CRDL LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Cordel Group Plc · Technology · Software - Application

Latest close 0.12 GBP
0.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 49.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 98.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.4%, after a 1.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 48 out of 100
Latest Close 0.12 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 0.4% latest completed week
4W Return 1.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 5.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 23.1% 12 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 12-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 26.80% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 49.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 98.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.4%, after a 1.2% 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 0.6x 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
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
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 0.9712-week average 0.74

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active 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 pressure0.97Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 1.2% over four weeks, 5.6% over 12 weeks, and 89.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 12 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.4%
4W1.2%
12W5.6%
26W153.6%
52W89.2%
Active trend streak12 weeks
Active weeks in one year12
Trend breadth23.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.33Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-47.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership52.26Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-16.8%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 67% Model confidence 53%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength70/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
Value64/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Quality65/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Momentum66/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Growth66/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 35; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-113.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
73.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-6.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-6.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-18.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
7.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
5.1x
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.

0 positive · 8 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-0.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility25.0%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 261 weeks finished lower.
Best week+94.2%Week of 15 May.
Worst week-6.2%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week+0.4%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains7
Flat weeks14
Modest losses0
Sharp losses1
Recent vol25.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol13.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/12Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew8.8% / -5.9%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
7 Aug 20260.12 GBP0.4%0.08 GBP0.06 GBP0.3352.26797.0KOn
31 Jul 20260.12 GBP0.0%0.08 GBP0.06 GBP0.4353.7594.6KOn
24 Jul 20260.12 GBP0.8%0.08 GBP0.06 GBP0.5157.28323.7KOn
17 Jul 20260.12 GBP0.0%0.08 GBP0.06 GBP0.5759.75380.0KOn
10 Jul 20260.12 GBP0.0%0.07 GBP0.06 GBP0.6262.85697.8KOn
3 Jul 20260.12 GBP2.1%0.07 GBP0.06 GBP0.6761.60108.4KOn
26 Jun 20260.12 GBP0.0%0.07 GBP0.06 GBP0.7862.2527.5KOn
19 Jun 20260.12 GBP0.0%0.07 GBP0.06 GBP0.9065.661.1KOn
12 Jun 20260.12 GBP0.0%0.07 GBP0.06 GBP1.1265.4978.9KOn
5 Jun 20260.12 GBP0.0%0.07 GBP0.06 GBP1.3868.911.3MOn
29 May 20260.12 GBP0.0%0.06 GBP0.06 GBP1.3569.341.8MOn
22 May 20260.12 GBP2.1%0.06 GBP0.06 GBP1.2570.233.5MOn
15 May 20260.12 GBP94.2%0.06 GBP0.06 GBP1.0772.897.1MOff
8 May 20260.06 GBP0.0%0.06 GBP0.06 GBP0.80-10.41758.6KOff
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