- The trend backdrop is active with a 5-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Focusrite plc · Consumer Cyclical · Leisure
Latest close
270.00 GBP
0.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive trend
The weekly trend is active. Price is 26.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 89.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 1.5% 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 52/100.
Setup score
76
out of 100
Latest Close
270.00 GBP
11 Sep 2026
1W Return
0.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
1.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
36.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
59.6%
31 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.3x
vs 13-week average
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest 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
0.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 1.5%.
Indicator stack
50/82
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 55.00%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
52/100
1 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 26.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 89.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 1.5% 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 2.3x 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 0.7212-week average 0.41
12-week confirmation
Trend active5/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership10/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.72Current 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 1.5% over four weeks, 36.0% over 12 weeks, and 68.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 5 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak5 weeks
Active weeks in one year31
Trend breadth59.6%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.64Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change29.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership18.68Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-2.8%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 11 Sep 2026
Financial statements through 31 Aug 2025
Field coverage 46%
Model confidence 25%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength63/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 38; rank 1 is best.
Value58/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Quality59/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 42; rank 1 is best.
Momentum58/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Growth59/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 42; 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
- - 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
- - Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- - Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- - 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
- - Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 0/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 2.5% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.5% 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 sentiment52/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 1 relevant articles.
1 positive · 0 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-4.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.4%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.
20 Mar
17 Apr
15 May
12 Jun
10 Jul
7 Aug
11 Sep
Weeks higher14 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+20.8%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-15.5%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+0.0%Week of 11 Sep.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains7
Flat weeks3
Modest losses5
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.6% / -6.1%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 Consumer Cyclical
4-week rank19 / 100
Group average-3.7%
Trend breadth55.0%
Trend55.0%active weekly trend signals
MD72.0%positive activity pressure
RS39.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Leisure
4-week rank1 / 7
Group average-4.5%
Trend breadth71.4%
Trend71.4%active weekly trend signals
MD42.9%positive activity pressure
RS57.1%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 tape73/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 73/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis67/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 5/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 10/12.
Activity pressure 0.72; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.00%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.00% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors59/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 58; Small Cap Core rank 50 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 1 relevant articles.
Focusrite Delivers Profit Growth and Strong Cash Flow as Order Book Builds 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 270.00 GBP | 0.0% | 214.08 GBP | 279.10 GBP | 1.64 | 18.68 | 770.9K | On |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 270.00 GBP | -1.8% | 212.66 GBP | 280.77 GBP | 1.64 | 17.56 | 316.9K | On |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 275.00 GBP | 1.1% | 212.00 GBP | 282.37 GBP | 1.53 | 20.57 | 795.9K | On |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 272.00 GBP | 2.3% | 211.00 GBP | 283.94 GBP | 1.38 | 20.19 | 633.3K | On |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 266.00 GBP | 9.9% | 209.93 GBP | 285.72 GBP | 1.26 | 19.23 | 904.9K | On |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 242.00 GBP | 0.8% | 209.31 GBP | 287.47 GBP | 1.10 | 7.72 | 51.4K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 240.00 GBP | 0.0% | 209.58 GBP | 289.44 GBP | 1.04 | 7.50 | 87.7K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 240.00 GBP | 1.3% | 209.66 GBP | 291.43 GBP | 0.92 | 9.36 | 425.5K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 237.00 GBP | 3.0% | 209.55 GBP | 293.54 GBP | 0.66 | 9.93 | 82.8K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 230.00 GBP | 6.6% | 208.90 GBP | 295.26 GBP | 0.44 | 8.11 | 54.2K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 215.76 GBP | 12.8% | 208.40 GBP | 296.45 GBP | 0.22 | -0.02 | 134.3K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 191.25 GBP | -3.7% | 208.70 GBP | 297.88 GBP | -0.07 | -9.81 | 17.6K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 198.60 GBP | 3.8% | 209.66 GBP | 299.41 GBP | -0.21 | -5.14 | 87.7K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 191.25 GBP | 8.0% | 209.87 GBP | 301.09 GBP | -0.39 | -9.63 | 60.7K | Off |
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.