- The trend backdrop is active with a 14-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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Weekly Investor Report
Saudi Paper Manufacturing Company · Basic Materials · Paper & Paper Products
Latest close
67.35 SAR
-2.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive trend
The weekly trend is active. Price is 16.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.4%, after a 5.0% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
72
out of 100
Latest Close
67.35 SAR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-2.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
5.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
17.6%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
34.6%
18 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.6x
vs 13-week average
- Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
- 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
-2.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move 5.0%.
Indicator stack
64/94
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
50/100
3 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 16.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.4%, after a 5.0% 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 1.6x 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
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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 0.6512-week average 0.57
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 leadership11/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.65Current 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 5.0% over four weeks, 17.6% over 12 weeks, and 19.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 14 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak14 weeks
Active weeks in one year18
Trend breadth34.6%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.42Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change228.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership20.24Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change24.8%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.
No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.
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 3 relevant articles.
0 positive · 3 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-4.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.8%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 higher13 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.0%Week of 10 Jul.
Worst week-8.8%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week-2.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains6
Flat weeks1
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol5.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.7% / -3.0%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.
SectorSA Basic Materials
4-week rank8 / 58
Group average-2.5%
Trend breadth36.2%
Trend36.2%active weekly trend signals
MD36.2%positive activity pressure
RS32.8%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustrySA Paper & Paper Products
4-week rank1 / 2
Group average2.6%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD50.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%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 tape71/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 71/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis84/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 11/12.
Activity pressure 0.65; No reversal markers Factors50/100No published factor snapshot is available yet.
Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 3 relevant articles.
Saudi Paper completes buyback of 105,300 treasury shares 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 | 67.35 SAR | -2.4% | 57.79 SAR | 57.10 SAR | 1.42 | 20.24 | 1.1M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 69.00 SAR | 6.8% | 57.62 SAR | 56.85 SAR | 1.35 | 26.68 | 1.2M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 64.60 SAR | 3.6% | 57.35 SAR | 56.59 SAR | 0.79 | 16.83 | 589.3K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 62.35 SAR | -2.8% | 57.16 SAR | 56.36 SAR | 0.37 | 13.77 | 459.9K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 64.15 SAR | 16.0% | 56.85 SAR | 56.14 SAR | 0.43 | 16.21 | 2.4M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 55.30 SAR | 0.8% | 56.53 SAR | 55.92 SAR | 0.22 | 0.14 | 405.2K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 54.85 SAR | -8.8% | 56.57 SAR | 55.75 SAR | 0.47 | -1.93 | 310.3K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 60.15 SAR | 4.4% | 56.62 SAR | 55.57 SAR | 0.66 | 5.55 | 600.2K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 57.60 SAR | -0.5% | 56.55 SAR | 55.36 SAR | 0.45 | 1.70 | 374.0K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 57.90 SAR | 1.1% | 56.51 SAR | 55.17 SAR | 0.53 | 2.54 | 326.0K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 57.25 SAR | 0.0% | 56.25 SAR | 54.98 SAR | 0.71 | 0.83 | 0 | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 57.25 SAR | 0.0% | 56.11 SAR | 54.79 SAR | 0.80 | 0.83 | 173.0K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 57.25 SAR | -5.3% | 56.04 SAR | 54.59 SAR | 0.91 | 0.74 | 856.6K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 60.47 SAR | 5.1% | 56.02 SAR | 54.40 SAR | 0.78 | 5.82 | 887.4K | 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.