NF4 GER Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Netfonds AG · Financial Services · Financial Conglomerates

Latest close 86.50 EUR
6.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 23.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 98.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.8%, after a 8.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 76 out of 100
Latest Close 86.50 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 6.8% latest completed week
4W Return 8.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 10.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 78.8% 41 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 4.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 22-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.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.31% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 1 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • 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 active. Price is 23.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 98.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.8%, after a 8.8% 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 4.0x 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
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 7 Aug
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 0.8912-week average 0.83

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.89Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers11 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 8.8% over four weeks, 10.2% over 12 weeks, and 99.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 22 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W6.8%
4W8.8%
12W10.2%
26W91.4%
52W99.3%
Active trend streak22 weeks
Active weeks in one year41
Trend breadth78.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.16Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change67.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership34.89Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-3.8%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 is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 70%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength20/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Value15/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Quality26/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Momentum93/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Growth37/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 64; 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 framework16/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
234.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
18.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
11.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
2.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
4.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
9.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
16.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-51.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.9x
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 2 relevant articles.

0 positive · 2 neutral · 0 negative
Patient 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-0.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.9%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 higher13 of 266 weeks finished lower.
Best week+63.9%Week of 13 Mar.
Worst week-3.1%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week+6.8%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains10
Flat weeks7
Modest losses6
Sharp losses0
Recent vol1.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/17Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.9% / -1.9%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.

IndustryDE Financial Conglomerates
4-week rank1 / 3
Group average3.6%
Trend breadth33.3%
Trend33.3%active weekly trend signals
MD33.3%positive activity pressure
RS33.3%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202686.50 EUR6.8%70.17 EUR47.83 EUR-0.1634.89331On
31 Jul 202681.00 EUR0.0%68.73 EUR47.52 EUR-0.3531.260On
24 Jul 202681.00 EUR0.6%67.46 EUR47.26 EUR-0.3935.3930On
17 Jul 202680.50 EUR1.3%66.14 EUR47.00 EUR-0.4537.58166On
10 Jul 202679.50 EUR0.0%64.91 EUR46.73 EUR-0.5036.25113On
3 Jul 202679.50 EUR0.0%63.75 EUR46.47 EUR-0.4134.020On
26 Jun 202679.50 EUR0.0%62.59 EUR46.21 EUR-0.2341.530On
19 Jun 202679.50 EUR1.3%61.42 EUR45.95 EUR0.0141.450On
12 Jun 202678.50 EUR-1.3%60.25 EUR45.70 EUR0.2843.31100On
5 Jun 202679.50 EUR1.3%59.12 EUR45.44 EUR0.4846.144On
29 May 202678.50 EUR0.6%57.90 EUR45.19 EUR0.6344.2120On
22 May 202678.00 EUR-0.6%56.76 EUR44.94 EUR0.7946.26200On
15 May 202678.50 EUR0.0%55.63 EUR44.68 EUR0.9554.82114On
8 May 202678.50 EUR-1.3%54.57 EUR44.43 EUR1.0754.47301On
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.

Evidence context