- The trend backdrop is active with a 54-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.
ACG
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
ACG Metals Limited · Basic Materials · Other Industrial Metals & Mining
Latest close
2,060 GBP
4.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 29.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 98.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.6%, after a 7.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; 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; volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
74
out of 100
Latest Close
2,060 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
4.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
7.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
24.8%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
100.0%
52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.5x
vs 13-week average
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 40.40% based on similar historical setup states.
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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.
Price follow-through
4.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move 7.6%.
Indicator stack
100/94
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
Negative 40.40%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
50/100
3 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 29.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 98.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.6%, after a 7.6% 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 0.5x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan
6 Feb
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27 Feb
13 Mar
20 Mar
27 Mar
3 Apr
17 Apr
24 Apr
1 May
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22 May
29 May
5 Jun
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26 Jun
3 Jul
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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 0.9712-week average 0.90
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.97Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 7.6% over four weeks, 24.8% over 12 weeks, and 229.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 54 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak54 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.68Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change166.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership45.28Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-10.2%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 strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 82%
Model confidence 65%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength52/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 49; rank 1 is best.
Value9/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Quality85/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Momentum100/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 1; rank 1 is best.
Growth95/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 6; 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 framework81/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 3.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 122.5x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -4.4% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 57.9% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 45.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -19.2% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 29.0% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 134.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -238.7% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 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
- -3.3% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -3.3% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 22.9x 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 3 relevant articles.
0 positive · 3 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-1.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.6%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.
30 Jan
27 Feb
3 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+23.9%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-19.3%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+4.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses4
Recent vol2.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.0% / -3.8%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 Basic Materials
4-week rank43 / 100
Group average5.9%
Trend breadth26.0%
Trend26.0%active weekly trend signals
MD33.0%positive activity pressure
RS43.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Other Industrial Metals & Mining
4-week rank18 / 82
Group average2.3%
Trend breadth28.0%
Trend28.0%active weekly trend signals
MD29.3%positive activity pressure
RS35.4%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 tape75/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 75/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis80/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.97; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 40.40%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 40.40% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors60/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 93; Small Cap Core rank 92 SVQF81/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 51.5 of 260 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 3 relevant articles.
ACG METALS LIMITED:Approval of DTC Eligibility to Improve U.S. Trading Liquidity 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 | 2,060 GBP | 4.6% | 1,592 GBP | 1,072 GBP | 1.68 | 45.28 | 27.7K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,970 GBP | 2.1% | 1,558 GBP | 1,065 GBP | 1.65 | 41.88 | 133.1K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1,930 GBP | 1.0% | 1,528 GBP | 1,059 GBP | 1.35 | 42.97 | 203.6K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1,910 GBP | -0.3% | 1,500 GBP | 1,053 GBP | 0.97 | 45.85 | 31.3K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1,915 GBP | 7.6% | 1,471 GBP | 1,047 GBP | 0.63 | 50.43 | 46.1K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1,780 GBP | 4.7% | 1,444 GBP | 1,041 GBP | 0.31 | 40.11 | 10.4K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1,700 GBP | -1.7% | 1,423 GBP | 1,036 GBP | 0.13 | 38.36 | 8.4K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1,730 GBP | 3.0% | 1,404 GBP | 1,032 GBP | 0.02 | 45.25 | 11.2K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1,680 GBP | 1.8% | 1,383 GBP | 1,027 GBP | -0.16 | 42.38 | 7.3K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,650 GBP | -0.6% | 1,362 GBP | 1,023 GBP | -0.17 | 43.95 | 6.8K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,660 GBP | 2.5% | 1,341 GBP | 1,019 GBP | -0.21 | 47.04 | 9.9K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 1,620 GBP | -1.8% | 1,322 GBP | 1,014 GBP | -0.19 | 45.50 | 16.0K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 1,650 GBP | 2.5% | 1,305 GBP | 1,010 GBP | -0.06 | 55.05 | 168.8K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,610 GBP | -0.3% | 1,284 GBP | 1,006 GBP | -0.06 | 53.85 | 14.2K | 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.