- The trend backdrop is active with a 43-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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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Man Group Plc · Financial Services · Asset Management
Latest close
311.8 GBP
4.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.6%, after a 5.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; 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.
Setup score
81
out of 100
Latest Close
311.8 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
4.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
5.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
11.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
82.7%
43 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.2x
vs 13-week average
- 17 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 5.4%.
Indicator stack
90/75
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
Positive 58.80%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
50/100
4 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 14.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.6%, after a 5.4% 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 2.2x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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27 Feb
6 Mar
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20 Mar
27 Mar
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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 0.9312-week average 0.83
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.93Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1717 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 17 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 5.4% over four weeks, 11.2% over 12 weeks, and 96.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 43 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak43 weeks
Active weeks in one year43
Trend breadth82.7%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.02Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change79.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership20.16Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-8.0%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 weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 72%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength55/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Value13/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Quality87/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Momentum98/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Growth3/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 98; 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 framework68/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 20.4x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 2.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.4x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 5.4% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 65.2% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 21.6% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 14.2% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 13.5% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -2.0% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -39.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -67.2% 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
- 4.1% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 2.8% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 6.9% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.3x 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 4 relevant articles.
1 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-3.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.4%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.5%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-7.8%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+4.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses2
Recent vol2.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split33/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.6% / -2.4%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 rank23 / 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 rank18 / 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 tape82/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 82/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis77/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.93; 17 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 58.80%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 58.80% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors62/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 22 SVQF68/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 85.0 of 260 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 4 relevant articles.
Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 - Gamma Communications Plc 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 | 311.8 GBP | 4.6% | 273.4 GBP | 224.3 GBP | 1.02 | 20.16 | 25.0M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 298.2 GBP | 1.5% | 271.5 GBP | 223.7 GBP | 0.84 | 16.30 | 30.2M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 293.6 GBP | -1.1% | 269.3 GBP | 223.2 GBP | 0.63 | 16.83 | 9.7M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 297.0 GBP | 0.4% | 267.0 GBP | 222.8 GBP | 0.61 | 20.44 | 10.5M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 295.8 GBP | 0.6% | 264.6 GBP | 222.5 GBP | 0.57 | 21.91 | 15.8M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 294.0 GBP | 2.7% | 261.8 GBP | 222.1 GBP | 0.45 | 19.98 | 2.3M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 286.2 GBP | -2.5% | 259.0 GBP | 221.6 GBP | 0.40 | 19.50 | 2.0M | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 293.6 GBP | 1.4% | 256.3 GBP | 221.2 GBP | 0.24 | 25.05 | 5.6M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 289.6 GBP | -0.2% | 253.2 GBP | 220.6 GBP | 0.09 | 22.98 | 1.6M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 290.2 GBP | 5.6% | 250.5 GBP | 220.2 GBP | -0.03 | 25.37 | 2.1M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 274.8 GBP | -2.6% | 247.7 GBP | 219.8 GBP | -0.25 | 19.07 | 12.3M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 282.2 GBP | 0.6% | 245.6 GBP | 219.5 GBP | -0.38 | 22.29 | 13.2M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 280.4 GBP | 3.8% | 243.1 GBP | 219.1 GBP | -0.59 | 25.55 | 14.5M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 270.2 GBP | 4.7% | 240.4 GBP | 218.7 GBP | -0.64 | 21.35 | 8.6M | 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.