- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
HINDUNILVR
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Hindustan Unilever Limited · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
Latest close
2,096 INR
-0.3%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -5.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 11.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.3%, after a -2.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 45/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
31
out of 100
Latest Close
2,096 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-0.3%
latest completed week
4W Return
-2.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-6.8%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
26.9%
14 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.8x
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
-0.3%
Latest completed week; four-week move -2.5%.
Indicator stack
15/30
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
45/100
4 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 -5.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 11.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.3%, after a -2.5% 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 0.8x 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
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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 0.0312-week average 0.05
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 pressure0.03Current 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 -2.5% over four weeks, -6.8% over 12 weeks, and -15.5% 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 year14
Trend breadth26.9%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.30Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-182.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-8.79Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-46.9%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 expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 85%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength22/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Value15/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Quality96/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Momentum25/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Growth63/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 38; 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
- 33.2x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 7.8x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 32.3x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 2.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 50.2% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 21.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 15.3% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 21.3% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 5.3% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 41.2% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -9.2% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 6/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 2.0% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.1x 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 4 relevant articles.
1 positive · 10 neutral · 3 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-23.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.5%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.
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7 Aug
Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+4.4%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-4.9%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week-0.3%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains1
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses13
Sharp losses2
Recent vol1.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.7% / -2.0%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 Consumer Defensive
4-week rank61 / 100
Group average-0.4%
Trend breadth47.0%
Trend47.0%active weekly trend signals
MD51.0%positive activity pressure
RS44.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Household & Personal Products
4-week rank11 / 17
Group average-0.8%
Trend breadth29.4%
Trend29.4%active weekly trend signals
MD58.8%positive activity pressure
RS29.4%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 tape29/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 29/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis18/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.03; No reversal markers Factors39/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 36 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment45/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 4 relevant articles.
Hindustan Unilever stock slips despite June quarter profit topping estimate 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 | 2,096 INR | -0.3% | 2,211 INR | 2,369 INR | -0.30 | -8.79 | 5.8M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 2,101 INR | -2.0% | 2,220 INR | 2,371 INR | -0.02 | -8.17 | 20.2M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 2,145 INR | 0.1% | 2,228 INR | 2,373 INR | 0.17 | -4.16 | 5.0M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 2,144 INR | -0.3% | 2,233 INR | 2,375 INR | 0.32 | -6.57 | 9.7M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 2,151 INR | -2.3% | 2,237 INR | 2,377 INR | 0.36 | -5.98 | 9.9M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 2,201 INR | 1.2% | 2,241 INR | 2,380 INR | 0.27 | -4.23 | 1.5M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 2,174 INR | 0.1% | 2,246 INR | 2,382 INR | -0.02 | -4.57 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 2,173 INR | 1.2% | 2,255 INR | 2,385 INR | -0.01 | -4.45 | 1.5M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 2,147 INR | 2.2% | 2,264 INR | 2,387 INR | -0.08 | -4.01 | 1.2M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 2,100 INR | -1.5% | 2,273 INR | 2,390 INR | -0.12 | -5.10 | 1.8M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 2,132 INR | -2.3% | 2,284 INR | 2,392 INR | 0.12 | -4.49 | 21.4M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 2,181 INR | -3.0% | 2,294 INR | 2,395 INR | -0.01 | -3.02 | 6.3M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 2,249 INR | -0.7% | 2,305 INR | 2,397 INR | 0.16 | 0.29 | 6.6M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 2,265 INR | 1.6% | 2,316 INR | 2,399 INR | 0.16 | -1.21 | 8.5M | 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.