BAT JNB Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Brait PLC · Financial Services · Asset Management

Latest close 2.28 ZAC
12.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -98.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 12.3%, after a 9.6% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 49/100.

Setup score 23 out of 100
Latest Close 2.28 ZAC 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 12.3% latest completed week
4W Return 9.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -99.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 38.5% 20 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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.
  • 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 negative, which weakens the current setup.
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 -98.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 12.3%, after a 9.6% 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 1.4x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 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
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 0.3212-week average 0.38

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership3/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.32Current 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 9.6% over four weeks, -99.0% over 12 weeks, and -98.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W12.3%
4W9.6%
12W-99.0%
26W-99.0%
52W-98.9%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year20
Trend breadth38.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.95Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change44.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-98.73Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change0.2%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

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No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

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 sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.

0 positive · 12 neutral · 1 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-99.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility27.1%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 higher10 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.3%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-99.0%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+12.3%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains7
Flat weeks3
Modest losses11
Sharp losses2
Recent vol27.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol14.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.4% / -6.1%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
31 Jul 20262.28 ZAC12.3%157.4 ZAC180.6 ZAC-0.95-98.739.2MOff
24 Jul 20262.03 ZAC8.1%164.5 ZAC182.5 ZAC-1.13-98.8719.0MOff
17 Jul 20261.88 ZAC-9.3%171.8 ZAC184.3 ZAC-1.38-98.9915.3MOff
10 Jul 20262.07 ZAC-0.5%179.0 ZAC186.2 ZAC-1.59-98.924.4MOff
3 Jul 20262.08 ZAC-0.5%186.3 ZAC188.2 ZAC-1.72-98.952.1MOff
26 Jun 20262.09 ZAC-3.2%193.6 ZAC190.2 ZAC-1.78-98.96224.0KOff
19 Jun 20262.16 ZAC-4.0%201.2 ZAC192.3 ZAC-1.18-98.974.5MOff
12 Jun 20262.25 ZAC0.9%208.7 ZAC194.3 ZAC-0.67-98.95161.9KOff
5 Jun 20262.23 ZAC-99.0%215.8 ZAC196.4 ZAC-0.19-98.9720.1KOff
29 May 2026230.0 ZAC0.0%222.7 ZAC198.5 ZAC0.120.7712.5MOff
22 May 2026230.0 ZAC0.0%222.1 ZAC199.1 ZAC-0.281.7611.7MOff
15 May 2026230.0 ZAC5.0%221.4 ZAC199.7 ZAC-0.690.364.8MOff
8 May 2026219.0 ZAC-0.5%220.4 ZAC200.2 ZAC-0.95-7.354.4MOff
1 May 2026220.0 ZAC2.8%219.8 ZAC200.9 ZAC-1.05-5.101.0MOff
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.