ASY LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Andrews Sykes Group plc · Industrials · Rental & Leasing Services

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Latest close 575.0 GBP
1.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 10.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 91.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, after a 2.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 60 out of 100
Latest Close 575.0 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 1.8% latest completed week
4W Return 2.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 12.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 40.4% 21 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
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 30.78% based on similar historical setup states.
What to watch next
  • 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 1.8% Latest completed week; four-week move 2.7%. Indicator stack 60/73 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 Negative 30.78% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 50/100 6 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 10.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 91.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, after a 2.7% 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
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 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
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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 0.8412-week average 0.45

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 leadership6/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.84Current 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 2.7% over four weeks, 12.8% over 12 weeks, and 12.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 11 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.8%
4W2.7%
12W12.8%
26W8.5%
52W12.8%
Active trend streak11 weeks
Active weeks in one year21
Trend breadth40.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.22Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change12.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership1.56Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-25.5%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 strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; 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 strength58/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Value18/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Quality98/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Momentum83/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Growth12/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 89; 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 framework79/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
13.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
6.8x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
63.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
30.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
20.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
43.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
0.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
7.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
4.2%
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
4.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.4x
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 6 relevant articles.

0 positive · 6 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-1.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.1%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 higher11 of 265 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.2%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-4.9%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+1.8%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains9
Flat weeks10
Modest losses3
Sharp losses2
Recent vol2.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split16/12Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.8% / -2.6%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.

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 tape59/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 59/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis75/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 11/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 6/12.

Activity pressure 0.84; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 30.78%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 30.78% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors64/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 70; Small Cap Core rank 68 SVQF79/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 54.5 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 6 relevant articles.

Price to earnings forward of Andrews Sykes Group plc – LSE:ASY 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 2026575.0 GBP1.8%522.2 GBP547.1 GBP1.221.5611.6KOn
31 Jul 2026565.0 GBP-3.4%519.7 GBP547.6 GBP1.12-0.039.4KOn
24 Jul 2026585.0 GBP3.5%517.5 GBP548.1 GBP1.074.628.2KOn
17 Jul 2026565.0 GBP0.9%514.7 GBP548.4 GBP1.212.3212.4KOn
10 Jul 2026560.0 GBP0.0%512.5 GBP548.9 GBP1.082.0910.5KOn
3 Jul 2026560.0 GBP1.4%510.5 GBP549.5 GBP0.940.124.8KOn
26 Jun 2026552.5 GBP6.2%508.5 GBP550.1 GBP0.740.1016.2KOn
19 Jun 2026520.0 GBP0.5%506.8 GBP550.7 GBP0.47-4.68439On
12 Jun 2026517.5 GBP0.0%506.2 GBP551.1 GBP0.47-6.411.1KOn
5 Jun 2026517.5 GBP0.0%505.9 GBP551.2 GBP0.34-5.761.8KOn
29 May 2026517.5 GBP0.5%505.6 GBP551.4 GBP0.13-6.395.8KOn
22 May 2026515.0 GBP1.0%505.3 GBP551.5 GBP-0.05-7.6619.4KOff
15 May 2026509.9 GBP0.0%505.4 GBP551.5 GBP-0.15-6.537.3KOff
8 May 2026509.9 GBP0.0%505.6 GBP551.4 GBP-0.15-7.233.0KOff
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