GDF ASX Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Garda Property Group · Real Estate · Real Estate Services

Latest close 1.08 AUD
4.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 41.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.6%, after a 5.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 62/100.

Setup score 45 out of 100
Latest Close 1.08 AUD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 4.6% latest completed week
4W Return 5.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 2.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 23.1% 12 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
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.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.99% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 -0.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 41.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.6%, after a 5.9% 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 1.6x 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
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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 0.0412-week average 0.02

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.04Current 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 5.9% over four weeks, 2.8% over 12 weeks, and -11.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W4.6%
4W5.9%
12W2.8%
26W-4.9%
52W-11.9%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year12
Trend breadth23.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.21Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change137.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-4.80Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change50.6%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025 Field coverage 79% 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 strength4/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Value12/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Quality8/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Momentum15/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Growth7/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 94; 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.

Value-quality framework11/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
8.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
214.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-1.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
75.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
52.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-22.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
1.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-17.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-186.3%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
8.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
8.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
115.9x
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 sentiment62/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 5 relevant articles.

1 positive · 4 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-11.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.7%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 higher9 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.4%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-4.0%Week of 3 Jul.
Latest week+4.6%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains7
Flat weeks1
Modest losses16
Sharp losses0
Recent vol2.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split18/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.0% / -1.6%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 20261.08 AUD4.6%1.09 AUD1.07 AUD0.21-4.80312.1KOff
24 Jul 20261.04 AUD0.2%1.09 AUD1.07 AUD-0.10-7.15321.2KOff
17 Jul 20261.03 AUD1.0%1.09 AUD1.07 AUD-0.25-7.8459.3KOff
10 Jul 20261.02 AUD0.0%1.10 AUD1.07 AUD-0.44-9.06227.8KOff
3 Jul 20261.02 AUD-4.0%1.10 AUD1.07 AUD-0.56-9.71279.6KOff
26 Jun 20261.07 AUD2.3%1.11 AUD1.07 AUD-0.88-5.4124.5KOff
19 Jun 20261.04 AUD-1.8%1.11 AUD1.07 AUD-1.25-8.4229.3KOff
12 Jun 20261.06 AUD6.4%1.11 AUD1.07 AUD-1.35-6.64195.9KOff
5 Jun 20261.00 AUD-1.0%1.11 AUD1.07 AUD-1.51-10.54225.2KOff
29 May 20261.01 AUD-1.1%1.12 AUD1.07 AUD-1.48-10.9363.2KOff
22 May 20261.02 AUD-1.4%1.12 AUD1.07 AUD-1.29-9.38415.7KOff
15 May 20261.03 AUD-1.9%1.12 AUD1.07 AUD-1.28-7.94237.8KOff
8 May 20261.05 AUD-1.4%1.13 AUD1.07 AUD-1.17-7.48142.6KOff
1 May 20261.07 AUD-0.9%1.13 AUD1.07 AUD-1.11-6.12660.1KOff
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.