HCI JNB Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited · Industrials · Conglomerates

Latest close 172.6 ZAC
2.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -98.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.7%, after a 4.6% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 31 out of 100
Latest Close 172.6 ZAC 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 2.7% latest completed week
4W Return 4.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -99.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 48.1% 25 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • 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.
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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -98.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.7%, after a 4.6% 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 2.7x 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
6 Feb 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
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 0.3512-week average 0.72

12-week confirmation

Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership3/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.35Current 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 4.6% over four weeks, -99.0% over 12 weeks, and -98.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.7%
4W4.6%
12W-99.0%
26W-98.9%
52W-98.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year25
Trend breadth48.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.07Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change30.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-98.56Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change0.2%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

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No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

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 1 relevant articles.

0 positive · 1 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-99.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility26.6%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 higher14 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+4.7%Week of 27 Feb.
Worst week-99.0%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+2.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains1
Modest gains13
Flat weeks1
Modest losses8
Sharp losses3
Recent vol26.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol14.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.2% / -7.3%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.

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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026172.6 ZAC2.7%11,532 ZAC15,542 ZAC-1.07-98.56712.2KOff
24 Jul 2026168.0 ZAC1.2%12,021 ZAC15,683 ZAC-1.27-98.61172.0KOff
17 Jul 2026166.0 ZAC2.1%12,516 ZAC15,827 ZAC-1.39-98.66377.9KOff
10 Jul 2026162.7 ZAC-1.5%12,993 ZAC15,969 ZAC-1.48-98.72110.6KOff
3 Jul 2026165.1 ZAC2.2%13,524 ZAC16,114 ZAC-1.53-98.75209.3KOff
26 Jun 2026161.5 ZAC-4.7%13,972 ZAC16,255 ZAC-1.58-98.798.5KOff
19 Jun 2026169.5 ZAC-1.8%14,403 ZAC16,398 ZAC-0.98-98.78304.0KOff
12 Jun 2026172.6 ZAC-0.4%14,862 ZAC16,541 ZAC-0.72-98.7851.1KOff
5 Jun 2026173.3 ZAC-99.0%15,284 ZAC16,694 ZAC-0.47-98.79107.3KOff
29 May 202617,499 ZAC3.8%15,715 ZAC16,836 ZAC0.0216.20728.8KOn
22 May 202616,854 ZAC2.1%15,579 ZAC16,866 ZAC-0.2213.3984.1KOn
15 May 202616,512 ZAC-3.9%15,457 ZAC16,887 ZAC-0.209.98164.7KOn
8 May 202617,184 ZAC2.0%15,337 ZAC16,899 ZAC-0.0311.25365.8KOn
1 May 202616,845 ZAC1.2%15,194 ZAC16,903 ZAC-0.0911.62106.1KOn
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.