ENSI LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

EnSilica plc · Technology · Semiconductors

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Latest close 87.00 GBP
16.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 20.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 58.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 16.0%, after a -5.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 42 out of 100
Latest Close 87.00 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 16.0% latest completed week
4W Return -5.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return -22.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 76.9% 40 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 29-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 constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 31.90% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • 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.
Price follow-through 16.0% Latest completed week; four-week move -5.4%. Indicator stack 87/0 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 Negative 31.90% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 52/100 19 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 20.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 58.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 16.0%, after a -5.4% 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 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

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
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 0.7412-week average 0.86

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.74Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -5.4% over four weeks, -22.3% over 12 weeks, and 87.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 29 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W16.0%
4W-5.4%
12W-22.3%
26W77.6%
52W87.1%
Active trend streak29 weeks
Active weeks in one year40
Trend breadth76.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.75Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-710.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership36.41Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-34.7%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 weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Nov 2025 Field coverage 85% Model confidence 63%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength14/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Value2/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Quality6/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Momentum98/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 3; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
4.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
72.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-2.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
35.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
3.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-12.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
23.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-5.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-5.5%
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 sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.

3 positive · 16 neutral · 0 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-31.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.8%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 higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+47.2%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-16.2%Week of 22 May.
Latest week+16.0%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses7
Recent vol9.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol11.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split18/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew13.2% / -4.8%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.

IndustryGB Semiconductors
4-week rank2 / 2
Group average1.7%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD0.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

CML · LSE8.9%ENSI · LSE-5.4%
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 tape49/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 49/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis76/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.74; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 31.90%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 31.90% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors26/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 94; Small Cap Core rank 98 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.

REG - EnSilica PLC - Holding(s) in Company Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202687.00 GBP16.0%72.49 GBP52.68 GBP-0.7536.412.4MOn
31 Jul 202675.00 GBP-5.8%71.23 GBP52.54 GBP-0.6019.072.1MOn
24 Jul 202679.60 GBP-6.4%70.36 GBP52.48 GBP-0.3528.831.6MOn
17 Jul 202685.00 GBP-7.6%68.99 GBP52.39 GBP-0.1240.601.4MOn
10 Jul 202692.00 GBP-2.1%67.27 GBP52.28 GBP0.1255.722.5MOn
3 Jul 202694.00 GBP3.3%65.39 GBP52.12 GBP0.2758.79109.6KOn
26 Jun 202691.00 GBP-8.1%63.49 GBP51.96 GBP0.4058.64422.5KOn
19 Jun 202699.00 GBP-2.0%61.71 GBP51.81 GBP0.6377.64246.7KOn
12 Jun 2026101.0 GBP-1.9%59.66 GBP51.56 GBP0.7882.65779.2KOn
5 Jun 2026103.0 GBP-8.8%57.59 GBP51.31 GBP1.0391.66942.9KOn
29 May 2026113.0 GBP20.5%55.46 GBP51.08 GBP1.27114.105.1MOn
22 May 202693.80 GBP-16.2%53.12 GBP50.79 GBP1.3881.527.3MOn
15 May 2026112.0 GBP5.7%51.43 GBP50.59 GBP1.50127.1815.1MOn
8 May 2026106.0 GBP47.2%49.08 GBP50.30 GBP1.49120.4614.6MOn
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