- The trend backdrop is active with a 3-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.
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Weekly Investor Report
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
Latest close
74.45 EUR
4.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 13.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 97.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.7%, after a 6.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
61
out of 100
Latest Close
74.45 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
4.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
6.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
23.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
55.8%
29 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.2x
vs 13-week average
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
- 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
4.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move 6.1%.
Indicator stack
41/69
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
51/100
15 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 active. Price is 13.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 97.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.7%, after a 6.1% 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 1.2x 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 0.6412-week average 0.31
12-week confirmation
Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership9/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.64Current 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 6.1% over four weeks, 23.3% over 12 weeks, and 20.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 3 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak3 weeks
Active weeks in one year29
Trend breadth55.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.97Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change22.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership6.37Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change4.4%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
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 strength91/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Value74/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Quality77/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Momentum65/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Growth20/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 81; 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 framework81/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 14.8x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.9x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 5.9% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 50.8% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 13.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 9.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 9.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -5.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 4.5% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -26.1% 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
- 2.8% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 2.8% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 5.6% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.3x 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 sentiment51/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.
2 positive · 12 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-0.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.9%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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Weeks higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.5%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-9.1%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+4.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains14
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses3
Recent vol1.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.1% / -2.3%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.
SectorDE Consumer Defensive
4-week rank7 / 38
Group average3.9%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD73.7%positive activity pressure
RS31.6%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Household & Personal Products
4-week rank3 / 11
Group average1.6%
Trend breadth45.5%
Trend45.5%active weekly trend signals
MD90.9%positive activity pressure
RS27.3%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 tape56/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 56/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis49/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 9/12.
Activity pressure 0.64; 2 reversal markers Factors77/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 15; Small Cap Core rank 38 SVQF81/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 72.5 of 375 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment51/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.
Henkel stock trades steady as consumer and industrial portfolio supports earnings 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 | 74.45 EUR | 4.7% | 65.80 EUR | 63.64 EUR | 0.97 | 6.37 | 492.4K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 71.10 EUR | 0.7% | 65.50 EUR | 63.54 EUR | 0.92 | 4.53 | 458.1K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 70.60 EUR | -0.6% | 65.23 EUR | 63.45 EUR | 0.88 | 6.14 | 383.7K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 71.00 EUR | 1.2% | 64.98 EUR | 63.37 EUR | 0.88 | 8.13 | 414.3K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 70.15 EUR | -1.1% | 64.72 EUR | 63.28 EUR | 0.79 | 6.11 | 377.0K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 70.95 EUR | 1.8% | 64.49 EUR | 63.20 EUR | 0.58 | 4.60 | 86.6K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 69.70 EUR | 5.5% | 64.20 EUR | 63.11 EUR | 0.18 | 7.55 | 130.4K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 66.05 EUR | 2.0% | 63.96 EUR | 63.04 EUR | -0.04 | 0.91 | 280.0K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 64.75 EUR | 3.7% | 63.86 EUR | 62.99 EUR | -0.41 | 0.42 | 76.8K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 62.45 EUR | 0.2% | 63.82 EUR | 62.95 EUR | -0.65 | -3.56 | 124.8K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 62.30 EUR | 0.9% | 63.90 EUR | 62.94 EUR | -0.55 | -5.13 | 1.5M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 61.75 EUR | 2.2% | 63.91 EUR | 62.94 EUR | -0.77 | -5.23 | 469.8K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 60.40 EUR | 0.5% | 63.97 EUR | 62.94 EUR | -0.80 | -3.74 | 578.8K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 60.10 EUR | 2.3% | 64.06 EUR | 62.96 EUR | -0.79 | -5.78 | 811.2K | Off |
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.