NK PAR Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Imerys S.A. · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Latest close 24.42 EUR
3.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 9.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 63.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.2%, after a 15.5% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 49/100.

Setup score 56 out of 100
Latest Close 24.42 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 3.2% latest completed week
4W Return 15.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 15.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 11.5% 6 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 not active. Price is 9.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 63.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.2%, after a 15.5% 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 1.1x 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 0.3512-week average 0.21

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.35Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 15.5% over four weeks, 15.8% over 12 weeks, and 12.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.2%
4W15.5%
12W15.8%
26W-7.3%
52W12.1%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year6
Trend breadth11.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.77Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change240.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership2.96Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change138.7%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

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No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

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 sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 9 relevant articles.

1 positive · 7 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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-11.4%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.7%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-10.9%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+3.2%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.4% / -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.

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 202624.42 EUR3.2%22.40 EUR25.32 EUR0.772.96225.0KOff
31 Jul 202623.66 EUR8.7%22.39 EUR25.34 EUR0.502.15421.2KOff
24 Jul 202621.76 EUR-1.6%22.38 EUR25.37 EUR0.19-4.51258.3KOff
17 Jul 202622.12 EUR4.6%22.40 EUR25.41 EUR0.22-2.98222.1KOff
10 Jul 202621.14 EUR-2.4%22.41 EUR25.45 EUR0.23-7.64244.9KOff
3 Jul 202621.66 EUR-1.7%22.48 EUR25.50 EUR0.28-7.7666.9KOff
26 Jun 202622.04 EUR-1.4%22.53 EUR25.55 EUR0.26-5.4131.2KOff
19 Jun 202622.36 EUR0.3%22.55 EUR25.61 EUR0.28-5.07118.8KOff
12 Jun 202622.30 EUR0.9%22.53 EUR25.66 EUR0.12-5.0393.6KOff
5 Jun 202622.10 EUR-3.7%22.55 EUR25.72 EUR-0.19-4.9741.3KOff
29 May 202622.94 EUR4.2%22.49 EUR25.77 EUR-0.36-1.53328.9KOff
22 May 202622.02 EUR4.5%22.41 EUR25.82 EUR-0.57-5.24373.2KOff
15 May 202621.08 EUR-3.5%22.39 EUR25.87 EUR-0.70-7.96333.9KOff
8 May 202621.85 EUR1.7%22.37 EUR25.93 EUR-0.63-7.02337.6KOff
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