269.04 EUR0.3%9.90 EUR10.27 EUR0.03-28.241.9MOff
19 Jun 20269.02 EUR0.8%9.95 EUR10.29 EUR0.03-28.703.2MOff
12 Jun 20268.95 EUR-0.3%9.99 EUR10.30 EUR-0.12-27.612.0MOff
5 Jun 20268.98 EUR-2.4%10.05 EUR10.32 EUR-0.24-26.291.8MOff
29 May 20269.20 EUR-2.0%10.09 EUR10.33 EUR-0.38-25.0532.1MOff
22 May 20269.38 EUR4.1%10.16 EUR10.35 EUR-0.74-22.289.2MOff
15 May 20269.01 EUR1.7%10.22 EUR10.36 EUR-0.84-24.1213.3MOff
8 May 20268.86 EUR-0.2%10.32 EUR10.37 EUR-0.84-26.7511.6MOff
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