- The trend backdrop is active with a 63-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.
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Vestas Wind Systems A/S · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Latest close
23.87 EUR
1.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 1.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.7%, after a 2.4% 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 48/100.
Setup score
58
out of 100
Latest Close
23.87 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
1.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
2.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-6.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
100.0%
52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.3x
vs 13-week average
- 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
1.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move 2.4%.
Indicator stack
100/36
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
48/100
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 active. Price is 1.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.7%, after a 2.4% 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 1.3x 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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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 0.4312-week average 0.69
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.43Current 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 2.4% over four weeks, -6.4% over 12 weeks, and 56.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 63 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak63 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.75Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change0.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership3.19Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-62.6%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 94%
Model confidence 88%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength31/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Value22/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Quality41/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 60; rank 1 is best.
Momentum86/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Growth92/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 9; 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
- 27.4x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.2x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 17.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 3.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 13.5% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 6.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 4.1% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 24.2% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 8.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 58.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -14.4% 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
- 0.4% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 1.2% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 1.6% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.2x 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 sentiment48/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 12 relevant articles.
1 positive · 9 neutral · 2 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-12.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.0%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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Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.6%Week of 27 Mar.
Worst week-7.5%Week of 29 May.
Latest week+1.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol5.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.7% / -4.0%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.
SectorDE Industrials
4-week rank57 / 100
Group average4.0%
Trend breadth49.0%
Trend49.0%active weekly trend signals
MD59.0%positive activity pressure
RS53.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Specialty Industrial Machinery
4-week rank19 / 36
Group average1.3%
Trend breadth33.3%
Trend33.3%active weekly trend signals
MD44.4%positive activity pressure
RS38.9%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 tape61/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 61/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis65/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 3/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.43; No reversal markers Factors42/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 27; Small Cap Core rank 81 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment48/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 12 relevant articles.
Vestas Stock And 2 European Reshoring Plays Investors Should Watch 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 | 23.87 EUR | 1.7% | 23.50 EUR | 19.21 EUR | -0.75 | 3.19 | 110.2K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 23.46 EUR | 0.2% | 23.50 EUR | 19.19 EUR | -0.82 | 4.78 | 145.8K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 23.42 EUR | -2.4% | 23.49 EUR | 19.19 EUR | -0.85 | 7.43 | 130.8K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 24.00 EUR | 2.9% | 23.46 EUR | 19.18 EUR | -0.87 | 11.92 | 92.0K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 23.32 EUR | -6.4% | 23.40 EUR | 19.18 EUR | -0.76 | 8.53 | 118.2K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 24.91 EUR | 7.3% | 23.37 EUR | 19.17 EUR | -0.72 | 13.66 | 8.8K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 23.22 EUR | -5.1% | 23.23 EUR | 19.15 EUR | -0.64 | 11.60 | 31.0K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 24.46 EUR | 10.0% | 23.12 EUR | 19.15 EUR | -0.42 | 17.09 | 31.9K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 22.23 EUR | -3.7% | 22.94 EUR | 19.14 EUR | -0.13 | 8.94 | 19.6K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 23.08 EUR | -3.6% | 22.88 EUR | 19.15 EUR | 0.16 | 13.35 | 16.0K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 23.93 EUR | -7.5% | 22.77 EUR | 19.16 EUR | 0.50 | 16.86 | 130.8K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 25.88 EUR | 1.5% | 22.54 EUR | 19.17 EUR | 0.55 | 28.63 | 153.8K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 25.51 EUR | -2.6% | 22.23 EUR | 19.16 EUR | 0.37 | 33.29 | 96.6K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 26.20 EUR | 0.2% | 21.93 EUR | 19.16 EUR | 0.32 | 36.20 | 288.0K | 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.