- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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Bastei Lübbe AG · Communication Services · Publishing
Latest close
6.48 EUR
0.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -6.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 11.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.9%, after a -8.5% 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 57/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
21
out of 100
Latest Close
6.48 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
0.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
-8.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-5.5%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
0.0%
0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.4x
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
0.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move -8.5%.
Indicator stack
0/45
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
57/100
2 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 -6.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 11.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.9%, after a -8.5% 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 0.4x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
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 0.2312-week average 0.21
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.23Current 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 -8.5% over four weeks, -5.5% over 12 weeks, and -35.4% 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
Pressure0.11Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-85.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-23.39Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-52.2%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 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 85%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength81/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Value89/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Quality70/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
Momentum9/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Growth21/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 80; 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 framework86/100Value 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
- 6.3x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 11.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 47.2% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 6.8% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 7.6% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 10.2% 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
- -43.5% 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
- 5.6% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 5.6% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.5x 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 sentiment57/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 2 relevant articles.
1 positive · 1 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-36.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.8%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.
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10 Apr
8 May
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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher13 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+4.7%Week of 5 Jun.
Worst week-10.7%Week of 17 Jul.
Latest week+0.9%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains1
Modest gains12
Flat weeks1
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.3% / -3.4%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.
SectorDE Communication Services
4-week rank43 / 49
Group average6.9%
Trend breadth28.6%
Trend28.6%active weekly trend signals
MD38.8%positive activity pressure
RS20.4%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Publishing
4-week rank4 / 4
Group average-0.3%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD50.0%positive activity pressure
RS25.0%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 tape21/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 21/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis33/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.23; No reversal markers Factors63/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Tiny Titans rank 70; Buyback Yield rank 56; Small Cap Core rank 17 SVQF86/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 52.0 of 375 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment57/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 2 relevant articles.
We Think That There Are More Issues For Bastei Lübbe (ETR:BST) Than Just Sluggish Earnings 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 | 6.48 EUR | 0.9% | 6.92 EUR | 7.79 EUR | 0.11 | -23.39 | 3.8K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 6.42 EUR | -1.2% | 6.98 EUR | 7.78 EUR | 0.42 | -22.84 | 31.2K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 6.50 EUR | 2.8% | 7.04 EUR | 7.77 EUR | 0.50 | -21.08 | 5.9K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 6.32 EUR | -10.7% | 7.11 EUR | 7.76 EUR | 0.68 | -23.06 | 39.9K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 7.08 EUR | 1.1% | 7.19 EUR | 7.75 EUR | 0.77 | -15.37 | 9.5K | 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 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 7.10 EUR | 2.6% | 7.33 EUR | 7.70 EUR | 0.61 | -16.57 | 122 | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 6.92 EUR | -2.0% | 7.38 EUR | 7.68 EUR | 0.72 | -18.07 | 4.8K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 7.06 EUR | 4.7% | 7.45 EUR | 7.66 EUR | 0.70 | -17.44 | 153 | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 6.74 EUR | -3.2% | 7.53 EUR | 7.64 EUR | 0.55 | -22.75 | 6.8K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 6.96 EUR | 1.5% | 7.60 EUR | 7.63 EUR | 0.22 | -20.19 | 22.9K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 6.86 EUR | 2.1% | 7.67 EUR | 7.61 EUR | -0.16 | -18.82 | 7.5K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 6.72 EUR | 3.1% | 7.73 EUR | 7.59 EUR | -0.51 | -22.32 | 5.9K | 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.