- The trend backdrop is active with a 6-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.
DTL
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Data#3 Limited · Technology · Information Technology Services
Latest close
9.94 AUD
1.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 16.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, after a 4.7% 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 51/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
63
out of 100
Latest Close
9.94 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
1.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
4.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
21.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
65.4%
34 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.2x
vs 13-week average
- 2 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
1.8%
Latest completed week; four-week move 4.7%.
Indicator stack
57/69
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
51/100
20 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 16.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, after a 4.7% 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 1.2x 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
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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 0.8312-week average 0.50
12-week confirmation
Trend active6/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.83Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 4.7% over four weeks, 21.4% over 12 weeks, and 37.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 6 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak6 weeks
Active weeks in one year34
Trend breadth65.4%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.96Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change27.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership9.19Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-22.1%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 82%
Model confidence 42%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength52/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 49; rank 1 is best.
Value12/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Quality86/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Momentum94/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Growth18/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 83; 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
- 32.0x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.8x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 15.9x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 10.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 33.9% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 7.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 14.6% 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
- 5.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 11.1% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - 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
- 2.9% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.9% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -4.5x 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 sentiment51/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 20 relevant articles.
3 positive · 14 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-2.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.6%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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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher16 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.0%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-23.4%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week+1.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains11
Flat weeks1
Modest losses8
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/18Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.3% / -3.4%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.
SectorAU Technology
4-week rank34 / 100
Group average-2.8%
Trend breadth21.0%
Trend21.0%active weekly trend signals
MD47.0%positive activity pressure
RS26.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Information Technology Services
4-week rank4 / 19
Group average-5.7%
Trend breadth36.8%
Trend36.8%active weekly trend signals
MD47.4%positive activity pressure
RS36.8%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 tape61/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 61/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis72/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 6/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.83; 2 reversal markers Factors60/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 55; Small Cap Core rank 89 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment51/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 20 relevant articles.
Why Is Data#3 (ASX:DTL) Share Price Falling Today? 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 | 9.94 AUD | 1.8% | 8.54 AUD | 7.71 AUD | 0.96 | 9.19 | 1.7M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 9.76 AUD | 0.3% | 8.52 AUD | 7.69 AUD | 0.94 | 11.19 | 2.0M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 9.73 AUD | 2.6% | 8.49 AUD | 7.67 AUD | 0.84 | 14.02 | 2.2M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 9.48 AUD | -0.1% | 8.46 AUD | 7.65 AUD | 0.74 | 11.36 | 1.6M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 9.49 AUD | 0.7% | 8.45 AUD | 7.64 AUD | 0.75 | 11.81 | 1.6M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 9.42 AUD | -3.9% | 8.43 AUD | 7.62 AUD | 0.73 | 10.95 | 186.0K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 9.80 AUD | 1.6% | 8.42 AUD | 7.60 AUD | 0.87 | 16.97 | 336.0K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 9.65 AUD | -0.5% | 8.39 AUD | 7.58 AUD | 0.83 | 14.96 | 1.6M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 9.70 AUD | 2.0% | 8.35 AUD | 7.56 AUD | 0.72 | 16.45 | 272.6K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 9.51 AUD | 5.4% | 8.32 AUD | 7.53 AUD | 0.62 | 17.12 | 2.8M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 9.02 AUD | 7.0% | 8.29 AUD | 7.51 AUD | 0.34 | 10.32 | 704.5K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 8.43 AUD | 2.9% | 8.28 AUD | 7.50 AUD | 0.13 | 4.38 | 1.6M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 8.19 AUD | 0.0% | 8.29 AUD | 7.48 AUD | -0.10 | 1.94 | 2.3M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 8.19 AUD | 1.4% | 8.30 AUD | 7.47 AUD | -0.38 | 0.73 | 1.9M | 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.