- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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Built Cybernetics plc · Industrials · Engineering & Construction
Latest close
0.0165 GBP
0.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -1.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 22.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a -15.4% 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 50/100.
Setup score
20
out of 100
Latest Close
0.0165 GBP
9 Oct 2026
1W Return
0.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
-15.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
17.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
7.7%
4 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
-
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.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 27.22% based on similar historical setup states.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
Price follow-through
0.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move -15.4%.
Indicator stack
4/56
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
Negative 27.22%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
50/100
8 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 -1.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 22.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a -15.4% 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 - the 13-week average. Participation data is incomplete.
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 0.2312-week average 0.11
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.23Current 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 -15.4% over four weeks, 17.9% over 12 weeks, and -21.4% 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 year4
Trend breadth7.7%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.57Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-49.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-13.20Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-925.3%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 Oct 2026
Financial statements through 30 Sep 2025
Field coverage 79%
Model confidence 45%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength80/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Value70/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
Quality71/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 30; rank 1 is best.
Momentum71/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 30; rank 1 is best.
Growth71/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 30; 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
- 75.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 1.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -2.4% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 3.1% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 7.7% 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
- 6/9 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
- 3.2x 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 8 relevant articles.
0 positive · 8 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-34.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.4%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.
17 Apr
15 May
12 Jun
10 Jul
7 Aug
4 Sep
9 Oct
Weeks higher6 of 268 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.0%Week of 14 Aug.
Worst week-10.5%Week of 1 May.
Latest week+0.0%Week of 9 Oct.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains2
Flat weeks12
Modest losses3
Sharp losses5
Recent vol5.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split14/12Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.8% / -7.0%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.
SectorGB Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average2.1%
Trend breadth58.0%
Trend58.0%active weekly trend signals
MD68.0%positive activity pressure
RS52.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Engineering & Construction
4-week rank15 / 16
Group average2.0%
Trend breadth56.3%
Trend56.2%active weekly trend signals
MD68.8%positive activity pressure
RS56.2%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 tape19/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 19/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis27/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.23; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 27.22%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 27.22% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors72/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 50 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.
Built Cybernetics launches retail offer alongside funding for Ecolibrium deal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2026 | 0.0165 GBP | 0.0% | 0.0168 GBP | 0.0168 GBP | 0.57 | -13.20 | 0 | Off |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 0.0165 GBP | 0.0% | 0.0169 GBP | 0.0168 GBP | 0.87 | -13.07 | 0 | Off |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 0.0165 GBP | -8.3% | 0.0171 GBP | 0.0168 GBP | 1.07 | -15.39 | 396.7K | Off |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 0.018 GBP | -7.7% | 0.0173 GBP | 0.0168 GBP | 1.19 | -8.24 | 1.8M | Off |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 0.0195 GBP | 2.6% | 0.0175 GBP | 0.0168 GBP | 1.13 | -1.29 | 712.0K | Off |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 0.019 GBP | 0.0% | 0.0176 GBP | 0.0168 GBP | 0.91 | -6.00 | 224.3K | Off |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 0.019 GBP | 5.6% | 0.0178 GBP | 0.0168 GBP | 0.62 | -6.61 | 250 | Off |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 0.018 GBP | 9.1% | 0.0179 GBP | 0.0168 GBP | 0.28 | -12.08 | 372.9K | Off |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 0.0165 GBP | 10.0% | 0.0181 GBP | 0.0168 GBP | -0.23 | -19.52 | 66.3K | Off |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 0.015 GBP | 0.0% | 0.0183 GBP | 0.0168 GBP | -0.68 | -28.52 | 154.9K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.015 GBP | 7.1% | 0.0186 GBP | 0.0168 GBP | -0.99 | -29.08 | 4.6K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.014 GBP | 0.0% | 0.0187 GBP | 0.0168 GBP | -1.19 | -33.79 | 380.0K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.014 GBP | 0.0% | 0.0189 GBP | 0.0168 GBP | -1.25 | -33.76 | 663 | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.014 GBP | -9.7% | 0.0191 GBP | 0.0169 GBP | -1.24 | -33.97 | 724.1K | 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.