- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
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First Sensor AG · Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Latest close
52.00 EUR
-1.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -3.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 44.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.9%, after a 2.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 57/100.
Setup score
34
out of 100
Latest Close
52.00 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-1.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
2.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-2.8%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
0.0%
0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.2x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- 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
-1.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move 2.0%.
Indicator stack
0/0
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
57/100
6 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 not active. Price is -3.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 44.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.9%, after a 2.0% 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 0.2912-week average 0.32
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.29Current 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 2.0% over four weeks, -2.8% over 12 weeks, and -5.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.60Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-20562.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-12.08Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-16.3%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 85%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength2/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Value5/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Quality21/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Momentum29/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Growth16/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 85; 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 framework16/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 89.8x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 5.8x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 64.7x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 0.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 46.3% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 20.2% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 0.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 11.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -13.1% 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
- 5/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.9% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.9% 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 sentiment57/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 6 relevant articles.
3 positive · 3 neutral · 0 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-11.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.6%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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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher9 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.0%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-6.4%Week of 3 Jul.
Latest week-1.9%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains6
Flat weeks4
Modest losses12
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split20/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.1% / -1.9%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 Technology
4-week rank47 / 100
Group average1.9%
Trend breadth51.0%
Trend51.0%active weekly trend signals
MD42.0%positive activity pressure
RS52.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
4-week rank3 / 11
Group average-3.3%
Trend breadth81.8%
Trend81.8%active weekly trend signals
MD18.2%positive activity pressure
RS90.9%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 tape27/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 27/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis26/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.29; No reversal markers Factors13/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 87; Small Cap Core rank 99 SVQF16/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 315.5 of 375 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment57/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 6 relevant articles.
BYD launches first Brazilian-made plug-in hybrid flex car 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 | 52.00 EUR | -1.9% | 53.86 EUR | 56.34 EUR | -0.60 | -12.08 | 1.6K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 53.00 EUR | 1.0% | 53.95 EUR | 56.36 EUR | -0.61 | -8.21 | 3.9K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 52.50 EUR | 0.0% | 54.01 EUR | 56.38 EUR | -0.77 | -7.46 | 1.4K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 52.50 EUR | 2.9% | 54.10 EUR | 56.41 EUR | -0.47 | -6.68 | 538 | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 51.00 EUR | -1.0% | 54.23 EUR | 56.44 EUR | -0.00 | -10.39 | 3.1K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 51.50 EUR | -6.4% | 54.42 EUR | 56.47 EUR | 0.30 | -12.25 | 909 | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 55.00 EUR | -0.9% | 54.57 EUR | 56.50 EUR | 0.53 | -2.42 | 105 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 55.50 EUR | 1.8% | 54.64 EUR | 56.52 EUR | 0.71 | -2.91 | 768 | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 54.50 EUR | 0.0% | 54.67 EUR | 56.53 EUR | 0.52 | -3.50 | 139 | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 54.50 EUR | -2.7% | 54.74 EUR | 56.54 EUR | 0.45 | -4.17 | 0 | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 56.00 EUR | 4.7% | 54.80 EUR | 56.56 EUR | 0.48 | -3.02 | 3.3K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 53.50 EUR | 0.0% | 54.82 EUR | 56.56 EUR | 0.42 | -6.67 | 969 | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 53.50 EUR | -1.8% | 54.93 EUR | 56.59 EUR | 0.38 | -3.24 | 217 | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 54.50 EUR | -2.7% | 55.04 EUR | 56.61 EUR | 0.53 | -3.16 | 310 | 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.