- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
PPHC
LSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. · Industrials · Consulting Services
Latest close
842.5 GBP
9.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -1.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 46.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 9.4%, after a 37.0% 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
36
out of 100
Latest Close
842.5 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
9.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
37.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-3.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
50.0%
26 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.8x
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.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 29.60% based on similar historical setup states.
- 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
9.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move 37.0%.
Indicator stack
28/42
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 29.60%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
52/100
15 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 -1.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 46.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 9.4%, after a 37.0% 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 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
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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 0.0712-week average 0.22
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.07Current 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 37.0% over four weeks, -3.2% over 12 weeks, and 10.5% 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 year26
Trend breadth50.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.67Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change51.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-15.68Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change57.3%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 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 82%
Model confidence 77%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength5/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Value18/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Quality3/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Momentum16/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Growth91/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 10; 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
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.3x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 7.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 12.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -7.9% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 10.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -8.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 24.7% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 51.5% 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
- 3.1% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 3.1% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -1.4x 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 15 relevant articles.
2 positive · 13 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-26.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.4%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.
6 Feb
6 Mar
3 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher14 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.4%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-16.7%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week+9.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains7
Flat weeks1
Modest losses5
Sharp losses6
Recent vol8.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.0% / -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.
SectorGB Industrials
4-week rank7 / 100
Group average9.1%
Trend breadth46.0%
Trend46.0%active weekly trend signals
MD65.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Consulting Services
4-week rank1 / 12
Group average5.5%
Trend breadth25.0%
Trend25.0%active weekly trend signals
MD50.0%positive activity pressure
RS16.7%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 tape27/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 27/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis10/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.07; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 29.60%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 29.60% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors9/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 79; Small Cap Core rank 68 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.
Public Policy Holding Ord (PPHC) Technical Analysis: Support, Resistance, Indicators & Moving Averages 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 | 842.5 GBP | 9.4% | 853.6 GBP | 733.5 GBP | -0.67 | -15.68 | 9.4K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 770.0 GBP | 12.4% | 860.6 GBP | 732.5 GBP | -1.01 | -22.86 | 11.2K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 685.0 GBP | 7.0% | 871.0 GBP | 731.9 GBP | -1.28 | -30.67 | 6.3K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 640.0 GBP | 4.1% | 886.1 GBP | 731.9 GBP | -1.38 | -34.60 | 7.2K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 615.0 GBP | 3.4% | 902.3 GBP | 732.1 GBP | -1.37 | -36.77 | 12.2K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 595.0 GBP | -0.8% | 917.6 GBP | 732.5 GBP | -1.26 | -40.10 | 847 | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 600.0 GBP | -16.7% | 934.1 GBP | 733.0 GBP | -1.01 | -38.90 | 6.3K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 720.0 GBP | -9.4% | 951.2 GBP | 733.5 GBP | -0.70 | -25.96 | 3.3K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 795.0 GBP | -5.4% | 964.7 GBP | 733.2 GBP | -0.49 | -19.21 | 994 | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 840.0 GBP | -3.4% | 975.1 GBP | 732.4 GBP | -0.31 | -13.81 | 2.2K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 870.0 GBP | 5.5% | 983.4 GBP | 731.4 GBP | -0.14 | -11.13 | 12.0K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 825.0 GBP | -5.2% | 990.2 GBP | 730.4 GBP | -0.04 | -16.11 | 57.3K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 870.0 GBP | -11.7% | 997.7 GBP | 729.8 GBP | 0.01 | -9.18 | 16.2K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 985.0 GBP | -1.0% | 999.5 GBP | 728.9 GBP | -0.04 | 2.58 | 1.4K | 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.