- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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Mensch und Maschine Software SE · Technology · Software - Application
Latest close
36.50 EUR
-1.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 0.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 29.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.9%, after a -0.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
33
out of 100
Latest Close
36.50 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-1.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
-0.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
3.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
0.0%
0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.0x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- 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
-1.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move -0.5%.
Indicator stack
0/55
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
50/100
5 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 0.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 29.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.9%, after a -0.5% 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 1.0x 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 0.2312-week average 0.16
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.23Current 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 -0.5% over four weeks, 3.7% over 12 weeks, and -24.2% 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 year0
Trend breadth0.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.30Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-5.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-13.61Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-18.5%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
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 strength16/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Value23/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Quality80/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Momentum13/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Growth11/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 90; 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
- 19.1x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 2.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 1.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 76.2% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 20.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 2.6% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 34.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -26.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 7.1% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -87.9% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 5.5% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 3.2% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 8.7% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.4x 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 sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.
0 positive · 5 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-25.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.7%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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Weeks higher12 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.8%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-10.6%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week-1.9%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains7
Flat weeks2
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol3.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.4% / -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.
SectorDE Technology
4-week rank57 / 100
Group average1.9%
Trend breadth51.0%
Trend51.0%active weekly trend signals
MD42.0%positive activity pressure
RS52.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Software - Application
4-week rank18 / 25
Group average7.5%
Trend breadth24.0%
Trend24.0%active weekly trend signals
MD68.0%positive activity pressure
RS20.0%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 tape29/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 29/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis33/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.23; No reversal markers Factors33/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 14; Small Cap Core rank 72 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.
What We Learned About the AI Threat From Q1 Software Earnings 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 | 36.50 EUR | -1.9% | 36.42 EUR | 45.27 EUR | 0.30 | -13.61 | 49.8K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 37.20 EUR | 5.7% | 36.59 EUR | 45.35 EUR | 0.33 | -10.24 | 102.6K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 35.20 EUR | 1.9% | 36.74 EUR | 45.41 EUR | 0.23 | -13.87 | 87.5K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 34.55 EUR | -5.9% | 36.97 EUR | 45.49 EUR | 0.26 | -15.13 | 44.4K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 36.70 EUR | 0.8% | 37.23 EUR | 45.58 EUR | 0.32 | -11.49 | 28.4K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 36.40 EUR | 2.2% | 37.43 EUR | 45.65 EUR | 0.29 | -15.27 | 6.1K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 35.60 EUR | 2.6% | 37.59 EUR | 45.72 EUR | 0.32 | -14.16 | 10.0K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 34.70 EUR | -3.6% | 37.75 EUR | 45.80 EUR | 0.42 | -17.99 | 6.8K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 36.00 EUR | -4.6% | 37.87 EUR | 45.89 EUR | 0.53 | -14.46 | 10.3K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 37.75 EUR | -1.6% | 37.96 EUR | 45.98 EUR | 0.53 | -11.52 | 9.0K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 38.35 EUR | 4.5% | 37.99 EUR | 46.03 EUR | 0.47 | -11.97 | 72.3K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 36.70 EUR | 4.3% | 38.03 EUR | 46.07 EUR | 0.33 | -15.65 | 91.8K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 35.20 EUR | -3.5% | 38.16 EUR | 46.12 EUR | 0.25 | -16.56 | 130.1K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 36.46 EUR | -3.6% | 38.41 EUR | 46.19 EUR | 0.08 | -15.62 | 122.6K | 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.