- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Spirax Group plc · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Latest close
7,500 GBP
8.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 5.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 73.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.0%, after a 14.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 58/100.
Setup score
60
out of 100
Latest Close
7,500 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
8.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
14.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
8.5%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
63.5%
33 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.4x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 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
8.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 14.4%.
Indicator stack
35/53
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
6 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 5.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 73.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.0%, after a 14.4% 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 2.4x 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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27 Mar
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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 0.1512-week average 0.25
12-week confirmation
Trend active1/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.15Current 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 14.4% over four weeks, 8.5% over 12 weeks, and 22.0% 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 year33
Trend breadth63.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.21Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change79.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-2.05Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change81.9%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 72%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength42/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 59; rank 1 is best.
Value3/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Quality93/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Momentum85/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Growth7/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 94; 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 framework24/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 33.9x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 3.3x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 16.5x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 3.7% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 76.8% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 15.6% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 13.4% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 10.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 2.3% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -14.6% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 3.7% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 7/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 2.3% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.3% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.7x 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 6 relevant articles.
1 positive · 4 neutral · 1 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-6.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.9%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 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-9.3%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+8.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.5% / -2.8%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.
SectorGB Industrials
4-week rank29 / 100
Group average9.1%
Trend breadth46.0%
Trend46.0%active weekly trend signals
MD65.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Specialty Industrial Machinery
4-week rank5 / 19
Group average7.2%
Trend breadth36.8%
Trend36.8%active weekly trend signals
MD73.7%positive activity pressure
RS47.4%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 tape53/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 53/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis13/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 1/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.15; No reversal markers Factors55/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 84 SVQF24/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 197.5 of 260 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment58/100Weighted news tone is positive across 6 relevant articles.
Spirax Group PLC (SPX.L) Stock Report: Evaluating a Robust Specialty Machinery Player with 8.25% Upside Potential 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 | 7,500 GBP | 8.0% | 7,119 GBP | 7,722 GBP | -0.21 | -2.05 | 1.6M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 6,945 GBP | -1.9% | 7,106 GBP | 7,741 GBP | -0.83 | -8.99 | 703.6K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 7,080 GBP | 1.7% | 7,103 GBP | 7,767 GBP | -0.99 | -6.21 | 833.3K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 6,960 GBP | 6.2% | 7,092 GBP | 7,792 GBP | -1.07 | -6.67 | 833.0K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 6,555 GBP | -3.2% | 7,089 GBP | 7,819 GBP | -1.02 | -11.32 | 946.5K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 6,775 GBP | -1.4% | 7,095 GBP | 7,844 GBP | -1.02 | -10.06 | 81.4K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 6,870 GBP | -2.6% | 7,098 GBP | 7,864 GBP | -1.02 | -7.48 | 154.4K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 7,050 GBP | 3.5% | 7,093 GBP | 7,886 GBP | -0.95 | -3.83 | 365.3K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 6,810 GBP | -0.1% | 7,083 GBP | 7,906 GBP | -0.96 | -8.02 | 112.4K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 6,820 GBP | -2.1% | 7,087 GBP | 7,934 GBP | -0.85 | -7.02 | 319.4K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 6,965 GBP | -0.1% | 7,090 GBP | 7,962 GBP | -0.59 | -5.40 | 1.1M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 6,975 GBP | 0.9% | 7,094 GBP | 7,989 GBP | -0.53 | -5.74 | 823.1K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 6,915 GBP | -7.1% | 7,095 GBP | 8,015 GBP | -0.41 | -4.03 | 742.6K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 7,446 GBP | 4.9% | 7,092 GBP | 8,043 GBP | -0.22 | 2.89 | 1.0M | 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.