- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
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Rockhopper Exploration plc · Energy · Oil & Gas E&P
Latest close
0.74 GBP
2.1%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -1.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 31.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.1%, after a 5.2% 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. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
39
out of 100
Latest Close
0.74 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
2.1%
latest completed week
4W Return
5.2%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-6.5%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
55.8%
29 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.7x
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.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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
2.1%
Latest completed week; four-week move 5.2%.
Indicator stack
31/38
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
50/100
17 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 -1.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 31.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.1%, after a 5.2% 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 0.7x 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
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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 0.1512-week average 0.41
12-week confirmation
Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.15Current 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 5.2% over four weeks, -6.5% over 12 weeks, and -2.7% 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 year29
Trend breadth55.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.80Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change31.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-9.58Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change17.7%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 61%
Model confidence 48%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength30/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Value35/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Quality36/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
Momentum36/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
Growth36/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 65; 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.
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
- 364.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- - Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- - Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- - Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -24.7% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- - Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 143.8% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 2/9 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
- 2.6x 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 sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 17 relevant articles.
1 positive · 16 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-20.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.9%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.
13 Feb
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10 Apr
8 May
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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher10 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.8%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-7.5%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+2.1%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains4
Flat weeks1
Modest losses10
Sharp losses5
Recent vol3.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.2% / -3.7%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.
SectorGB Energy
4-week rank33 / 93
Group average3.2%
Trend breadth34.4%
Trend34.4%active weekly trend signals
MD31.2%positive activity pressure
RS24.7%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Oil & Gas E&P
4-week rank23 / 68
Group average2.0%
Trend breadth35.3%
Trend35.3%active weekly trend signals
MD30.9%positive activity pressure
RS26.5%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 tape36/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 36/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis22/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 2/12, relative leadership 1/12.
Activity pressure 0.15; No reversal markers Factors33/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 50 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 17 relevant articles.
Rockhopper Exploration grants stock options to executives 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 | 0.74 GBP | 2.1% | 0.75 GBP | 0.41 GBP | -0.80 | -9.58 | 5.4M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.73 GBP | -0.5% | 0.75 GBP | 0.41 GBP | -0.96 | -11.49 | 6.8M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.73 GBP | -0.7% | 0.75 GBP | 0.40 GBP | -0.98 | -10.29 | 8.4M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.74 GBP | 4.4% | 0.75 GBP | 0.40 GBP | -1.11 | -8.58 | 3.6M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.71 GBP | -5.1% | 0.75 GBP | 0.40 GBP | -1.17 | -11.64 | 5.0M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.74 GBP | 4.9% | 0.75 GBP | 0.39 GBP | -1.03 | -8.51 | 931.7K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.71 GBP | 1.3% | 0.75 GBP | 0.39 GBP | -0.99 | -11.32 | 1.8M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.70 GBP | -7.5% | 0.75 GBP | 0.38 GBP | -0.59 | -10.96 | 1.1M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.76 GBP | 4.8% | 0.76 GBP | 0.38 GBP | -0.26 | -4.47 | 2.2M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.72 GBP | -6.4% | 0.76 GBP | 0.38 GBP | -0.01 | -7.51 | 8.1M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.77 GBP | -1.7% | 0.76 GBP | 0.37 GBP | 0.32 | -1.16 | 32.6M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.78 GBP | -1.4% | 0.76 GBP | 0.37 GBP | 0.37 | 0.28 | 10.9M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.80 GBP | -2.2% | 0.76 GBP | 0.36 GBP | 0.61 | 4.73 | 11.4M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.81 GBP | -2.0% | 0.76 GBP | 0.36 GBP | 0.62 | 7.10 | 11.7M | On |
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.