- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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Bastei Lübbe AG · Communication Services · Publishing
Latest close
6.42 EUR
0.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 9.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.6%, after a -4.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
27
out of 100
Latest Close
6.42 EUR
25 Sep 2026
1W Return
0.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
-4.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-8.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
0.0%
0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.7x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
0.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move -4.6%.
Indicator stack
0/63
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
0 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 not active. Price is -4.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 9.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.6%, after a -4.6% 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 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
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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 0.0612-week average 0.19
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.06Current 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 -4.6% over four weeks, -8.3% over 12 weeks, and -32.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.09Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change145.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-16.07Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change15.3%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 ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 25 Sep 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 91%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength80/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Value85/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Quality69/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 32; rank 1 is best.
Momentum10/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Growth19/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 82; 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 framework83/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 13.4x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.7x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 6.5x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- - Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 47.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 7.2% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- - Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 9.5% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 3.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -43.9% 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
- 3.9% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 3.9% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.2x 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 0 relevant articles.
0 positive · 0 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-34.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.2%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 higher15 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+4.7%Week of 5 Jun.
Worst week-10.7%Week of 17 Jul.
Latest week+0.6%Week of 25 Sep.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains2
Modest gains13
Flat weeks1
Modest losses7
Sharp losses3
Recent vol4.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.6% / -3.6%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.
SectorDE Communication Services
4-week rank22 / 47
Group average-3.2%
Trend breadth31.9%
Trend31.9%active weekly trend signals
MD55.3%positive activity pressure
RS25.5%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Publishing
4-week rank3 / 4
Group average-2.0%
Trend breadth75.0%
Trend75.0%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 tape26/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 26/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis22/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.06; No reversal markers Factors62/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Tiny Titans rank 64; Buyback Yield rank 55; Small Cap Core rank 24 SVQF83/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 56.5 of 335 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 0 relevant articles.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | 6.42 EUR | 0.6% | 6.69 EUR | 7.88 EUR | 0.09 | -16.07 | 5.7K | Off |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 6.38 EUR | -7.8% | 6.71 EUR | 7.87 EUR | 0.26 | -17.03 | 38.2K | Off |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 6.92 EUR | 4.1% | 6.73 EUR | 7.86 EUR | 0.14 | -11.84 | 7.5K | Off |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 6.65 EUR | -1.1% | 6.73 EUR | 7.84 EUR | -0.08 | -17.55 | 4.2K | Off |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 6.73 EUR | 2.6% | 6.76 EUR | 7.83 EUR | -0.21 | -18.97 | 15.7K | Off |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 6.55 EUR | 3.0% | 6.80 EUR | 7.82 EUR | -0.36 | -20.48 | 184 | Off |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 6.36 EUR | 1.9% | 6.86 EUR | 7.80 EUR | -0.31 | -24.37 | 22 | Off |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 6.24 EUR | -2.7% | 6.91 EUR | 7.79 EUR | -0.11 | -26.14 | 398 | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 6.42 EUR | -1.2% | 6.98 EUR | 7.78 EUR | 0.21 | -22.84 | 1.5K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 6.50 EUR | 2.8% | 7.04 EUR | 7.77 EUR | 0.40 | -21.08 | 2.7K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 6.32 EUR | -10.7% | 7.11 EUR | 7.76 EUR | 0.61 | -23.06 | 26.7K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 7.08 EUR | 1.1% | 7.19 EUR | 7.75 EUR | 0.70 | -15.37 | 1.4K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 7.00 EUR | -2.5% | 7.24 EUR | 7.73 EUR | 0.65 | -19.18 | 11 | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 7.18 EUR | 1.1% | 7.28 EUR | 7.71 EUR | 0.67 | -14.03 | 86 | 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.