ADANIPORTS NSI Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited · Industrials · Marine Shipping

Latest close 1,696 INR
-4.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 67.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.1%, after a -9.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 57/100.

Setup score 63 out of 100
Latest Close 1,696 INR 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -4.1% latest completed week
4W Return -9.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -3.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 84.6% 44 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 14-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.
What could go wrong
  • 15 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 active. Price is 5.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 67.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.1%, after a -9.5% 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 2.0x 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
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
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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 0.9512-week average 0.82

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.95Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1515 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 15 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -9.5% over four weeks, -3.2% over 12 weeks, and 25.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 14 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-4.1%
4W-9.5%
12W-3.2%
26W19.5%
52W25.9%
Active trend streak14 weeks
Active weeks in one year44
Trend breadth84.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.34Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-65.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership12.00Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-55.6%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength64/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Value26/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Quality82/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Momentum87/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Growth75/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 26; 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 framework36/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
32.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
10.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
25.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
1.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
50.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
44.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
13.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
8.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
27.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
8.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-45.1%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.4%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.4%
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 sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.

10 positive · 14 neutral · 3 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-10.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.9%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+9.2%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-7.7%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week-4.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses2
Recent vol2.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.1% / -2.3%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 20261,696 INR-4.1%1,609 INR1,323 INR0.3412.0019.2MOn
24 Jul 20261,768 INR-3.8%1,602 INR1,317 INR0.7420.327.8MOn
17 Jul 20261,837 INR0.5%1,592 INR1,310 INR0.9722.806.6MOn
10 Jul 20261,828 INR-2.5%1,581 INR1,303 INR1.0123.516.9MOn
3 Jul 20261,874 INR4.4%1,571 INR1,296 INR0.9927.0312.8MOn
26 Jun 20261,796 INR-2.1%1,559 INR1,289 INR0.8723.650On
19 Jun 20261,835 INR1.2%1,549 INR1,282 INR0.9227.334.4MOn
12 Jun 20261,813 INR-0.2%1,537 INR1,274 INR0.9328.792.3MOn
5 Jun 20261,817 INR1.1%1,527 INR1,268 INR1.1431.311.6MOn
29 May 20261,797 INR1.0%1,515 INR1,261 INR1.3829.719.3MOn
22 May 20261,779 INR-0.5%1,504 INR1,254 INR1.4628.299.2MOn
15 May 20261,788 INR2.0%1,492 INR1,247 INR1.3930.1119.2MOn
8 May 20261,753 INR6.2%1,482 INR1,240 INR1.1725.6022.8MOn
1 May 20261,650 INR4.6%1,470 INR1,233 INR0.6919.8614.9MOn
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.