- The trend backdrop is active with a 6-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.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
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Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
Latest close
914.0 GBP
0.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 10.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 4.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
53
out of 100
Latest Close
914.0 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
0.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
4.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
25.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
25.0%
13 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.5x
vs 13-week average
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 35.49% based on similar historical setup states.
- 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 4.6%.
Indicator stack
35/69
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
Recent
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 35.49%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
53/100
15 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 10.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 4.6% 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 0.5x 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
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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 0.6112-week average 0.38
12-week confirmation
Trend active6/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.61Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 4.6% over four weeks, 25.9% over 12 weeks, and 6.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 6 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak6 weeks
Active weeks in one year13
Trend breadth25.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.95Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change17.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership4.32Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change94.9%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 85%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength59/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 42; rank 1 is best.
Value93/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Quality17/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Momentum18/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Growth92/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 9; 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 framework43/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 19.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.1x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.3x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 8.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 47.7% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 14.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 13.6% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 4.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 4.6% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 190.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 34.7% 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
- 2.7% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 1.1% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 3.8% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 3.0x 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 sentiment53/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.
3 positive · 12 neutral · 0 negativePatient CapitalRecent
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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-3.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.8%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.
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Weeks higher16 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.4%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-11.7%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+0.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains10
Flat weeks1
Modest losses4
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.0% / -2.9%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 rank60 / 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 Restaurants
4-week rank9 / 17
Group average4.5%
Trend breadth70.6%
Trend70.6%active weekly trend signals
MD76.5%positive activity pressure
RS70.6%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 tape49/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 49/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis52/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 6/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 5/12.
Activity pressure 0.61; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 35.49%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 35.49% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors46/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 30; Small Cap Core rank 30 SVQF43/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 149.5 of 260 Patient CapitalRecentActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.
Young & Co’s Brewery Advances Share Buyback, Adjusts Capital Structure 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 | 914.0 GBP | 0.0% | 827.2 GBP | 910.2 GBP | 0.95 | 4.32 | 155.9K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 914.0 GBP | 0.8% | 823.1 GBP | 911.9 GBP | 0.94 | 4.37 | 246.2K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 907.0 GBP | -3.5% | 817.6 GBP | 913.4 GBP | 0.89 | 4.50 | 263.1K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 940.0 GBP | 7.6% | 812.0 GBP | 915.3 GBP | 0.89 | 9.24 | 295.1K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 874.0 GBP | 1.2% | 805.5 GBP | 917.2 GBP | 0.81 | 2.22 | 289.0K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 864.0 GBP | 1.6% | 800.4 GBP | 919.4 GBP | 0.66 | -1.16 | 37.2K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 850.0 GBP | 1.3% | 796.2 GBP | 921.5 GBP | 0.24 | -1.78 | 67.6K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 839.0 GBP | -0.4% | 792.8 GBP | 923.8 GBP | -0.08 | -2.34 | 913.2K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 842.0 GBP | 11.4% | 790.0 GBP | 926.0 GBP | -0.42 | -3.68 | 76.9K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 756.0 GBP | -4.9% | 787.3 GBP | 928.6 GBP | -0.67 | -13.24 | 67.9K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 794.9 GBP | 4.6% | 787.5 GBP | 931.4 GBP | -0.59 | -9.95 | 311.2K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 759.9 GBP | 4.7% | 786.7 GBP | 933.9 GBP | -0.53 | -15.04 | 634.4K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 725.9 GBP | -7.0% | 787.3 GBP | 936.6 GBP | -0.49 | -17.34 | 821.4K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 780.9 GBP | 1.7% | 788.7 GBP | 939.4 GBP | -0.24 | -12.17 | 623.2K | 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.