FSTA LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C. · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

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Latest close 728.0 GBP
2.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 79.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.0%, after a 2.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100.

Setup score 58 out of 100
Latest Close 728.0 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 2.0% latest completed week
4W Return 2.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 14.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 61.5% 32 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 1-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.
What could go wrong
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.38% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 2.0% Latest completed week; four-week move 2.5%. Indicator stack 37/81 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 44.38% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 54/100 10 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 5.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 79.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.0%, after a 2.5% 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 2.3x 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
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 0.6512-week average 0.41

12-week confirmation

Trend active1/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership8/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.65Current 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 2.5% over four weeks, 14.8% over 12 weeks, and 27.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.0%
4W2.5%
12W14.8%
26W6.1%
52W27.7%
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year32
Trend breadth61.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.11Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change142.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership1.49Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-55.0%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 weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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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 strength82/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Value91/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Quality15/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Momentum89/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Growth12/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 89; 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.

Value-quality framework40/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
18.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
8.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
40.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
11.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
10.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
5.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-18.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
791.1%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
3.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
6.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.9x
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 sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 10 relevant articles.

2 positive · 8 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-6.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.6%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 higher13 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.2%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-7.7%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+2.0%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains8
Flat weeks1
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.5% / -3.0%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.

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 tape54/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 54/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis42/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 1/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 8/12.

Activity pressure 0.65; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 44.38%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 44.38% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors67/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 17; Small Cap Core rank 20 SVQF40/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 157.0 of 260 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 10 relevant articles.

Insider Selling: Fuller, Smith & Turner (LON:FSTA) Insider Sells £44,989.90 in Stock 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 2026728.0 GBP2.0%689.5 GBP641.1 GBP1.111.49263.1KOn
31 Jul 2026714.0 GBP-5.8%689.9 GBP640.2 GBP1.01-0.04287.9KOff
24 Jul 2026758.0 GBP1.9%689.9 GBP639.5 GBP0.907.43140.7KOff
17 Jul 2026744.0 GBP4.8%688.6 GBP638.5 GBP0.756.95135.8KOff
10 Jul 2026710.0 GBP-0.8%687.7 GBP637.5 GBP0.463.31128.8KOff
3 Jul 2026716.0 GBP-0.9%686.0 GBP636.6 GBP0.272.5455.4KOff
26 Jun 2026722.5 GBP6.7%685.7 GBP635.6 GBP-0.285.1912.8KOff
19 Jun 2026677.4 GBP-3.1%684.0 GBP634.8 GBP-0.610.0440.3KOff
12 Jun 2026699.0 GBP10.2%682.5 GBP634.1 GBP-0.922.1224.3KOff
5 Jun 2026634.2 GBP-5.9%680.4 GBP633.4 GBP-1.22-6.4330.5KOff
29 May 2026673.9 GBP3.7%679.8 GBP632.7 GBP-1.10-1.26124.0KOff
22 May 2026649.9 GBP2.5%677.8 GBP631.9 GBP-1.29-5.4997.3KOff
15 May 2026633.9 GBP-2.5%676.4 GBP631.2 GBP-1.27-5.62178.2KOff
8 May 2026649.9 GBP0.3%675.3 GBP630.5 GBP-1.13-3.89101.5KOff
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