ING ASX Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Inghams Group Limited · Consumer Defensive · Farm Products

Latest close 2.13 AUD
-5.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 1.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 26.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.3%, after a 0.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 37 out of 100
Latest Close 2.13 AUD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -5.3% latest completed week
4W Return 0.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 9.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 1.9% 1 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • 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.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
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 1.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 26.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.3%, after a 0.5% 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 1.5x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

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
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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 0.3212-week average 0.16

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.32Current 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 0.5% over four weeks, 9.0% over 12 weeks, and -33.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-5.3%
4W0.5%
12W9.0%
26W-12.0%
52W-33.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year1
Trend breadth1.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.07Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change80.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-10.52Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-6.5%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2024 Field coverage 85% Model confidence 25%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength78/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Value93/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Quality90/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Momentum6/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Growth91/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 10; 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.

Value-quality framework48/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
7.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
9.8x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
11.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
19.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
5.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
7.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
68.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-10.6%
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
5.6%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
6.4x
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 20 relevant articles.

3 positive · 15 neutral · 2 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-37.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.1%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.3%Week of 15 May.
Worst week-10.2%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week-5.3%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses7
Recent vol5.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.1% / -3.8%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 20262.13 AUD-5.3%2.09 AUD2.85 AUD1.07-10.5210.0MOff
31 Jul 20262.25 AUD1.4%2.10 AUD2.85 AUD0.97-3.436.9MOff
24 Jul 20262.22 AUD1.8%2.11 AUD2.85 AUD0.80-3.397.2MOff
17 Jul 20262.18 AUD2.8%2.12 AUD2.85 AUD0.63-6.255.5MOff
10 Jul 20262.12 AUD3.9%2.12 AUD2.85 AUD0.59-9.877.8MOff
3 Jul 20262.04 AUD3.0%2.13 AUD2.85 AUD0.56-14.611.3MOff
26 Jun 20261.98 AUD-5.7%2.14 AUD2.86 AUD0.69-17.314.0MOff
19 Jun 20262.10 AUD-0.9%2.16 AUD2.86 AUD0.74-13.972.0MOff
12 Jun 20262.12 AUD1.9%2.17 AUD2.86 AUD0.62-13.901.6MOff
5 Jun 20262.08 AUD-0.5%2.18 AUD2.86 AUD0.54-14.8611.1MOff
29 May 20262.09 AUD6.6%2.19 AUD2.86 AUD0.10-16.502.1MOff
22 May 20261.96 AUD0.3%2.20 AUD2.86 AUD-0.21-21.978.0MOff
15 May 20261.96 AUD15.3%2.21 AUD2.86 AUD-0.44-22.9819.0MOff
8 May 20261.70 AUD-6.9%2.23 AUD2.87 AUD-0.66-35.0015.0MOff
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.

Evidence context