ESCORTS NSI Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Escorts Kubota Limited · Industrials · Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery

Latest close 3,086 INR
6.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -2.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 26.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.2%, after a 4.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100.

Setup score 43 out of 100
Latest Close 3,086 INR 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 6.2% latest completed week
4W Return 4.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -0.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 48.1% 25 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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 -2.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 26.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.2%, after a 4.1% 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 1.4x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

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
Up week Down week
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 0.0512-week average 0.03

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.05Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 4.1% over four weeks, -0.8% over 12 weeks, and -5.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W6.2%
4W4.1%
12W-0.8%
26W-8.3%
52W-5.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year25
Trend breadth48.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.19Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change143.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-6.24Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change38.1%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength53/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 48; rank 1 is best.
Value66/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Quality41/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 60; rank 1 is best.
Momentum31/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Growth84/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 17; 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 framework36/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
13.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
15.9x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
30.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
10.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
9.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
12.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
89.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
42.3%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.8%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.0x
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 sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 36 relevant articles.

9 positive · 22 neutral · 5 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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-25.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.0%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 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.3%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-7.1%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+6.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses6
Recent vol3.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.7% / -2.6%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 20263,086 INR6.2%3,149 INR3,323 INR0.19-6.24781.5KOff
24 Jul 20262,905 INR-1.1%3,174 INR3,319 INR0.08-9.53636.1KOff
17 Jul 20262,937 INR-0.2%3,199 INR3,317 INR0.07-10.85308.4KOff
10 Jul 20262,942 INR-0.8%3,221 INR3,313 INR-0.06-10.43513.0KOff
3 Jul 20262,965 INR1.7%3,245 INR3,309 INR-0.45-10.08619.8KOff
26 Jun 20262,917 INR4.6%3,269 INR3,304 INR-0.91-10.850Off
19 Jun 20262,790 INR2.2%3,298 INR3,299 INR-0.99-14.68175.1KOff
12 Jun 20262,731 INR-0.7%3,325 INR3,295 INR-1.02-15.2456.8KOff
5 Jun 20262,750 INR-2.7%3,352 INR3,291 INR-0.91-13.81112.1KOff
29 May 20262,828 INR-2.4%3,381 INR3,287 INR-0.56-12.221.1MOff
22 May 20262,899 INR-2.3%3,412 INR3,282 INR-0.55-10.83715.0KOff
15 May 20262,967 INR-4.7%3,437 INR3,277 INR-0.50-8.67907.1KOff
8 May 20263,111 INR-2.9%3,461 INR3,271 INR-0.52-6.521.1MOff
1 May 20263,205 INR-0.8%3,478 INR3,264 INR-0.79-2.99351.4KOff
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.