MEGP LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

ME Group International plc · Industrials · Business Equipment & Supplies

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Latest close 122.2 GBP
10.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -6.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 18.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.3%, after a 18.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 37 out of 100
Latest Close 122.2 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 10.3% latest completed week
4W Return 18.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return -14.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 3.8% 2 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
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.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
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.
Price follow-through 10.3% Latest completed week; four-week move 18.2%. Indicator stack 2/51 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 32.80% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 50/100 5 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -6.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 18.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.3%, after a 18.2% 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 2.7x 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
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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 0.1212-week average 0.15

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.12Current 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 18.2% over four weeks, -14.3% over 12 weeks, and -43.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W10.3%
4W18.2%
12W-14.3%
26W-10.5%
52W-43.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year2
Trend breadth3.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.25Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change74.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-25.41Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change34.3%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Oct 2025 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 64%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength81/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Value95/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Quality92/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Momentum2/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Growth12/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 89; 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 framework92/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
8.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
3.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
35.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
24.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
8.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
29.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
2.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
4.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-19.5%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
7.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
6.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.1x
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.

0 positive · 5 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-44.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.6%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 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.6%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-28.7%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+10.3%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains4
Flat weeks2
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol9.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split16/34Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.5% / -3.5%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 Business Equipment & Supplies
4-week rank1 / 2
Group average11.6%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD50.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

MEGP · LSE18.2%RICO · LSE5.0%
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 tape28/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 28/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis18/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.12; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 32.80%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 32.80% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors69/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 89; Small Cap Core rank 11 SVQF92/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 20.5 of 260 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.

Why Is ME Group International (LSE:MEGP) Raising Fresh Questions After Earnings? 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 2026122.2 GBP10.3%130.3 GBP170.3 GBP-0.25-25.4111.1MOff
31 Jul 2026110.8 GBP4.3%131.2 GBP170.6 GBP-0.48-33.244.8MOff
24 Jul 2026106.2 GBP-8.0%132.4 GBP170.9 GBP-0.64-36.334.3MOff
17 Jul 2026115.4 GBP11.6%133.9 GBP171.2 GBP-0.75-31.1414.1MOff
10 Jul 2026103.4 GBP-1.7%135.2 GBP171.5 GBP-0.96-38.684.1MOff
3 Jul 2026105.2 GBP-0.6%137.1 GBP171.9 GBP-1.02-39.74821.9KOff
26 Jun 2026105.8 GBP-1.1%138.9 GBP172.3 GBP-0.87-39.52825.8KOff
19 Jun 2026107.0 GBP-2.4%140.8 GBP172.7 GBP-0.37-39.101.3MOff
12 Jun 2026109.6 GBP4.6%142.4 GBP173.0 GBP0.13-39.341.1MOff
5 Jun 2026104.8 GBP-28.7%143.9 GBP173.4 GBP0.57-42.272.6MOff
29 May 2026147.0 GBP0.8%146.2 GBP173.8 GBP0.89-20.541.7MOff
22 May 2026145.8 GBP2.2%147.6 GBP173.8 GBP0.92-22.483.5MOff
15 May 2026142.6 GBP3.9%149.1 GBP173.8 GBP0.95-23.033.5MOff
8 May 2026137.2 GBP-6.0%150.4 GBP173.7 GBP1.01-26.995.2MOff
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.

Evidence context