CANHLIFE NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

CANARA HSBC LIFE INS CO L · Financial Services · Insurance - Life

Latest close 152.2 INR
3.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 6.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 76.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.9%, after a 5.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 46 out of 100
Latest Close 152.2 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 3.9% latest completed week
4W Return 5.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 12.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 7.0% 3 of 43 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • 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 not active. Price is 6.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 76.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.9%, after a 5.7% 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
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 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 31 Jul 7 Aug
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 0.4912-week average 0.41

12-week confirmation

Trend active1/12Active 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 pressure0.49Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 5.7% over four weeks, 12.4% over 12 weeks, and - over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.9%
4W5.7%
12W12.4%
26W5.0%
52W-
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year3
Trend breadth7.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.22Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change129.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 70% Model confidence 65%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength11/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Value17/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Quality38/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 63; rank 1 is best.
Momentum43/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 58; rank 1 is best.
Growth29/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 72; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
122.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
82.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
25.1%
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
1.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
29.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
9.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
7.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
8.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
194.5%
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
0.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-2.1x
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 27 relevant articles.

1 positive · 26 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-8.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.0%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.5%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-6.1%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+3.9%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains13
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.6% / -2.5%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
7 Aug 2026152.2 INR3.9%143.6 INR138.7 INR0.22-3.6MOff
31 Jul 2026146.4 INR-0.6%143.4 INR138.4 INR0.12-3.2MOff
24 Jul 2026147.3 INR-1.6%143.5 INR138.2 INR-0.10-45.2MOff
17 Jul 2026149.7 INR4.0%143.7 INR138.0 INR-0.51-33.2MOff
10 Jul 2026144.0 INR1.3%142.9 INR137.7 INR-0.76-6.5MOff
3 Jul 2026142.2 INR5.5%142.2 INR137.5 INR-1.05-708.1KOff
26 Jun 2026134.8 INR-4.6%141.5 INR137.4 INR-1.21-0Off
19 Jun 2026141.4 INR1.9%141.1 INR137.5 INR-1.16-185.0KOff
12 Jun 2026138.7 INR0.9%140.5 INR137.4 INR-1.20-305.3KOff
5 Jun 2026137.5 INR-0.4%139.9 INR137.3 INR-1.16-186.5KOff
29 May 2026138.0 INR-0.7%139.4 INR137.3 INR-1.03-3.0MOff
22 May 2026139.1 INR2.7%138.7 INR137.3 INR-0.89-1.3MOn
15 May 2026135.4 INR-4.4%138.1 INR137.2 INR-0.76-1.9MOn
8 May 2026141.7 INR0.3%137.3 INR137.3 INR-0.59-4.4MOn
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.

Evidence context