FPH ASX Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited · Healthcare · Medical Instruments & Supplies

Latest close 34.02 AUD
4.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 7.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 87.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.1%, after a 3.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100.

Setup score 52 out of 100
Latest Close 34.02 AUD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 4.1% latest completed week
4W Return 3.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 18.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 17.3% 9 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.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • 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.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • 9 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • 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 7.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 87.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.1%, after a 3.9% 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
6 Feb 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
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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 0.3212-week average 0.14

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.32Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers99 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 9 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 3.9% over four weeks, 18.3% over 12 weeks, and 4.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W4.1%
4W3.9%
12W18.3%
26W1.1%
52W4.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year9
Trend breadth17.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.91Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change94.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership4.01Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change161.5%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 strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 85% Model confidence 81%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength22/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Value2/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Quality98/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Momentum18/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Growth98/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 3; 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 framework24/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
41.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
8.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
23.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
2.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
63.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
20.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
20.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
19.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
80.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
23.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
5.0%
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
1.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.4x
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 sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 37 relevant articles.

10 positive · 25 neutral · 2 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-3.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.6%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.7%Week of 29 May.
Worst week-6.9%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+4.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.0% / -2.9%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.

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
31 Jul 202634.02 AUD4.1%31.56 AUD29.11 AUD0.914.011.6MOff
24 Jul 202632.68 AUD-1.9%31.50 AUD29.03 AUD0.882.251.2MOff
17 Jul 202633.31 AUD1.2%31.50 AUD28.96 AUD0.833.901.1MOff
10 Jul 202632.93 AUD0.6%31.47 AUD28.89 AUD0.702.591.6MOff
3 Jul 202632.74 AUD3.7%31.46 AUD28.82 AUD0.471.531.7MOff
26 Jun 202631.57 AUD1.0%31.47 AUD28.75 AUD0.10-1.31349.0KOff
19 Jun 202631.26 AUD-2.2%31.52 AUD28.69 AUD-0.17-3.16485.0KOff
12 Jun 202631.95 AUD5.1%31.53 AUD28.62 AUD-0.52-0.96397.8KOff
5 Jun 202630.42 AUD-1.6%31.55 AUD28.55 AUD-0.92-3.922.1MOff
29 May 202630.90 AUD12.7%31.64 AUD28.49 AUD-1.19-3.79542.0KOff
22 May 202627.41 AUD2.4%31.68 AUD28.43 AUD-1.40-14.123.2MOff
15 May 202626.76 AUD-6.9%31.81 AUD28.39 AUD-1.48-16.253.0MOff
8 May 202628.75 AUD-2.1%31.96 AUD28.38 AUD-1.31-11.621.8MOff
1 May 202629.36 AUD0.6%32.05 AUD28.35 AUD-1.09-9.941.6MOff
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.