- The trend backdrop is active with a 74-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.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Voestalpine AG · Basic Materials · Steel
Latest close
46.20 EUR
2.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 6.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.7%, after a 6.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
74
out of 100
Latest Close
46.20 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
2.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
6.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
3.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
100.0%
52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
3.1x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 15 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
2.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move 6.7%.
Indicator stack
100/46
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
Positive 58.40%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
50/100
9 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 6.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.7%, after a 6.7% 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 3.1x 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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Up week
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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 0.7612-week average 0.76
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.76Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1515 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 15 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 6.7% over four weeks, 3.2% over 12 weeks, and 72.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 74 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak74 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.39Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change32.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership9.85Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-17.9%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 is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 85%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength89/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Value85/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Quality27/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Momentum89/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Growth66/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 35; 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.
Value-quality framework46/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 18.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 6.2x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 5.9% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 20.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 4.7% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 3.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 6.0% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -4.3% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 176.7% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 78.5% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 7/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 1.6% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 1.6% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.9x 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 9 relevant articles.
0 positive · 9 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-6.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.4%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.8%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-12.8%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+2.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses7
Recent vol3.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split34/18Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.6% / -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.
SectorDE Basic Materials
4-week rank16 / 44
Group average3.5%
Trend breadth47.7%
Trend47.7%active weekly trend signals
MD20.5%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Steel
4-week rank2 / 4
Group average4.8%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD25.0%positive activity pressure
RS100.0%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 tape75/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 75/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis58/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.76; 15 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 58.40%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 58.40% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors71/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 84; Small Cap Core rank 27 SVQF46/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 204.0 of 375 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 9 relevant articles.
voestalpine AG Revenue Breakdown – HAM:VAS 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 | 46.20 EUR | 2.7% | 43.29 EUR | 28.22 EUR | -0.39 | 9.85 | 16.4K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 44.98 EUR | 0.7% | 43.08 EUR | 28.10 EUR | -0.57 | 10.69 | 5.5K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 44.68 EUR | -0.3% | 42.86 EUR | 27.98 EUR | -0.64 | 13.29 | 4.2K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 44.80 EUR | 3.5% | 42.61 EUR | 27.88 EUR | -0.65 | 15.88 | 5.1K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 43.28 EUR | 0.8% | 42.37 EUR | 27.77 EUR | -0.58 | 12.00 | 5.2K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 42.93 EUR | 4.4% | 42.22 EUR | 27.68 EUR | -0.40 | 8.95 | 349 | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 41.10 EUR | -4.3% | 42.05 EUR | 27.59 EUR | -0.29 | 9.97 | 207 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 42.93 EUR | -6.2% | 41.92 EUR | 27.52 EUR | -0.12 | 14.41 | 489 | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 45.76 EUR | -1.3% | 41.63 EUR | 27.43 EUR | -0.12 | 24.91 | 1.5K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 46.35 EUR | -4.2% | 41.25 EUR | 27.32 EUR | -0.27 | 27.41 | 3.0K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 48.40 EUR | 5.2% | 40.78 EUR | 27.21 EUR | -0.31 | 32.88 | 8.9K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 46.02 EUR | 2.8% | 40.20 EUR | 27.08 EUR | -0.47 | 29.13 | 9.7K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 44.78 EUR | -0.7% | 39.71 EUR | 26.96 EUR | -0.58 | 32.17 | 8.0K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 45.10 EUR | 2.7% | 39.26 EUR | 26.85 EUR | -0.52 | 32.59 | 13.2K | On |
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.