- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
- Next-week expectancy is positive at 55.48% based on similar historical setup states.
OSB
LSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
OSB Group Plc · Financial Services · Mortgage Finance
Latest close
520.5 GBP
-6.5%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -5.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.5%, after a -5.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 49/100.
Setup score
52
out of 100
Latest Close
520.5 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-6.5%
latest completed week
4W Return
-5.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
5.8%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
59.6%
31 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.2x
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.
- 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
-6.5%
Latest completed week; four-week move -5.4%.
Indicator stack
33/100
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.
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 55.48%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
49/100
12 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 -5.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.5%, after a -5.4% 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 2.2x 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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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 0.3012-week average 0.14
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.30Current 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 -5.4% over four weeks, 5.8% over 12 weeks, and -6.2% 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 year31
Trend breadth59.6%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.56Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change545.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-14.09Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-101.3%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 70%
Model confidence 56%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength57/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 44; rank 1 is best.
Value93/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Quality17/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Momentum12/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Growth9/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 92; 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
- 6.2x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 2.6x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 19.0% 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
- - Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 31.5% 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
- 0.5% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -3.0% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -90.4% 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
- 6.8% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 5.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 11.8% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- - 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 sentiment49/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 12 relevant articles.
0 positive · 11 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-19.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.9%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.
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13 Mar
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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.3%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-6.5%Week of 7 Aug.
Latest week-6.5%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains2
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses5
Recent vol2.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.5% / -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 Financial Services
4-week rank94 / 100
Group average2.1%
Trend breadth60.0%
Trend60.0%active weekly trend signals
MD68.0%positive activity pressure
RS53.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Mortgage Finance
4-week rank4 / 4
Group average6.9%
Trend breadth0.0%
Trend0.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS0.0%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 tape52/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 52/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis23/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.30; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.48%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.48% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors44/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 13; Small Cap Core rank 15 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment49/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 12 relevant articles.
OSB Group PLC Revenue Breakdown – LSE:OSB 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 | 520.5 GBP | -6.5% | 551.3 GBP | 466.0 GBP | 0.56 | -14.09 | 6.7M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 556.5 GBP | -0.9% | 554.9 GBP | 465.2 GBP | 0.58 | -8.30 | 1.7M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 561.5 GBP | 1.3% | 557.7 GBP | 464.0 GBP | 0.49 | -6.64 | 2.4M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 554.5 GBP | 0.7% | 560.2 GBP | 462.7 GBP | 0.34 | -6.91 | 2.0M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 550.5 GBP | 1.2% | 562.8 GBP | 461.4 GBP | 0.09 | -7.00 | 3.7M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 544.0 GBP | 1.7% | 564.2 GBP | 460.0 GBP | -0.27 | -9.97 | 291.6K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 535.0 GBP | 3.0% | 564.9 GBP | 458.7 GBP | -0.61 | -10.28 | 437.6K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 519.5 GBP | 0.3% | 566.1 GBP | 458.3 GBP | -0.86 | -11.93 | 1.5M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 518.0 GBP | 3.2% | 566.7 GBP | 458.0 GBP | -0.88 | -13.27 | 325.7K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 502.0 GBP | -2.8% | 568.0 GBP | 457.9 GBP | -0.89 | -15.30 | 321.6K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 516.5 GBP | 3.0% | 569.6 GBP | 458.0 GBP | -0.85 | -13.42 | 3.3M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 501.5 GBP | 2.0% | 570.4 GBP | 458.0 GBP | -0.81 | -16.56 | 8.7M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 491.8 GBP | -4.4% | 572.1 GBP | 457.9 GBP | -0.92 | -16.21 | 7.7M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 514.5 GBP | -1.3% | 573.6 GBP | 458.1 GBP | -0.94 | -12.87 | 6.1M | 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.