- The trend backdrop is active with a 43-week active streak.
- 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.
FEDERALBNK
NSI
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
The Federal Bank Limited · Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Latest close
356.2 INR
-0.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 18.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 91.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.7%, after a 8.0% 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 54/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
76
out of 100
Latest Close
356.2 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-0.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
8.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
26.6%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
86.5%
45 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.6x
vs 13-week average
- 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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.
Price follow-through
-0.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move 8.0%.
Indicator stack
93/76
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.
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 62.17%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
54/100
32 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 active. Price is 18.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 91.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.7%, after a 8.0% 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 0.6x 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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Up week
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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 0.9812-week average 0.92
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.98Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 8.0% over four weeks, 26.6% over 12 weeks, and 82.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 43 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak43 weeks
Active weeks in one year45
Trend breadth86.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.31Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change24.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership32.77Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change6.7%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 Mar 2026
Field coverage 73%
Model confidence 68%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength91/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Value67/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Quality67/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Momentum95/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Growth40/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 61; 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
- 19.8x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 5.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 4.7% 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
- 24.8% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- - Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 14.3% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 4.1% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -49.8% 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
- 0.3% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -1.8% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -1.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- - 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 32 relevant articles.
5 positive · 27 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-4.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.7%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 higher19 of 267 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.8%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-8.2%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week-0.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains16
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses3
Recent vol2.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split37/15Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.7% / -2.4%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.
SectorIN Financial Services
4-week rank10 / 100
Group average-0.9%
Trend breadth59.0%
Trend59.0%active weekly trend signals
MD70.0%positive activity pressure
RS57.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Banks - Regional
4-week rank9 / 41
Group average0.5%
Trend breadth58.5%
Trend58.5%active weekly trend signals
MD80.5%positive activity pressure
RS70.7%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 tape76/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 76/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis78/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.98; 3 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 62.17%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 62.17% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors79/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 85 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment54/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 32 relevant articles.
The Federal Bank Limited (FEDERALBNK.NS) stock price, news, quote and history 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 | 356.2 INR | -0.7% | 300.6 INR | 206.7 INR | 1.31 | 32.77 | 23.7M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 358.9 INR | 1.3% | 297.3 INR | 205.3 INR | 1.29 | 36.33 | 28.2M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 354.3 INR | 1.5% | 294.2 INR | 203.8 INR | 1.21 | 39.78 | 28.7M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 349.0 INR | 5.8% | 291.1 INR | 202.4 INR | 1.14 | 36.09 | 65.1M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 329.9 INR | 0.7% | 288.4 INR | 201.0 INR | 1.06 | 30.70 | 21.3M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 327.4 INR | 1.0% | 286.1 INR | 199.7 INR | 0.91 | 30.70 | 5.4M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 324.0 INR | 0.0% | 283.9 INR | 198.5 INR | 0.64 | 31.77 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 324.0 INR | 2.6% | 281.7 INR | 197.2 INR | 0.38 | 33.31 | 7.8M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 315.7 INR | 3.8% | 279.0 INR | 195.9 INR | -0.05 | 33.40 | 9.1M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 304.1 INR | 5.3% | 276.4 INR | 194.6 INR | -0.30 | 31.22 | 9.3M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 289.0 INR | 0.6% | 274.2 INR | 193.5 INR | -0.35 | 24.85 | 263.6M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 287.2 INR | 2.1% | 272.4 INR | 192.4 INR | -0.41 | 24.21 | 34.4M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 281.3 INR | -5.4% | 270.4 INR | 191.4 INR | -0.33 | 23.01 | 49.4M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 297.2 INR | 3.6% | 268.1 INR | 190.4 INR | -0.28 | 28.14 | 33.6M | 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.