Company Brief

What the company does

IMCD N.V. distributes, markets, and sells specialty chemicals and ingredients in the Netherlands, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, South America, and the Asia-Pacific. The company provides adhesives, core materials, filler reinforcements, flame retardants, masterbatch, modifiers, operating materials, pigments, plasticizers, processing aids, PUR raw materials, rubber elastomers, solvents, stabilizers, thermoplastic elastomers, thermoplastics, thermoplastics, and other additives. It offers actives, UV sunscreens, rheology modifiers, thickeners, surfactants, emulsifiers, emollients, film formers, humectants, waxes, conditioners, hair styling polymers, solvent, solubilizers, pigments, pearls, powders and colorants, opacifiers, pearlizers, preservatives, antioxidants, fragrances, and essential oils. In addition, …

Snapshot

What the weekly tape is saying

IMCD closed the latest completed week at 88.60 EUR. The 4-week return is -7.6% and the 12-week return is 28.1%. Trend Signal is active, Market Dynamics is 0.60. Setup signature: Risk-first tape with a 37/100 composite read.

Trend Signal Active

Market Dynamics No fresh buy

Price vs Trend 7.0%

Volume 1.1x

Setup Cockpit

A compressed read of the whole setup

The radar blends trend persistence, momentum, Market Dynamics, Relative Strength, volume confirmation, and risk control into one weekly cockpit.

Composite setup radar

37 Risk-first tape

Scoreboard

Trend 36 Persistence of active Trend Signal over the last year and current streak.

Momentum 58 Blend of 4-week and 12-week follow-through.

Dynamics 58 Latest Market Dynamics and whether pressure has improved over four weeks.

Relative Strength 0 Relative leadership and short-term RS change.

Volume 47 Participation compared with the 13-week volume baseline.

Risk Control 22 Drawdown and recent weekly volatility pressure.

16-week signal tape

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

Weekly return bar Trend Signal dot Positive Market Dynamics dot

Price Action

Price, Trend Line, and Fair Value

Weekly price context with the latest close, trend position, Fair Value gap, drawdown, and 52-week range location.

52-week price path

Price Trend Line Fair Value

Price map

Trend Line: 82.80 EUR
Vs Trend Line: 7.0%
Fair Value: 117.6 EUR
Vs Fair Value: -24.7%
52W High: 115.9 EUR
52W Low: 67.34 EUR
Drawdown: -23.5%
Range Position: 43.8%

Momentum

Returns and trend persistence

Return windows separate the latest week from short-term and medium-term follow-through.

Return windows

1W -0.6%

4W -7.6%

12W 28.1%

26W 17.1%

52W -23.8%

Trend read

Active Streak: 8 weeks
52W Active Weeks: 8
52W Active Breadth: 15.4%
Sector Scope: AT Basic Materials
Sector Rank: 34 of 54
Sector Percentile: 37.7%

Peer Context

Sector and industry pulse

Peer breadth helps separate a stock-specific move from a broader group rotation.

AT Basic Materials

Tracked Peers: 54
4W Rank: 44 of 54
Avg 1W: 0.8%
Avg 4W: 1.2%
Trend Breadth: 70.4%
Positive MD: 59.3%

AKZO · VIE 18.2% ACX · VIE 17.3% PPG · VIE 16.9% MT · VIE 15.7% ACT1 · VIE 14.4%

AT Specialty Chemicals

Tracked Peers: 27
4W Rank: 25 of 27
Avg 1W: 1.6%
Avg 4W: 1.5%
Trend Breadth: 77.8%
Positive RS: 18.5%

AKZO · VIE 18.2% PPG · VIE 16.9% ACT1 · VIE 14.4% SY1 · VIE 11.8% DSFI · VIE 11.2%

Market Dynamics

Pressure, Relative Strength, and expectation

Market Dynamics and Relative Strength show whether buying pressure and relative leadership are confirming the price move.

Dynamics path

Market Dynamics Relative Strength

Signal state

Market Dynamics: 0.60
4W MD Change: -40.7%
Relative Strength: -18.43
4W RS Change: -76.1%
Expectation: Undecided
Probability: 47.76%

Volume

Participation and confirmation

Volume tells us whether the latest weekly move is being confirmed by unusual participation.

52-week volume profile

Volume map

Latest Volume: 115
13W Average: 102
52W Average: 100
Vs 13W: 1.1x
Vs 52W: 1.1x

Risk Anatomy

Volatility, downside weeks, and return shape

A compact risk profile shows whether the move is steady, volatile, or being driven by sharp one-week jumps.

26-week return distribution

Risk map

13W Volatility: 6.6%
52W Volatility: 5.3%
Upside Weeks: 24
Downside Weeks: 28
Downside Breadth: 53.8%
Avg Gain / Loss: 3.5% / -3.7%

Context

Classification, opportunities, risks, and watch points

Top-level read across company classification, constructive evidence, caution points, and the next things that matter.

Classification

Exchange: VIE
Country: AT
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Currency: EUR
Market Cap: 5.2B

Opportunity signals

Trend Signal is active with a 8-week active streak.
Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
Market Dynamics is positive on the latest completed week.

Risk signals

Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.

Watch next

Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
Market Dynamics is the pressure gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.

Weekly Tape

Recent completed weeks

The latest weekly rows behind the report snapshot.

Week	Close	Return	Trend	Fair Value	MD	RS	Volume	Signal
12 Jun 2026	88.60 EUR	-0.6%	82.80 EUR	117.6 EUR	0.60	-18.43	115	On
5 Jun 2026	89.16 EUR	1.4%	82.45 EUR	117.8 EUR	0.61	-16.72	0	On
29 May 2026	87.94 EUR	-3.7%	82.19 EUR	118.1 EUR	0.69	-19.72	0	On
22 May 2026	91.32 EUR	-4.7%	82.23 EUR	118.4 EUR	0.86	-15.44	0	On
15 May 2026	95.84 EUR	1.7%	82.30 EUR	118.7 EUR	1.01	-10.47	0	On
8 May 2026	94.22 EUR	-3.5%	82.03 EUR	118.9 EUR	1.07	-13.37	100	On
1 May 2026	97.62 EUR	2.5%	81.77 EUR	119.2 EUR	1.11	-9.91	0	On
24 Apr 2026	95.28 EUR	1.9%	81.52 EUR	119.5 EUR	1.14	-12.45	67	On
17 Apr 2026	93.47 EUR	3.1%	81.21 EUR	119.8 EUR	1.11	-18.05	147	Off
10 Apr 2026	90.68 EUR	4.2%	81.12 EUR	120.1 EUR	0.81	-19.63	97	Off
3 Apr 2026	87.05 EUR	3.7%	81.11 EUR	120.3 EUR	0.61	-19.00	300	Off
27 Mar 2026	83.94 EUR	21.4%	81.23 EUR	120.7 EUR	0.43	-20.21	373	Off
20 Mar 2026	69.15 EUR	-6.6%	81.59 EUR	121.0 EUR	0.43	-34.15	129	Off
13 Mar 2026	74.00 EUR	4.0%	82.37 EUR	121.4 EUR	0.75	-31.47	129	Off

IMCD Weekly Equity Report