HCL-INSYS NSI Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

HCL Infosystems Limited · Technology · Electronics & Computer Distribution

Latest close 11.34 INR
-3.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -8.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 31.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.8%, after a -7.9% 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 51/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 23 out of 100
Latest Close 11.34 INR 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -3.8% latest completed week
4W Return -7.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -6.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 15.4% 8 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.84% based on similar historical setup states.
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 -8.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 31.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.8%, after a -7.9% 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 0.6x 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
30 Jan 6 Feb 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
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 0.0612-week average 0.06

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.06Current 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 -7.9% over four weeks, -6.8% over 12 weeks, and -27.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-3.8%
4W-7.9%
12W-6.8%
26W-8.0%
52W-27.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year8
Trend breadth15.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.06Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-88.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-12.06Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-57.9%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 70% Model confidence 67%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength51/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 50; rank 1 is best.
Value51/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 50; rank 1 is best.
Quality51/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 50; rank 1 is best.
Momentum48/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Growth50/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 51; 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
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
17.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-0.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
12.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-275.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-3.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-164.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-12.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
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
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-11.6x
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 sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.

3 positive · 11 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-31.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.2%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+14.0%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-13.7%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week-3.8%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses12
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.7% / -3.4%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
24 Jul 202611.34 INR-3.8%12.39 INR15.89 INR0.06-12.06671.7KOff
17 Jul 202611.79 INR-0.8%12.47 INR15.92 INR0.39-11.11766.4KOff
10 Jul 202611.89 INR-2.5%12.53 INR15.95 INR0.58-10.401.3MOff
3 Jul 202612.19 INR-1.0%12.59 INR15.96 INR0.57-8.87893.6KOff
26 Jun 202612.31 INR-0.5%12.65 INR15.97 INR0.56-7.64764.6KOff
19 Jun 202612.37 INR1.5%12.71 INR15.98 INR0.71-7.51304.8KOff
12 Jun 202612.19 INR-4.3%12.78 INR15.99 INR0.58-7.86181.3KOff
5 Jun 202612.74 INR0.8%12.87 INR16.00 INR0.49-3.30383.6KOff
29 May 202612.64 INR8.1%12.95 INR16.01 INR0.47-5.322.9MOff
22 May 202611.69 INR0.1%13.04 INR16.02 INR0.26-13.571.4MOff
15 May 202611.68 INR-4.5%13.14 INR16.03 INR0.37-14.30979.0KOff
8 May 202612.23 INR0.5%13.26 INR16.04 INR0.45-13.181.8MOff
1 May 202612.17 INR-3.7%13.36 INR16.05 INR0.17-13.011.2MOff
24 Apr 202612.64 INR-2.7%13.45 INR16.06 INR-0.19-9.371.2MOff
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.