WGB ASX Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

WAM Global Limited · Financial Services · Asset Management

Latest close 2.21 AUD
1.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 0.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 39.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.4%, after a -0.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100.

Setup score 45 out of 100
Latest Close 2.21 AUD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 1.4% latest completed week
4W Return -0.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 0.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 32.7% 17 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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.
01 · Price action

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 39.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.4%, after a -0.9% 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 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
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
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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 0.2812-week average 0.14

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.28Current 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 -0.9% over four weeks, 0.9% over 12 weeks, and -8.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.4%
4W-0.9%
12W0.9%
26W-4.8%
52W-8.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year17
Trend breadth32.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.90Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change145.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-7.76Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-164.3%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 strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025 Field coverage 64% Model confidence 32%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength79/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Value92/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Quality85/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Momentum15/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Growth98/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 3; 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
7.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
5.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.3%
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
29.7%
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
34.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
39.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-1.0%
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
5.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.9%
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 sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.

1 positive · 12 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-11.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.6%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+4.8%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-5.4%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week+1.4%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains1
Modest gains12
Flat weeks1
Modest losses9
Sharp losses3
Recent vol1.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.7% / -2.0%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20262.21 AUD1.4%2.21 AUD2.07 AUD0.90-7.761.1MOff
31 Jul 20262.18 AUD-1.8%2.21 AUD2.07 AUD0.90-6.341.1MOff
24 Jul 20262.22 AUD0.9%2.22 AUD2.06 AUD0.78-2.671.9MOff
17 Jul 20262.20 AUD-1.3%2.22 AUD2.06 AUD0.45-4.00920.7KOff
10 Jul 20262.23 AUD2.8%2.23 AUD2.06 AUD0.37-2.941.2MOff
3 Jul 20262.17 AUD2.4%2.24 AUD2.05 AUD0.14-6.13214.5KOff
26 Jun 20262.12 AUD-2.8%2.24 AUD2.05 AUD0.06-7.64368.7KOff
19 Jun 20262.18 AUD-0.5%2.25 AUD2.05 AUD0.15-5.94245.4KOff
12 Jun 20262.19 AUD0.5%2.25 AUD2.04 AUD0.08-5.37418.8KOff
5 Jun 20262.18 AUD0.9%2.26 AUD2.04 AUD0.00-3.94241.4KOff
29 May 20262.16 AUD-1.4%2.26 AUD2.03 AUD-0.10-6.081.3MOff
22 May 20262.19 AUD0.0%2.27 AUD2.03 AUD-0.30-4.071.0MOff
15 May 20262.19 AUD0.5%2.28 AUD2.03 AUD-0.55-3.911.3MOff
8 May 20262.18 AUD1.4%2.28 AUD2.02 AUD-0.80-5.741.2MOff
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