BBZA GER Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

BB Biotech AG · Healthcare · Biotechnology

Latest close 55.30 EUR
65.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 66.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 92.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 65.6%, after a 65.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 71 out of 100
Latest Close 55.30 EUR 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 65.6% latest completed week
4W Return 65.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return 65.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 73.1% 38 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 13.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 19-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 12.59% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 1 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
What to watch next
  • 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 66.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 92.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 65.6%, after a 65.6% 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 13.0x 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
6 Feb 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
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 0.6412-week average 0.68

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership11/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.64Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers11 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 65.6% over four weeks, 65.6% over 12 weeks, and 77.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 19 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W65.6%
4W65.6%
12W65.6%
26W77.5%
52W77.5%
Active trend streak19 weeks
Active weeks in one year38
Trend breadth73.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.22Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change47.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership61.86Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change4489.6%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 67% Model confidence 67%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength90/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Value81/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Quality65/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Momentum60/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 41; rank 1 is best.
Growth100/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 1; 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
2.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
10.9%
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
21.7%
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
613.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
656.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
1.5%
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
7.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
6.4%
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 sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 9 relevant articles.

2 positive · 7 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-3.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility17.5%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 higher2 of 260 weeks finished lower.
Best week+65.6%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week+0.0%Week of 6 Feb.
Latest week+65.6%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains0
Flat weeks24
Modest losses0
Sharp losses0
Recent vol17.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split2/0Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew36.4% / -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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202655.30 EUR65.6%33.31 EUR34.41 EUR0.2261.8614.1KOn
24 Jul 202633.40 EUR0.0%32.50 EUR34.29 EUR-0.101.030On
17 Jul 202633.40 EUR0.0%32.43 EUR34.34 EUR-0.052.190On
10 Jul 202633.40 EUR0.0%32.35 EUR34.37 EUR0.031.320On
3 Jul 202633.40 EUR0.0%32.28 EUR34.40 EUR0.15-1.410On
26 Jun 202633.40 EUR0.0%32.20 EUR34.41 EUR0.283.050On
19 Jun 202633.40 EUR0.0%32.13 EUR34.41 EUR0.421.890On
12 Jun 202633.40 EUR0.0%32.05 EUR34.43 EUR0.543.460On
5 Jun 202633.40 EUR0.0%31.98 EUR34.45 EUR0.643.060On
29 May 202633.40 EUR0.0%31.90 EUR34.48 EUR0.721.770On
22 May 202633.40 EUR0.0%31.83 EUR34.50 EUR0.802.810On
15 May 202633.40 EUR0.0%31.75 EUR34.52 EUR0.867.040On
8 May 202633.40 EUR0.0%31.68 EUR34.55 EUR0.905.600On
1 May 202633.40 EUR0.0%31.60 EUR34.59 EUR0.926.020On
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.