GYM LSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

The Gym Group plc · Consumer Cyclical · Leisure

Latest close 210.0 GBP
5.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.5%, after a -1.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 64 out of 100
Latest Close 210.0 GBP 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 5.5% latest completed week
4W Return -1.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 20.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 75.0% 39 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 27-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.
What could go wrong
  • 10 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.5%, after a -1.9% four-week move.

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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 0.5x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
23 Jan 30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 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 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
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 0.9812-week average 0.94

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.98Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1010 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 10 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -1.9% over four weeks, 20.3% over 12 weeks, and 36.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 27 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W5.5%
4W-1.9%
12W20.3%
26W26.1%
52W36.9%
Active trend streak27 weeks
Active weeks in one year39
Trend breadth75.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.64Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-33.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership17.42Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-26.0%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 88% 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 strength54/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 47; rank 1 is best.
Value12/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Quality93/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Momentum93/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Growth92/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

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 framework9/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
49.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
8.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
98.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
12.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
20.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
8.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
69.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-7.3%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
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
0.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
4.5x
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 5 relevant articles.

0 positive · 5 neutral · 0 negative
Patient 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-4.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.6%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.3%Week of 5 Jun.
Worst week-7.1%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+5.5%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.2% / -3.0%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.

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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026210.0 GBP5.5%183.4 GBP141.5 GBP0.6417.42553.5KOn
17 Jul 2026199.0 GBP-4.3%181.4 GBP140.8 GBP0.9013.02873.6KOn
10 Jul 2026208.0 GBP-3.3%179.8 GBP140.2 GBP1.0619.53901.4KOn
3 Jul 2026215.0 GBP0.5%177.7 GBP139.4 GBP1.1021.74504.2KOn
26 Jun 2026214.0 GBP5.4%175.3 GBP138.6 GBP0.9623.541.3MOn
19 Jun 2026203.0 GBP-5.6%172.8 GBP137.9 GBP0.7219.35137.4KOn
12 Jun 2026215.0 GBP3.9%170.7 GBP137.2 GBP0.4225.54200.0KOn
5 Jun 2026207.0 GBP7.3%168.1 GBP136.4 GBP0.1922.60362.3KOn
29 May 2026193.0 GBP6.3%165.8 GBP135.7 GBP0.0314.343.5MOn
22 May 2026181.5 GBP-4.0%164.0 GBP135.1 GBP-0.227.231.0MOn
15 May 2026189.0 GBP2.7%162.5 GBP134.6 GBP-0.0314.751.7MOn
8 May 2026184.0 GBP5.4%160.9 GBP134.0 GBP0.0811.422.3MOn
1 May 2026174.5 GBP-4.1%159.7 GBP133.5 GBP0.224.37802.3KOn
24 Apr 2026182.0 GBP-0.3%158.8 GBP133.0 GBP0.408.783.1MOn
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.