- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
RWA
LSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Robert Walters plc · Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services
Latest close
1.28 GBP
14.3%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 26.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 60.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 14.3%, after a 52.0% 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 45/100.
Setup score
48
out of 100
Latest Close
1.28 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
14.3%
latest completed week
4W Return
52.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
44.8%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
0.0%
0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.2x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 41.47% based on similar historical setup states.
- 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
14.3%
Latest completed week; four-week move 52.0%.
Indicator stack
0/100
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
Buy
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 41.47%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
45/100
13 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 26.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 60.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 14.3%, after a 52.0% 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 1.2x 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
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20 Feb
27 Feb
6 Mar
13 Mar
20 Mar
27 Mar
3 Apr
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17 Apr
24 Apr
1 May
8 May
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22 May
29 May
5 Jun
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26 Jun
3 Jul
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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 0.1912-week average 0.10
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.19Current 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 52.0% over four weeks, 44.8% over 12 weeks, and -6.2% 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 year0
Trend breadth0.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.69Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change376.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership0.33Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change101.0%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 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 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
- - Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 35.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -1.9% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 0.6% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -7.8% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -12.4% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -54.6% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 3/9 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
- 5.2x 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 sentiment45/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.
1 positive · 7 neutral · 5 negativePatient CapitalFresh
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Fresh 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-21.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.3%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
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher11 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+29.5%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-15.5%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+14.3%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains6
Flat weeks1
Modest losses8
Sharp losses6
Recent vol9.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.8% / -5.6%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.
SectorGB Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average9.1%
Trend breadth46.0%
Trend46.0%active weekly trend signals
MD65.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Staffing & Employment Services
4-week rank3 / 10
Group average29.1%
Trend breadth40.0%
Trend40.0%active weekly trend signals
MD80.0%positive activity pressure
RS40.0%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.
Weekly tape39/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 39/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis27/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 1/12.
Activity pressure 0.19; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 41.47%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 41.47% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors33/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 50 Patient CapitalFreshActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Fresh buy signal Sentiment45/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.
Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results 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 | 1.28 GBP | 14.3% | 1.02 GBP | 2.44 GBP | 1.69 | 0.33 | 580.9K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1.12 GBP | -1.8% | 1.02 GBP | 2.45 GBP | 1.43 | -12.41 | 839.1K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1.14 GBP | 4.6% | 1.03 GBP | 2.47 GBP | 1.07 | -10.54 | 628.7K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1.09 GBP | 29.5% | 1.03 GBP | 2.48 GBP | 0.74 | -14.45 | 2.0M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.84 GBP | -0.9% | 1.04 GBP | 2.50 GBP | 0.35 | -34.15 | 654.8K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.85 GBP | 0.0% | 1.06 GBP | 2.52 GBP | 0.22 | -35.76 | 29.6K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.85 GBP | 2.7% | 1.08 GBP | 2.53 GBP | 0.17 | -35.89 | 33.2K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.83 GBP | -2.6% | 1.09 GBP | 2.55 GBP | 0.04 | -37.86 | 224.4K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.85 GBP | -2.3% | 1.11 GBP | 2.57 GBP | -0.05 | -38.14 | 107.4K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.87 GBP | 1.9% | 1.12 GBP | 2.59 GBP | -0.18 | -37.48 | 335.1K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.85 GBP | -8.2% | 1.14 GBP | 2.61 GBP | -0.23 | -40.22 | 293.9K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.93 GBP | 5.2% | 1.16 GBP | 2.63 GBP | -0.28 | -36.62 | 115.5K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.88 GBP | -4.9% | 1.18 GBP | 2.64 GBP | -0.38 | -39.45 | 225.0K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.93 GBP | -2.3% | 1.20 GBP | 2.66 GBP | -0.37 | -37.90 | 1.0M | Off |
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.