- The trend backdrop is active with a 18-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.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Lloyds Banking Group plc · Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Latest close
1.34 EUR
0.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 13.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a 3.1% 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 51/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
80
out of 100
Latest Close
1.34 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
0.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
3.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
23.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
96.2%
50 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.9x
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
0.8%
Latest completed week; four-week move 3.1%.
Indicator stack
98/80
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 57.24%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
51/100
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 13.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a 3.1% 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 2.9x 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 0.7912-week average 0.63
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.79Current 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 3.1% over four weeks, 23.7% over 12 weeks, and 44.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 18 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak18 weeks
Active weeks in one year50
Trend breadth96.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.37Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change64.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership11.89Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-29.3%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 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 strength38/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 63; rank 1 is best.
Value37/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Quality26/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Momentum83/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Growth70/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 31; 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
- 15.5x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 3.8x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -0.5% 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
- -3.0% 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
- 7.7% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 8.5% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 6/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 3.5% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 2.1% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 5.6% 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 sentiment51/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 9 relevant articles.
2 positive · 6 neutral · 1 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-1.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.1%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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Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.6%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-6.8%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+0.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.1% / -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.
SectorDE Financial Services
4-week rank40 / 95
Group average1.3%
Trend breadth61.1%
Trend61.1%active weekly trend signals
MD70.5%positive activity pressure
RS41.1%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Banks - Regional
4-week rank10 / 18
Group average5.5%
Trend breadth72.2%
Trend72.2%active weekly trend signals
MD83.3%positive activity pressure
RS61.1%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 tape81/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 81/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis73/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.79; 4 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 57.24%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 57.24% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors43/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 19; Small Cap Core rank 53 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment51/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 9 relevant articles.
Lloyds Banking Group issues 6.7 million shares for employee plans By Investing.com 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 | 1.34 EUR | 0.8% | 1.19 EUR | 0.79 EUR | 1.37 | 11.89 | 1.5M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1.33 EUR | 0.7% | 1.18 EUR | 0.78 EUR | 1.29 | 14.60 | 757.9K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1.32 EUR | 2.0% | 1.17 EUR | 0.78 EUR | 1.17 | 16.88 | 677.2K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1.30 EUR | -0.5% | 1.17 EUR | 0.77 EUR | 1.04 | 16.59 | 582.5K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1.30 EUR | -1.7% | 1.16 EUR | 0.77 EUR | 0.83 | 16.82 | 419.4K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1.32 EUR | 4.9% | 1.15 EUR | 0.76 EUR | 0.57 | 16.37 | 72.1K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1.26 EUR | 4.7% | 1.15 EUR | 0.76 EUR | 0.24 | 16.71 | 95.9K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1.21 EUR | 1.3% | 1.14 EUR | 0.75 EUR | 0.10 | 10.79 | 34.1K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1.19 EUR | 2.6% | 1.13 EUR | 0.75 EUR | -0.02 | 11.46 | 86.6K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1.16 EUR | -1.6% | 1.13 EUR | 0.74 EUR | -0.30 | 8.62 | 184.4K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 1.18 EUR | 1.5% | 1.12 EUR | 0.74 EUR | -0.39 | 9.31 | 931.3K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 1.16 EUR | 7.0% | 1.12 EUR | 0.73 EUR | -0.54 | 9.13 | 476.6K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 1.09 EUR | -5.5% | 1.11 EUR | 0.73 EUR | -0.67 | 6.32 | 688.3K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 1.15 EUR | -1.0% | 1.10 EUR | 0.72 EUR | -0.49 | 11.12 | 710.4K | 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.