- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Tharisa plc · Basic Materials · Other Precious Metals & Mining
Latest close
1.18 GBP
4.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -98.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.0%, after a 2.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
28
out of 100
Latest Close
1.18 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
4.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
2.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-99.1%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
80.8%
42 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.9x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 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
4.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 2.6%.
Indicator stack
44/29
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
1 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 -98.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.0%, after a 2.6% 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 1.9x 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
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20 Mar
27 Mar
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24 Apr
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29 May
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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 0.2012-week average 0.39
12-week confirmation
Trend active2/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.20Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers66 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 6 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 2.6% over four weeks, -99.1% over 12 weeks, and -98.7% 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 year42
Trend breadth80.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.27Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change25.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-98.80Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change0.1%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 82%
Model confidence 77%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength15/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Value27/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Quality28/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 73; rank 1 is best.
Momentum28/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 73; rank 1 is best.
Growth28/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 73; 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
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- - Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- - Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 28.5% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 18.7% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -4.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 12.1% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -7.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -4.2% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -785.8% 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
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- - Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- - Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.3x 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 1 relevant articles.
0 positive · 1 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-99.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility26.6%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher12 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.1%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-99.0%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+4.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains8
Flat weeks1
Modest losses7
Sharp losses6
Recent vol26.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol14.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.0% / -7.8%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 Basic Materials
4-week rank54 / 100
Group average5.9%
Trend breadth26.0%
Trend26.0%active weekly trend signals
MD33.0%positive activity pressure
RS43.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Other Precious Metals & Mining
4-week rank7 / 20
Group average-1.0%
Trend breadth5.0%
Trend5.0%active weekly trend signals
MD10.0%positive activity pressure
RS10.0%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 tape32/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 32/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis11/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 2/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 2/12.
Activity pressure 0.20; 6 reversal markers Factors23/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 50 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 1 relevant articles.
Tharisa (THS) Stock Forecast and Price Target 2026 $THS 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 | 1.18 GBP | 4.0% | 82.05 GBP | 75.65 GBP | -1.27 | -98.80 | 1.1M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1.13 GBP | 0.0% | 86.11 GBP | 76.13 GBP | -1.45 | -98.86 | 591.8K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1.13 GBP | -0.9% | 90.15 GBP | 76.60 GBP | -1.58 | -98.87 | 278.4K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1.14 GBP | -0.4% | 94.16 GBP | 77.09 GBP | -1.63 | -98.87 | 513.2K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1.15 GBP | -1.7% | 97.69 GBP | 77.61 GBP | -1.71 | -98.88 | 539.9K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1.17 GBP | 3.1% | 100.8 GBP | 78.12 GBP | -1.77 | -98.90 | 50.2K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1.13 GBP | -1.7% | 103.8 GBP | 78.57 GBP | -1.79 | -98.94 | 66.5K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1.15 GBP | -1.3% | 107.0 GBP | 79.05 GBP | -1.34 | -98.92 | 169.5K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1.17 GBP | -7.1% | 110.2 GBP | 79.56 GBP | -0.94 | -98.94 | 259.5K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1.25 GBP | -99.0% | 113.4 GBP | 80.09 GBP | -0.53 | -98.86 | 653.4K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 130.5 GBP | 1.2% | 116.5 GBP | 80.66 GBP | -0.32 | 16.05 | 1.0M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 129.0 GBP | 2.4% | 115.4 GBP | 80.40 GBP | -0.59 | 15.00 | 842.3K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 126.0 GBP | 5.0% | 114.4 GBP | 80.14 GBP | -0.76 | 16.30 | 1.7M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 120.0 GBP | 7.1% | 113.6 GBP | 79.89 GBP | -0.89 | 11.42 | 799.7K | 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.