MCON LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Mincon Group plc · Industrials · Tools & Accessories

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Latest close 0.61 GBP
2.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 10.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 92.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.5%, after a 1.7% 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 55/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 74 out of 100
Latest Close 0.61 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 2.5% latest completed week
4W Return 1.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 4.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 94.2% 49 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 6.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 49-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.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 45.00% based on similar historical setup states.
What to watch next
  • 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 2.5% Latest completed week; four-week move 1.7%. Indicator stack 97/57 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. Next-Week Expectancy Negative 45.00% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 55/100 3 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 10.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 92.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.5%, after a 1.7% 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 6.0x 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
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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 0.8312-week average 0.91

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.83Current 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 1.7% over four weeks, 4.1% over 12 weeks, and 87.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 49 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.5%
4W1.7%
12W4.1%
26W35.8%
52W87.5%
Active trend streak49 weeks
Active weeks in one year49
Trend breadth94.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.02Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change97.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership15.77Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-30.4%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 strength41/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 60; rank 1 is best.
Value45/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Quality46/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 55; rank 1 is best.
Momentum46/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 55; rank 1 is best.
Growth46/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 55; 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 framework32/100Value 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
29.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
7.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
3.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
3.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
212.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
7.0%
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
-
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 sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 3 relevant articles.

1 positive · 2 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-3.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.8%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 265 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.2%Week of 13 Mar.
Worst week-5.2%Week of 12 Jun.
Latest week+2.5%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains12
Flat weeks6
Modest losses2
Sharp losses3
Recent vol2.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/10Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.4% / -3.8%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.

IndustryGB Tools & Accessories
4-week rank2 / 2
Group average1.8%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD50.0%positive activity pressure
RS100.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

TRI · LSE2.0%MCON · LSE1.7%
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 tape76/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 76/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis73/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 3/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.83; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 45.00%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 45.00% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors43/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 50 SVQF32/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 239.5 of 351 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 3 relevant articles.

FMR LLC Acquires 9.99% Stake in Mincon Group plc, Signaling Strong Institutional Interest Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20260.61 GBP2.5%0.56 GBP0.44 GBP-0.0215.77371.0KOn
31 Jul 20260.60 GBP0.0%0.55 GBP0.44 GBP-0.1814.2166.5KOn
24 Jul 20260.60 GBP-0.8%0.55 GBP0.44 GBP-0.3616.5991.6KOn
17 Jul 20260.60 GBP0.0%0.54 GBP0.45 GBP-0.6220.2311.4KOn
10 Jul 20260.60 GBP3.4%0.54 GBP0.45 GBP-0.7822.6537.7KOn
3 Jul 20260.58 GBP4.5%0.53 GBP0.45 GBP-0.9717.5468On
26 Jun 20260.56 GBP0.9%0.53 GBP0.45 GBP-0.9415.1010.3KOn
19 Jun 20260.56 GBP0.9%0.52 GBP0.45 GBP-0.5816.3411.2KOn
12 Jun 20260.55 GBP-5.2%0.52 GBP0.45 GBP-0.2614.763.3KOn
5 Jun 20260.58 GBP-4.9%0.52 GBP0.45 GBP0.1022.9232.8KOn
29 May 20260.61 GBP3.4%0.51 GBP0.46 GBP0.4829.6584.6KOn
22 May 20260.59 GBP-0.2%0.50 GBP0.46 GBP0.6925.7072.6KOn
15 May 20260.59 GBP0.0%0.49 GBP0.46 GBP0.9330.1617.0KOn
8 May 20260.59 GBP0.0%0.48 GBP0.46 GBP1.1030.7541.8KOn
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