AIEA LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

AIREA plc · Consumer Cyclical · Textile Manufacturing

Latest close 0.27 GBP
-3.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 73.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.6%, after a -3.6% 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 50/100.

Setup score 54 out of 100
Latest Close 0.27 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -3.6% latest completed week
4W Return -3.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return 3.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 26.9% 14 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 14-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.
What could go wrong
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 23.28% 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 active. Price is 12.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 73.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.6%, after a -3.6% 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 1.3x 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
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
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 0.9212-week average 0.76

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.92Current 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 -3.6% over four weeks, 3.9% over 12 weeks, and 15.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 14 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-3.6%
4W-3.6%
12W3.9%
26W38.3%
52W15.2%
Active trend streak14 weeks
Active weeks in one year14
Trend breadth26.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.03Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-96.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership6.81Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-54.4%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 85% Model confidence 68%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength90/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Value76/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Quality77/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Momentum77/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Growth77/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 24; 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 framework46/100Value 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
59.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
4.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-15.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
1.0%
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
7/9
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
-0.9x
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 1 relevant articles.

0 positive · 1 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-11.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.7%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 higher10 of 266 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.5%Week of 24 Apr.
Worst week-5.5%Week of 17 Jul.
Latest week-3.6%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains5
Flat weeks10
Modest losses5
Sharp losses1
Recent vol3.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split16/13Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.9% / -4.6%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 Textile Manufacturing
4-week rank2 / 2
Group average4.5%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD50.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20260.27 GBP-3.6%0.24 GBP0.24 GBP0.036.81152.5KOn
31 Jul 20260.28 GBP0.0%0.23 GBP0.24 GBP0.2811.0958.8KOn
24 Jul 20260.28 GBP5.8%0.23 GBP0.24 GBP0.5112.45707.5KOn
17 Jul 20260.26 GBP-5.5%0.23 GBP0.24 GBP0.597.8121.3KOn
10 Jul 20260.28 GBP0.0%0.23 GBP0.24 GBP0.8614.944.0KOn
3 Jul 20260.28 GBP0.0%0.23 GBP0.24 GBP1.0012.9315.5KOn
26 Jun 20260.28 GBP0.0%0.22 GBP0.24 GBP1.1114.3725On
19 Jun 20260.28 GBP-1.8%0.22 GBP0.24 GBP1.2815.607On
12 Jun 20260.28 GBP-1.8%0.22 GBP0.24 GBP1.3516.1417.3KOn
5 Jun 20260.28 GBP0.0%0.21 GBP0.24 GBP1.3319.0988.0KOn
29 May 20260.28 GBP9.6%0.21 GBP0.25 GBP1.3518.39302.8KOn
22 May 20260.26 GBP2.0%0.21 GBP0.25 GBP1.337.18103.1KOn
15 May 20260.26 GBP2.0%0.21 GBP0.25 GBP1.347.4344.7KOn
8 May 20260.25 GBP-2.0%0.21 GBP0.25 GBP1.244.43196.4KOn
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