INV ASX Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

InvestSMART Group Limited · Financial Services · Financial Conglomerates

Latest close 0.11 AUD
-18.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is -3.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 33.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -18.5%, after a -21.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 30 out of 100
Latest Close 0.11 AUD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -18.5% latest completed week
4W Return -21.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 32.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 30.8% 16 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 6-week active streak.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 22.28% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • 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 -3.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 33.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -18.5%, after a -21.4% 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 0.7x 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 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
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 0.7112-week average 0.34

12-week confirmation

Trend active6/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership9/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.71Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 -21.4% over four weeks, 32.5% over 12 weeks, and -21.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 6 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-18.5%
4W-21.4%
12W32.5%
26W-4.3%
52W-21.4%
Active trend streak6 weeks
Active weeks in one year16
Trend breadth30.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.53Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-59.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-8.40Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-147.3%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 neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025 Field coverage 64% Model confidence 34%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength43/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 58; rank 1 is best.
Value47/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Quality45/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Momentum47/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Growth47/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 54; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
1.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-20.5%
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
-14.6%
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
125.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
118.3%
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
0.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-36.3%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-35.4%
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 3 relevant articles.

0 positive · 3 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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-35.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility19.4%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 higher4 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+56.6%Week of 22 May.
Worst week-18.5%Week of 24 Jul.
Latest week-18.5%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains0
Flat weeks13
Modest losses1
Sharp losses8
Recent vol19.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol11.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split10/16Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew14.9% / -9.0%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.

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
24 Jul 20260.11 AUD-18.5%0.11 AUD0.13 AUD0.53-8.4058.5KOn
17 Jul 20260.14 AUD-3.6%0.11 AUD0.13 AUD0.7811.544.5KOn
10 Jul 20260.14 AUD0.0%0.11 AUD0.13 AUD0.9116.000On
3 Jul 20260.14 AUD0.0%0.11 AUD0.13 AUD1.0615.990On
26 Jun 20260.14 AUD0.0%0.11 AUD0.13 AUD1.2917.75184.3KOn
19 Jun 20260.14 AUD-17.6%0.11 AUD0.13 AUD1.3017.6075.0KOn
12 Jun 20260.17 AUD6.3%0.11 AUD0.13 AUD1.3343.802Off
5 Jun 20260.16 AUD33.3%0.11 AUD0.13 AUD0.7339.31207.0KOff
29 May 20260.12 AUD-7.7%0.11 AUD0.13 AUD-0.004.06122.2KOff
22 May 20260.13 AUD56.6%0.11 AUD0.13 AUD-0.6613.82373.3KOff
15 May 20260.08 AUD0.0%0.11 AUD0.13 AUD-1.31-27.040Off
8 May 20260.08 AUD0.0%0.11 AUD0.13 AUD-1.39-28.360Off
1 May 20260.08 AUD0.0%0.11 AUD0.13 AUD-1.43-28.640Off
24 Apr 20260.08 AUD0.0%0.11 AUD0.13 AUD-1.45-29.490Off
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.