- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
CRST
LSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Crest Nicholson Holdings plc · Consumer Cyclical · Residential Construction
Latest close
0.65 GBP
6.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -32.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 4.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.0%, after a -1.4% 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 48/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
27
out of 100
Latest Close
0.65 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
6.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
-1.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-5.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
3.8%
2 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.9x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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
6.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move -1.4%.
Indicator stack
2/64
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
48/100
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 not active. Price is -32.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 4.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.0%, after a -1.4% 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 0.9x 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
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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 0.0612-week average 0.04
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.06Current 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 -1.4% over four weeks, -5.2% over 12 weeks, and -63.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year2
Trend breadth3.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.13Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change143.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-50.25Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change3.2%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 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Oct 2025
Field coverage 82%
Model confidence 57%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength69/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 32; rank 1 is best.
Value63/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 38; rank 1 is best.
Quality65/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Momentum65/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Growth65/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 36; 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 framework60/100Value 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
- 13.3% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 4.7% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -1.9% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 2.8% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -1.2% 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
- 3/9 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
- 1.7x 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 sentiment48/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.
8 positive · 9 neutral · 8 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-64.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.3%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
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8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.0%Week of 1 May.
Worst week-45.8%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+6.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses9
Recent vol4.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.4% / -7.3%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 Consumer Cyclical
4-week rank82 / 100
Group average5.3%
Trend breadth48.0%
Trend48.0%active weekly trend signals
MD74.0%positive activity pressure
RS43.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Residential Construction
4-week rank11 / 12
Group average7.2%
Trend breadth16.7%
Trend16.7%active weekly trend signals
MD91.7%positive activity pressure
RS16.7%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 tape24/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 24/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis13/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 2/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.06; No reversal markers Factors65/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 50 SVQF60/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 142.5 of 351 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment48/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.
Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (LON:CRST) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Analysts 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 | 0.65 GBP | 6.0% | 0.97 GBP | 1.62 GBP | 0.13 | -50.25 | 8.9M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.62 GBP | -1.6% | 0.99 GBP | 1.62 GBP | 0.01 | -53.93 | 6.5M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.63 GBP | -4.7% | 1.02 GBP | 1.63 GBP | -0.09 | -53.61 | 14.0M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.66 GBP | -0.8% | 1.05 GBP | 1.64 GBP | -0.10 | -51.74 | 16.7M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.66 GBP | -7.4% | 1.07 GBP | 1.65 GBP | -0.29 | -51.90 | 11.6M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.72 GBP | -3.9% | 1.09 GBP | 1.65 GBP | -0.53 | -49.97 | 1.3M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.74 GBP | 4.8% | 1.11 GBP | 1.66 GBP | -0.81 | -48.10 | 1.7M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.71 GBP | 1.3% | 1.13 GBP | 1.67 GBP | -1.01 | -50.78 | 2.5M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.70 GBP | 3.7% | 1.15 GBP | 1.67 GBP | -1.11 | -52.79 | 4.8M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.68 GBP | -5.4% | 1.18 GBP | 1.68 GBP | -1.17 | -54.88 | 14.0M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.72 GBP | 0.1% | 1.21 GBP | 1.69 GBP | -1.16 | -53.27 | 25.7M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.71 GBP | 3.6% | 1.24 GBP | 1.70 GBP | -1.19 | -54.39 | 17.1M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.69 GBP | -5.7% | 1.28 GBP | 1.71 GBP | -1.14 | -55.58 | 11.8M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.73 GBP | 7.6% | 1.31 GBP | 1.72 GBP | -0.89 | -53.88 | 16.6M | 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.