MHL GER Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

S&P Global Inc. · Financial Services · Financial Data & Stock Exchanges

Latest close 357.5 EUR
-4.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -5.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 29.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.1%, after a -7.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 49/100.

Setup score 38 out of 100
Latest Close 357.5 EUR 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -4.1% latest completed week
4W Return -7.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 0.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 3.8% 2 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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 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 weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 -5.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 29.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.1%, after a -7.5% 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 1.7x 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 0.1212-week average 0.08

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.12Current 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 -7.5% over four weeks, 0.2% over 12 weeks, and -23.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-4.1%
4W-7.5%
12W0.2%
26W-18.7%
52W-23.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year2
Trend breadth3.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.72Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change1380.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-15.68Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-42.4%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 ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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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 strength13/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Value18/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Quality74/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Momentum20/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Growth83/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 18; 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
23.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
7.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
15.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
70.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
40.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
35.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
11.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
7.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
19.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-2.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
4.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.8%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.5x
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 sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 20 relevant articles.

1 positive · 18 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-26.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.0%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 higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.6%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-15.1%Week of 6 Feb.
Latest week-4.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses7
Recent vol5.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.4% / -3.2%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 2026357.5 EUR-4.1%376.9 EUR413.4 EUR0.72-15.681.7KOff
24 Jul 2026372.9 EUR-5.2%379.6 EUR413.3 EUR0.79-10.80608Off
17 Jul 2026393.3 EUR5.2%381.9 EUR413.1 EUR0.55-5.31579Off
10 Jul 2026374.0 EUR-3.2%383.2 EUR413.0 EUR0.26-11.061.1KOff
3 Jul 2026386.4 EUR13.6%384.9 EUR412.9 EUR0.05-11.01712Off
26 Jun 2026340.3 EUR-4.9%386.3 EUR412.6 EUR-0.15-18.47572Off
19 Jun 2026357.7 EUR-0.5%389.2 EUR412.7 EUR0.01-15.80204Off
12 Jun 2026359.6 EUR-2.0%391.4 EUR412.7 EUR0.11-14.57134Off
5 Jun 2026367.0 EUR0.6%393.7 EUR412.7 EUR0.19-13.61196Off
29 May 2026364.9 EUR1.7%395.5 EUR412.5 EUR0.10-15.64650Off
22 May 2026358.7 EUR3.4%397.4 EUR412.4 EUR-0.05-16.731.9KOff
15 May 2026346.9 EUR-2.8%399.3 EUR412.2 EUR-0.29-16.742.6KOff
8 May 2026356.9 EUR-2.3%401.2 EUR412.1 EUR-0.44-16.152.1KOff
1 May 2026365.5 EUR-1.5%403.3 EUR411.8 EUR-0.56-14.381.5KOff
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.