- The trend backdrop is active with a 3-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.
CHOLAFIN
NSI
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited · Financial Services · Credit Services
Latest close
1,866 INR
0.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 13.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.9%, after a 3.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
63
out of 100
Latest Close
1,866 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
0.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
3.3%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
20.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
46.2%
24 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.7x
vs 13-week average
- 4 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
0.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move 3.3%.
Indicator stack
36/74
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
50/100
19 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 13.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.9%, after a 3.3% 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 1.7x 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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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 0.6112-week average 0.38
12-week confirmation
Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.61Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 3.3% over four weeks, 20.7% over 12 weeks, and 28.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 3 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak3 weeks
Active weeks in one year24
Trend breadth46.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.19Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change27.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership14.88Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change0.1%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 70%
Model confidence 65%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength23/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Value24/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Quality23/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Momentum83/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Growth82/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 19; 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
- 29.9x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 9.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -8.4% 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
- -179.9% 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
- 24.9% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 21.2% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - 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
- 0.1% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -0.9% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -0.8% 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 sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
2 positive · 17 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-4.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.4%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 higher9 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.6%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-7.6%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+0.9%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses6
Recent vol4.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.1% / -2.7%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 rank28 / 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 Credit Services
4-week rank18 / 63
Group average2.0%
Trend breadth60.3%
Trend60.3%active weekly trend signals
MD66.7%positive activity pressure
RS52.4%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 tape59/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 59/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis49/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.61; 4 reversal markers Factors35/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 83 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
CHOLAFIN Outlook for the Week (August 10, 2026 – August 14, 2026) 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 | 1,866 INR | 0.9% | 1,639 INR | 1,429 INR | 1.19 | 14.88 | 8.8M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,850 INR | 7.3% | 1,634 INR | 1,423 INR | 1.21 | 15.30 | 12.5M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1,724 INR | -4.4% | 1,632 INR | 1,418 INR | 1.05 | 10.85 | 6.3M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1,804 INR | -0.2% | 1,631 INR | 1,415 INR | 1.08 | 13.68 | 5.0M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1,807 INR | 1.0% | 1,625 INR | 1,410 INR | 0.94 | 14.86 | 9.0M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1,789 INR | -0.5% | 1,623 INR | 1,406 INR | 0.56 | 13.89 | 951.4K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1,798 INR | 6.2% | 1,621 INR | 1,402 INR | 0.21 | 15.98 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1,693 INR | 7.9% | 1,619 INR | 1,398 INR | -0.09 | 9.69 | 1.2M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1,568 INR | 4.3% | 1,618 INR | 1,394 INR | -0.34 | 3.56 | 3.3M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,503 INR | -2.2% | 1,623 INR | 1,391 INR | -0.46 | 0.47 | 2.5M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,538 INR | -0.1% | 1,629 INR | 1,388 INR | -0.18 | 2.01 | 5.4M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 1,540 INR | -0.4% | 1,634 INR | 1,385 INR | -0.12 | 1.43 | 5.3M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 1,546 INR | -7.6% | 1,641 INR | 1,382 INR | -0.18 | 2.17 | 6.5M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,674 INR | 7.1% | 1,644 INR | 1,379 INR | -0.22 | 8.20 | 14.6M | 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.