- The trend backdrop is active with a 41-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
KLR
LSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Keller Group plc · Industrials · Engineering & Construction
Latest close
3,076 GBP
1.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 30.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 80.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.7%, after a -10.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 56/100.
Setup score
70
out of 100
Latest Close
3,076 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
1.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
-10.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
32.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
78.8%
41 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.4x
vs 13-week average
- 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
- 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
1.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move -10.6%.
Indicator stack
88/69
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 60.23%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
56/100
15 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 active. Price is 30.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 80.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.7%, after a -10.6% 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 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
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27 Mar
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24 Apr
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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 0.9912-week average 0.96
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.99Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -10.6% over four weeks, 32.7% over 12 weeks, and 127.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 41 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak41 weeks
Active weeks in one year41
Trend breadth78.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.16Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-24.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership43.28Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-43.4%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 inexpensive 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 strength99/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Value88/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Quality97/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Momentum99/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Growth13/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 88; 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 framework76/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 14.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.7x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 6.6x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 7.9% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 72.3% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 6.8% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 5.4% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 23.5% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 3.4% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 3.4% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -5.0% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 8/9 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
- 2.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 4.3% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.1x 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 sentiment56/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.
6 positive · 9 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-12.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.8%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+25.6%Week of 10 Jul.
Worst week-8.3%Week of 31 Jul.
Latest week+1.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses2
Recent vol7.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split33/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -2.5%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 rank98 / 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 Engineering & Construction
4-week rank16 / 16
Group average4.0%
Trend breadth43.8%
Trend43.8%active weekly trend signals
MD56.2%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 tape74/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 74/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis83/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.99; 4 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 60.23%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 60.23% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors95/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 26; Small Cap Core rank 36 SVQF76/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 62.0 of 260 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment56/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.
Keller Group (LSE:KLR) Stock Fair Value Rises After Higher Analyst Earnings Expectations 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 | 3,076 GBP | 1.7% | 2,357 GBP | 1,489 GBP | 1.16 | 43.28 | 960.7K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 3,024 GBP | -8.3% | 2,312 GBP | 1,474 GBP | 1.42 | 43.15 | 690.2K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 3,298 GBP | -1.1% | 2,266 GBP | 1,460 GBP | 1.59 | 60.15 | 352.2K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 3,336 GBP | -3.1% | 2,211 GBP | 1,444 GBP | 1.62 | 66.66 | 715.3K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 3,442 GBP | 25.6% | 2,155 GBP | 1,428 GBP | 1.54 | 76.48 | 2.0M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 2,740 GBP | 4.2% | 2,093 GBP | 1,411 GBP | 1.32 | 40.59 | 92.0K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 2,630 GBP | -1.0% | 2,057 GBP | 1,399 GBP | 1.13 | 38.59 | 84.2K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 2,656 GBP | 0.6% | 2,023 GBP | 1,387 GBP | 0.97 | 43.19 | 422.7K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 2,640 GBP | 9.2% | 1,985 GBP | 1,374 GBP | 0.92 | 42.23 | 117.7K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 2,418 GBP | 2.1% | 1,949 GBP | 1,362 GBP | 0.91 | 32.72 | 134.0K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 2,368 GBP | 0.4% | 1,917 GBP | 1,350 GBP | 1.00 | 30.35 | 994.0K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 2,357 GBP | 1.7% | 1,891 GBP | 1,339 GBP | 1.14 | 29.82 | 1.1M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 2,317 GBP | -3.5% | 1,866 GBP | 1,329 GBP | 1.24 | 31.66 | 1.1M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 2,401 GBP | 7.5% | 1,838 GBP | 1,318 GBP | 1.27 | 36.65 | 665.2K | 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.