- The trend backdrop is active with a 3-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.
PNI
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Pinnacle Investment Management Group Limited · Financial Services · Asset Management
Latest close
18.83 AUD
17.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 17.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 58.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 17.8%, after a 6.9% 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.
Setup score
58
out of 100
Latest Close
18.83 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
17.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
6.9%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
21.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
13.5%
7 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.9x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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
17.8%
Latest completed week; four-week move 6.9%.
Indicator stack
18/71
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.
News sentiment
52/100
31 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 active. Price is 17.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 58.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 17.8%, after a 6.9% 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 2.9x 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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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 0.3312-week average 0.16
12-week confirmation
Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership4/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.33Current 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 6.9% over four weeks, 21.0% over 12 weeks, and -19.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 3 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak3 weeks
Active weeks in one year7
Trend breadth13.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.14Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change5.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership6.00Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change232.7%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 weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 64%
Model confidence 32%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength2/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Value7/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Quality10/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Momentum10/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Growth98/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 3; 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
- 33.8x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 66.2x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -3.1% 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
- - Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -212.3% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- - Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 44.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 33.7% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -251.1% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 1/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 3.0% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -9.7% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -6.8% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- - 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 31 relevant articles.
6 positive · 23 neutral · 2 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-19.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.8%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.
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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+17.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-14.6%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+17.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains9
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses8
Recent vol6.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.3% / -4.9%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.
SectorAU Financial Services
4-week rank11 / 100
Group average2.0%
Trend breadth43.0%
Trend43.0%active weekly trend signals
MD80.0%positive activity pressure
RS37.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Asset Management
4-week rank9 / 100
Group average0.7%
Trend breadth29.0%
Trend29.0%active weekly trend signals
MD72.0%positive activity pressure
RS25.0%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 tape52/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 52/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis48/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 4/12.
Activity pressure 0.33; No reversal markers Factors6/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 82 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 31 relevant articles.
Acadian Asset Management (AAMI) Stock Price Tracks Margin Surge And P E Questions 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 | 18.83 AUD | 17.8% | 16.01 AUD | 15.68 AUD | 1.14 | 6.00 | 8.5M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 15.98 AUD | 1.7% | 15.95 AUD | 15.62 AUD | 0.98 | -7.73 | 5.8M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 15.71 AUD | -11.0% | 15.98 AUD | 15.57 AUD | 1.09 | -7.80 | 2.9M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 17.66 AUD | 0.2% | 16.02 AUD | 15.53 AUD | 1.23 | 2.69 | 2.7M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 17.62 AUD | -3.1% | 15.97 AUD | 15.48 AUD | 1.09 | 1.80 | 2.3M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 18.19 AUD | 8.9% | 15.94 AUD | 15.42 AUD | 0.84 | 4.25 | 441.5K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 16.70 AUD | -0.7% | 15.88 AUD | 15.36 AUD | 0.63 | -3.73 | 744.9K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 16.81 AUD | 7.1% | 15.92 AUD | 15.31 AUD | 0.49 | -4.15 | 2.7M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 15.70 AUD | 4.8% | 15.91 AUD | 15.26 AUD | 0.38 | -10.49 | 392.1K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 14.98 AUD | -2.7% | 15.92 AUD | 15.21 AUD | 0.38 | -13.23 | 2.9M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 15.40 AUD | -0.5% | 15.99 AUD | 15.17 AUD | 0.46 | -12.36 | 1.2M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 15.48 AUD | -0.5% | 16.13 AUD | 15.12 AUD | 0.37 | -11.60 | 3.8M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 15.56 AUD | -4.3% | 16.27 AUD | 15.07 AUD | 0.28 | -11.28 | 4.0M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 16.26 AUD | 9.3% | 16.37 AUD | 15.02 AUD | 0.35 | -8.98 | 4.5M | 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.