CNC LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

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Concurrent Technologies Plc · Technology · Computer Hardware

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Latest close 250.0 GBP
-6.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 2.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 69.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.5%, after a 0.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 59 out of 100
Latest Close 250.0 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -6.5% latest completed week
4W Return 0.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 2.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 82.7% 43 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 11-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.
What could go wrong
  • 17 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • The latest week was a sharp negative move.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
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.
Price follow-through -6.5% Latest completed week; four-week move 0.0%. Indicator stack 84/56 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 58.24% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 50/100 5 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 2.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 69.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.5%, after a 0.0% 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 1.4x 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
30 Jan 6 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 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 0.8012-week average 0.74

12-week confirmation

Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.80Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1717 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 17 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 0.0% over four weeks, 2.7% over 12 weeks, and 26.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 11 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-6.5%
4W0.0%
12W2.7%
26W-1.2%
52W26.9%
Active trend streak11 weeks
Active weeks in one year43
Trend breadth82.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.40Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-21.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership0.09Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-98.0%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 strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 72%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength15/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Value2/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Quality17/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Momentum90/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Growth86/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 15; 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 framework19/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
44.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
5.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
21.8x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
0.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
53.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
14.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
3.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
15.3%
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
6.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-55.9%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.2x
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.

0 positive · 5 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-12.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.3%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.0%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-16.6%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week-6.5%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.4% / -5.3%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.

IndustryGB Computer Hardware
4-week rank2 / 3
Group average-0.4%
Trend breadth66.7%
Trend66.7%active weekly trend signals
MD66.7%positive activity pressure
RS66.7%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

TST · LSE3.6%CNC · LSE0.0%XAR · LSE-4.8%
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 tape61/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 61/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis76/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 11/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.80; 17 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 58.24%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 58.24% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors28/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 89; Small Cap Core rank 99 SVQF19/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 209.5 of 260 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.

Concurrent Technologies Plc Revenue Breakdown – LSE:CNC Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026250.0 GBP-6.5%242.9 GBP149.3 GBP0.400.091.1MOn
31 Jul 2026267.5 GBP-2.7%241.9 GBP148.2 GBP0.547.461.0MOn
24 Jul 2026275.0 GBP9.6%240.4 GBP147.0 GBP0.5712.091.2MOn
17 Jul 2026251.0 GBP0.4%238.9 GBP145.7 GBP0.483.761.1MOn
10 Jul 2026250.0 GBP-6.4%239.0 GBP144.6 GBP0.524.41483.4KOn
3 Jul 2026267.0 GBP3.7%238.7 GBP143.5 GBP0.519.79291.8KOn
26 Jun 2026257.5 GBP-1.0%237.7 GBP142.2 GBP0.347.93147.5KOn
19 Jun 2026260.0 GBP-3.3%237.0 GBP141.1 GBP0.2510.9990.4KOn
12 Jun 2026268.8 GBP8.0%235.8 GBP139.9 GBP0.1614.13272.9KOn
5 Jun 2026248.9 GBP-5.5%234.2 GBP138.7 GBP0.017.36270.7KOn
29 May 2026263.5 GBP3.3%233.5 GBP137.6 GBP0.0113.72828.2KOn
22 May 2026255.0 GBP4.7%232.4 GBP136.4 GBP-0.179.971.7MOff
15 May 2026243.5 GBP-6.0%230.7 GBP135.3 GBP-0.318.381.5MOff
8 May 2026259.0 GBP10.9%228.8 GBP134.2 GBP-0.3015.311.5MOff
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