- The trend backdrop is active with a 3-week active streak.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
LICI
NSI
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Life Insurance Corporation of India · Financial Services · Insurance - Life
Latest close
394.0 INR
-7.2%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is -4.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 30.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.2%, after a -11.1% 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 58/100.
Setup score
45
out of 100
Latest Close
394.0 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-7.2%
latest completed week
4W Return
-11.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-1.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
34.6%
18 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
7.1x
vs 13-week average
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- The latest week was a sharp negative move.
- 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
-7.2%
Latest completed week; four-week move -11.1%.
Indicator stack
29/59
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
58/100
15 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 -4.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 30.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.2%, after a -11.1% 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 7.1x 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 0.3212-week average 0.21
12-week confirmation
Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership8/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.32Current 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 -11.1% over four weeks, -1.4% over 12 weeks, and -13.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 3 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak3 weeks
Active weeks in one year18
Trend breadth34.6%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.67Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-35.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-6.25Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-195.5%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 76%
Model confidence 71%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength87/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Value93/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Quality61/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 40; rank 1 is best.
Momentum31/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Growth41/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 60; 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
- 4.3x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.3x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 3.2x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -14.7% 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
- 6.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -2.8% 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
- 8.7% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 18.9% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 4/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 2.5% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -1.1x 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 sentiment58/100
Weighted news tone is positive across 15 relevant articles.
4 positive · 11 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-15.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.1%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.2%Week of 19 Jun.
Worst week-7.2%Week of 7 Aug.
Latest week-7.2%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.9% / -2.4%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.
SectorIN Financial Services
4-week rank91 / 100
Group average-0.9%
Trend breadth59.0%
Trend59.0%active weekly trend signals
MD70.0%positive activity pressure
RS57.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Insurance - Life
4-week rank8 / 9
Group average-4.5%
Trend breadth44.4%
Trend44.4%active weekly trend signals
MD77.8%positive activity pressure
RS22.2%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 tape45/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 45/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis54/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 8/12.
Activity pressure 0.32; No reversal markers Factors68/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 43 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment58/100Weighted news tone is positive across 15 relevant articles.
The Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates 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 | 394.0 INR | -7.2% | 410.9 INR | 431.3 INR | 0.67 | -6.25 | 195.2M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 424.7 INR | 0.8% | 411.6 INR | 430.8 INR | 0.94 | 1.52 | 6.9M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 421.3 INR | -2.7% | 411.8 INR | 430.2 INR | 0.99 | 3.25 | 5.5M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 433.1 INR | -2.2% | 411.9 INR | 429.4 INR | 1.08 | 3.66 | 16.2M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 443.0 INR | 3.0% | 411.7 INR | 428.6 INR | 1.04 | 6.54 | 15.6M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 430.2 INR | 1.6% | 411.4 INR | 427.7 INR | 0.66 | 3.22 | 1.6M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 423.4 INR | -1.6% | 411.5 INR | 426.9 INR | 0.36 | 2.41 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 430.1 INR | 10.2% | 412.3 INR | 426.2 INR | 0.35 | 4.12 | 12.1M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 390.2 INR | -0.1% | 413.0 INR | 425.4 INR | 0.24 | -4.02 | 2.0M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 390.7 INR | -5.0% | 415.2 INR | 424.7 INR | 0.18 | -3.07 | 3.2M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 411.4 INR | 1.2% | 417.5 INR | 424.1 INR | 0.22 | 1.01 | 34.6M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 406.5 INR | 1.7% | 418.7 INR | 423.3 INR | 0.01 | -1.09 | 52.1M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 399.6 INR | -0.4% | 420.0 INR | 422.6 INR | -0.16 | -2.45 | 13.8M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 401.1 INR | 0.5% | 421.5 INR | 421.8 INR | 0.03 | -4.24 | 10.6M | Off |
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.