- The trend backdrop is active with a 25-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.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
Latest close
730.0 GBP
-2.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 10.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.4%, after a 4.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
64
out of 100
Latest Close
730.0 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-2.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
4.9%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
18.5%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
50.0%
26 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.3x
vs 13-week average
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 32.51% based on similar historical setup states.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
- Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
- 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
-2.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move 4.9%.
Indicator stack
72/67
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 32.51%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
50/100
7 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 10.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.4%, after a 4.9% 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 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable 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 0.8312-week average 0.64
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 leadership10/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.83Current 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 4.9% over four weeks, 18.5% over 12 weeks, and 22.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 25 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak25 weeks
Active weeks in one year26
Trend breadth50.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.95Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change5.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership6.34Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change22.9%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 inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 85%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength86/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Value96/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Quality16/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Momentum87/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 14; 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.
Value-quality framework51/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 15.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.9x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.3x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 9.2% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 47.7% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 14.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 13.6% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 4.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 4.6% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 190.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 34.7% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 8/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 3.3% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 1.4% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 4.7% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 3.0x 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 7 relevant articles.
0 positive · 7 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-3.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.8%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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7 Aug
Weeks higher13 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.0%Week of 27 Feb.
Worst week-8.0%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-2.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains8
Modest gains5
Flat weeks1
Modest losses9
Sharp losses3
Recent vol4.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.8% / -2.6%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 Consumer Cyclical
4-week rank57 / 100
Group average5.3%
Trend breadth48.0%
Trend48.0%active weekly trend signals
MD74.0%positive activity pressure
RS43.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Restaurants
4-week rank8 / 17
Group average4.5%
Trend breadth70.6%
Trend70.6%active weekly trend signals
MD76.5%positive activity pressure
RS70.6%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 tape62/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 62/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis78/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 10/12.
Activity pressure 0.83; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 32.51%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 32.51% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors69/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 29; Small Cap Core rank 14 SVQF51/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 129.0 of 260 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.
Young & Co.'s Brewery Executives Transfer Shares to Nominee Accounts in Regulatory Filing 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 | 730.0 GBP | -2.4% | 661.3 GBP | 652.3 GBP | 0.95 | 6.34 | 80.7K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 748.0 GBP | 6.9% | 657.2 GBP | 652.7 GBP | 0.94 | 9.34 | 48.8K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 700.0 GBP | -7.2% | 652.1 GBP | 653.2 GBP | 0.91 | 3.59 | 54.3K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 754.0 GBP | 8.3% | 648.8 GBP | 654.2 GBP | 1.03 | 12.86 | 78.6K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 696.0 GBP | -1.1% | 643.6 GBP | 655.0 GBP | 0.90 | 5.16 | 139.1K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 704.0 GBP | -0.8% | 639.8 GBP | 655.9 GBP | 0.77 | 4.34 | 11.4K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 710.0 GBP | 1.4% | 636.0 GBP | 656.7 GBP | 0.35 | 6.82 | 26.2K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 700.0 GBP | 0.3% | 632.4 GBP | 657.4 GBP | 0.01 | 6.70 | 13.0K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 698.0 GBP | 7.4% | 629.6 GBP | 658.4 GBP | -0.30 | 5.16 | 10.5K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 650.0 GBP | -3.5% | 627.6 GBP | 659.3 GBP | -0.55 | -1.20 | 10.5K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 673.9 GBP | 4.7% | 626.5 GBP | 660.8 GBP | -0.40 | 1.78 | 120.4K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 643.9 GBP | 4.5% | 624.6 GBP | 662.1 GBP | -0.22 | -3.54 | 105.5K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 615.9 GBP | -4.6% | 623.4 GBP | 663.1 GBP | -0.02 | -5.59 | 94.3K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 645.9 GBP | -2.4% | 622.1 GBP | 664.0 GBP | 0.35 | -1.85 | 126.4K | On |
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.