- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
ICRA
NSI
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
ICRA Limited · Financial Services · Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Latest close
5,092 INR
3.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -5.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 17.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.9%, after a -1.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 48/100.
Setup score
39
out of 100
Latest Close
5,092 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
3.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
-1.9%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-5.5%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
23.1%
12 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.9x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- 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
3.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move -1.9%.
Indicator stack
13/39
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.
News sentiment
48/100
14 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 -5.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 17.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.9%, after a -1.9% 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 2.9x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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27 Mar
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24 Apr
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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 0.0812-week average 0.14
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 leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.08Current 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 -1.9% over four weeks, -5.5% over 12 weeks, and -17.3% 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 year12
Trend breadth23.1%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.09Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-116.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-10.72Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-14.1%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 94%
Model confidence 88%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength37/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Value35/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Quality88/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Momentum23/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Growth67/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 34; 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.
Value-quality framework58/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 25.9x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 8.2x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 16.7x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 3.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 50.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 32.9% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 24.2% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 12.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 20.4% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 6.7% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 9.3% 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
- 2.1% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.1% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.0x 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 sentiment48/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 14 relevant articles.
4 positive · 9 neutral · 1 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-27.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.6%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 higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+4.8%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-5.7%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+3.9%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains1
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses14
Sharp losses2
Recent vol2.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.6% / -1.9%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.
SectorIN Financial Services
4-week rank- / 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 Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
4-week rank3 / 5
Group average0.5%
Trend breadth60.0%
Trend60.0%active weekly trend signals
MD40.0%positive activity pressure
RS80.0%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 tape36/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 36/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis25/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.08; No reversal markers Factors46/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 37; Small Cap Core rank 62 SVQF58/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 659.5 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment48/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 14 relevant articles.
India's hospitality companies' revenue to grow 7-9% in FY27, West Asia conflict poses downside risks: ICRA 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 | 5,092 INR | 3.9% | 5,391 INR | 5,828 INR | -0.09 | -10.72 | 281.6K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 4,903 INR | 2.1% | 5,424 INR | 5,832 INR | 0.03 | -13.70 | 246.9K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 4,804 INR | -5.6% | 5,466 INR | 5,836 INR | 0.18 | -13.69 | 184.3K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 5,091 INR | -1.9% | 5,511 INR | 5,839 INR | 0.36 | -11.16 | 217.1K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 5,190 INR | 0.2% | 5,544 INR | 5,840 INR | 0.55 | -9.39 | 121.7K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 5,178 INR | -1.1% | 5,575 INR | 5,840 INR | 0.39 | -10.24 | 20.4K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 5,237 INR | 0.5% | 5,605 INR | 5,840 INR | 0.24 | -8.80 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 5,213 INR | 1.3% | 5,637 INR | 5,839 INR | 0.22 | -9.35 | 94.3K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 5,147 INR | 1.5% | 5,666 INR | 5,836 INR | 0.04 | -9.36 | 3.8K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 5,070 INR | -5.7% | 5,703 INR | 5,833 INR | 0.01 | -10.12 | 5.6K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 5,375 INR | -0.1% | 5,743 INR | 5,830 INR | -0.05 | -5.77 | 15.0K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 5,381 INR | -0.2% | 5,778 INR | 5,826 INR | -0.16 | -6.66 | 31.9K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 5,390 INR | -1.2% | 5,807 INR | 5,821 INR | -0.36 | -6.39 | 26.3K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 5,456 INR | 0.6% | 5,836 INR | 5,815 INR | -0.52 | -7.43 | 19.5K | 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.