- The trend backdrop is active with a 16-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.
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HarbourVest Global Private Equity Ltd. · Financial Services · Asset Management
Latest close
3,450 GBP
3.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 7.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.4%, after a 4.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
64
out of 100
Latest Close
3,450 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
3.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
4.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
5.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
86.5%
45 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.3x
vs 13-week average
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.12% based on similar historical setup states.
- 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
3.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move 4.1%.
Indicator stack
93/46
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 44.12%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
53/100
25 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 7.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.4%, after a 4.1% 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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27 Mar
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24 Apr
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Up week
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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 0.9112-week average 0.87
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership11/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.91Current 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 4.1% over four weeks, 5.2% over 12 weeks, and 25.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 16 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak16 weeks
Active weeks in one year45
Trend breadth86.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.13Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-74.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership2.68Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-5.6%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Jan 2026
Field coverage 64%
Model confidence 54%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength72/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Value85/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Quality6/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Momentum89/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Growth97/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 4; 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
- 7.2x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 7.0x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -0.1% 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
- -0.4% 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
- 57.6% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 65.1% 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
- 3.7% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 3.7% 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 sentiment53/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.
5 positive · 19 neutral · 1 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-0.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.9%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.3%Week of 29 May.
Worst week-4.3%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+3.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains2
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses13
Sharp losses1
Recent vol1.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.9% / -1.4%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 Financial Services
4-week rank30 / 100
Group average2.1%
Trend breadth60.0%
Trend60.0%active weekly trend signals
MD68.0%positive activity pressure
RS53.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Asset Management
4-week rank25 / 100
Group average1.2%
Trend breadth46.0%
Trend46.0%active weekly trend signals
MD62.0%positive activity pressure
RS37.0%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 tape65/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 65/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis88/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 11/12.
Activity pressure 0.91; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 44.12%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 44.12% 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 17; Small Cap Core rank 38 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.
HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited Finalizes £254,190 Share Buyback Program 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 | 3,450 GBP | 3.4% | 3,204 GBP | 2,647 GBP | 0.13 | 2.68 | 680.3K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 3,335 GBP | -0.4% | 3,194 GBP | 2,640 GBP | 0.18 | -0.35 | 365.2K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 3,350 GBP | 1.4% | 3,187 GBP | 2,633 GBP | 0.33 | 1.41 | 2.0M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 3,305 GBP | -0.3% | 3,179 GBP | 2,626 GBP | 0.34 | 1.39 | 312.4K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 3,315 GBP | -0.2% | 3,173 GBP | 2,619 GBP | 0.49 | 2.85 | 511.4K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 3,320 GBP | -1.2% | 3,165 GBP | 2,612 GBP | 0.56 | 1.46 | 33.6K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 3,360 GBP | -0.4% | 3,159 GBP | 2,605 GBP | 0.64 | 4.53 | 89.1K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 3,375 GBP | -0.3% | 3,150 GBP | 2,597 GBP | 0.74 | 6.67 | 140.8K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 3,385 GBP | -0.1% | 3,138 GBP | 2,589 GBP | 0.81 | 6.23 | 88.1K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 3,390 GBP | -1.7% | 3,122 GBP | 2,581 GBP | 0.80 | 7.80 | 53.4K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 3,450 GBP | 5.3% | 3,108 GBP | 2,573 GBP | 0.70 | 9.63 | 449.0K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 3,275 GBP | -0.2% | 3,094 GBP | 2,565 GBP | 0.58 | 3.87 | 1.2M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 3,280 GBP | 1.5% | 3,086 GBP | 2,558 GBP | 0.30 | 7.02 | 712.1K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 3,230 GBP | -1.2% | 3,073 GBP | 2,551 GBP | 0.20 | 5.23 | 306.8K | 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.