CY1K GER Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

SBF AG · Industrials · Railroads

Latest close 3.23 EUR
1.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -23.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 5.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.9%, after a -3.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; 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 17 out of 100
Latest Close 3.23 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 1.9% latest completed week
4W Return -3.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return -31.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 13.5% 7 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • 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.
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 -23.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 5.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.9%, after a -3.3% 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 0.8x 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
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 0.0712-week average 0.15

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.07Current 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 -3.3% over four weeks, -31.1% over 12 weeks, and -61.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.9%
4W-3.3%
12W-31.1%
26W-28.5%
52W-61.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year7
Trend breadth13.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.79Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-180.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-41.93Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change0.4%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 79% Model confidence 63%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength16/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Value59/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 42; rank 1 is best.
Quality17/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Momentum2/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Growth15/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 86; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
28.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
21.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-1.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
3.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-1.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-13.8%
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
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.6x
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 2 relevant articles.

0 positive · 2 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-63.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.0%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 higher8 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+69.2%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-13.1%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+1.9%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains6
Flat weeks3
Modest losses6
Sharp losses9
Recent vol5.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol12.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split15/32Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew9.0% / -6.3%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 20263.23 EUR1.9%4.22 EUR4.55 EUR-0.79-41.934.3KOff
31 Jul 20263.17 EUR1.3%4.30 EUR4.57 EUR-0.60-42.6511.1KOff
24 Jul 20263.13 EUR-4.0%4.39 EUR4.60 EUR-0.52-43.334.6KOff
17 Jul 20263.26 EUR-2.4%4.48 EUR4.62 EUR-0.32-41.6910.6KOff
10 Jul 20263.34 EUR0.0%4.57 EUR4.65 EUR-0.28-42.1117.9KOff
3 Jul 20263.34 EUR-0.6%4.64 EUR4.67 EUR-0.27-44.725.1KOff
26 Jun 20263.36 EUR-0.6%4.73 EUR4.69 EUR-0.15-42.751.8KOff
19 Jun 20263.38 EUR-11.1%4.82 EUR4.72 EUR0.04-43.92500Off
12 Jun 20263.80 EUR-11.2%4.87 EUR4.74 EUR0.21-37.302.0KOff
5 Jun 20264.28 EUR-7.2%4.91 EUR4.76 EUR0.35-30.5914Off
29 May 20264.61 EUR-2.3%4.96 EUR4.78 EUR0.50-26.885.6KOff
22 May 20264.72 EUR0.6%4.99 EUR4.79 EUR0.57-25.28150Off
15 May 20264.69 EUR-13.1%5.05 EUR4.81 EUR0.69-23.623.9KOff
8 May 20265.40 EUR4.7%5.09 EUR4.82 EUR0.79-14.322.2KOff
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