- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
- Next-week expectancy is positive at 63.11% based on similar historical setup states.
- Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
LRE
LSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Lancashire Holdings Limited · Financial Services · Insurance - Specialty
Latest close
597.5 GBP
0.2%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -3.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 32.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.2%, after a -6.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
45
out of 100
Latest Close
597.5 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
0.2%
latest completed week
4W Return
-6.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-4.5%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
36.5%
19 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.8x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- 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
0.2%
Latest completed week; four-week move -6.5%.
Indicator stack
20/54
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
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 63.11%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
50/100
5 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 not active. Price is -3.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 32.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.2%, after a -6.5% 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 1.8x 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
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27 Mar
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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 active4/12Active 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 pressure0.61Current 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 -6.5% over four weeks, -4.5% over 12 weeks, and -2.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year19
Trend breadth36.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.46Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-46.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-11.22Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-314.0%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 strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 82%
Model confidence 65%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength87/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Value99/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Quality85/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Momentum15/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Growth18/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 83; 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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 5.0x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.8x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 4.0x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 23.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- - Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 17.6% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 16.9% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 17.5% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 10.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -9.4% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -43.7% 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
- 19.6% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 19.6% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.2x 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 sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.
0 positive · 5 neutral · 0 negativePatient 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-14.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.4%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.
13 Feb
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10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher16 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.2%Week of 15 May.
Worst week-10.7%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+0.2%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains1
Modest gains15
Flat weeks1
Modest losses5
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.2% / -3.4%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 Financial Services
4-week rank95 / 100
Group average2.1%
Trend breadth60.0%
Trend60.0%active weekly trend signals
MD68.0%positive activity pressure
RS53.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Insurance - Specialty
4-week rank2 / 2
Group average-3.1%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%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 tape45/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 45/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis44/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 4/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.61; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 63.11%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 63.11% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors73/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 77; Small Cap Core rank 3 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.
Lancashire Holdings Limited Revenue Breakdown – LSE:LRE 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 | 597.5 GBP | 0.2% | 617.0 GBP | 615.4 GBP | 0.46 | -11.22 | 5.3M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 596.4 GBP | -7.7% | 617.1 GBP | 615.3 GBP | 0.67 | -11.46 | 5.1M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 645.9 GBP | -0.2% | 617.8 GBP | 615.2 GBP | 0.82 | -3.34 | 1.6M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 647.4 GBP | 1.3% | 617.2 GBP | 615.0 GBP | 0.89 | -2.13 | 3.3M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 639.0 GBP | 0.0% | 616.4 GBP | 614.6 GBP | 0.86 | -2.71 | 3.3M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 639.0 GBP | -0.5% | 614.9 GBP | 614.4 GBP | 0.76 | -4.52 | 251.2K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 642.5 GBP | 0.7% | 612.7 GBP | 614.0 GBP | 0.43 | -2.62 | 542.3K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 638.0 GBP | 2.9% | 610.8 GBP | 613.6 GBP | 0.14 | -2.10 | 1.7M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 620.0 GBP | 2.7% | 608.8 GBP | 612.9 GBP | 0.01 | -5.94 | 1.0M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 603.5 GBP | -0.2% | 607.9 GBP | 612.6 GBP | -0.15 | -7.66 | 268.9K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 604.5 GBP | -5.5% | 609.9 GBP | 612.4 GBP | -0.14 | -8.14 | 4.4M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 639.5 GBP | 2.2% | 612.0 GBP | 612.6 GBP | -0.24 | -3.66 | 6.1M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 625.5 GBP | 6.2% | 612.6 GBP | 612.4 GBP | -0.47 | -3.47 | 4.8M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 588.9 GBP | 2.4% | 613.0 GBP | 612.4 GBP | -0.51 | -9.65 | 4.9M | 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.