- The trend backdrop is active with a 26-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.
PHAR
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Pharos Energy plc · Energy · Oil & Gas E&P
Latest close
0.34 GBP
6.3%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 30.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.3%, after a 33.5% 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 61/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
72
out of 100
Latest Close
0.34 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
6.3%
latest completed week
4W Return
33.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
19.1%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
69.2%
36 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.7x
vs 13-week average
- 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
- 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
6.3%
Latest completed week; four-week move 33.5%.
Indicator stack
83/59
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.
News sentiment
61/100
26 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 30.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.3%, after a 33.5% 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 1.7x 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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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 0.5012-week average 0.76
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.50Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 33.5% over four weeks, 19.1% over 12 weeks, and 68.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 26 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak26 weeks
Active weeks in one year36
Trend breadth69.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.05Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change104.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership33.59Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change507.6%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 02 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 82%
Model confidence 66%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength35/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Value40/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 61; rank 1 is best.
Quality42/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 59; rank 1 is best.
Momentum41/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 60; rank 1 is best.
Growth41/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 60; 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 framework59/100Value 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
- - Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- - Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 15.9% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 7.9% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 27.8% 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
- -15.7% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 5.6% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 2/9 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
- - Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- - Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.6x 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 sentiment61/100
Weighted news tone is positive across 26 relevant articles.
7 positive · 18 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-2.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.1%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.
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Weeks higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+27.0%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-13.0%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+6.3%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains8
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses4
Recent vol9.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split33/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.3% / -4.3%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 Energy
4-week rank5 / 93
Group average3.2%
Trend breadth34.4%
Trend34.4%active weekly trend signals
MD31.2%positive activity pressure
RS24.7%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Oil & Gas E&P
4-week rank4 / 68
Group average2.0%
Trend breadth35.3%
Trend35.3%active weekly trend signals
MD30.9%positive activity pressure
RS26.5%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 tape68/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 68/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis60/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.50; 4 reversal markers Factors38/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 50 SVQF59/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 144.0 of 351 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment61/100Weighted news tone is positive across 26 relevant articles.
European stocks pause near record highs as earnings optimism offsets energy supply concerns 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 | 0.34 GBP | 6.3% | 0.26 GBP | 0.21 GBP | 0.05 | 33.59 | 4.7M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.32 GBP | 27.0% | 0.25 GBP | 0.21 GBP | -0.43 | 26.94 | 14.9M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.25 GBP | -2.4% | 0.25 GBP | 0.21 GBP | -0.93 | 1.76 | 1.4M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.25 GBP | 1.2% | 0.25 GBP | 0.21 GBP | -0.94 | 5.59 | 2.0M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.25 GBP | 0.4% | 0.24 GBP | 0.21 GBP | -1.03 | 5.53 | 1.4M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.25 GBP | 2.0% | 0.24 GBP | 0.21 GBP | -0.83 | 3.41 | 473.7K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.24 GBP | -1.2% | 0.24 GBP | 0.21 GBP | -0.59 | 3.06 | 2.4M | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.25 GBP | -13.0% | 0.24 GBP | 0.21 GBP | -0.50 | 5.89 | 153.0K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.28 GBP | 1.7% | 0.24 GBP | 0.21 GBP | -0.17 | 20.67 | 521.3K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.28 GBP | 8.2% | 0.23 GBP | 0.21 GBP | 0.03 | 20.48 | 1.6M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.26 GBP | -6.6% | 0.23 GBP | 0.20 GBP | 0.09 | 11.46 | 1.5M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.28 GBP | -1.4% | 0.23 GBP | 0.20 GBP | 0.43 | 19.22 | 2.0M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.28 GBP | 9.4% | 0.23 GBP | 0.20 GBP | 0.59 | 24.74 | 2.6M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.26 GBP | -4.3% | 0.22 GBP | 0.20 GBP | 0.68 | 14.25 | 1.6M | 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.