- 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 constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
SAIL
NSI
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Steel Authority of India Limited · Basic Materials · Steel
Latest close
176.6 INR
4.5%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 64.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.5%, after a 5.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
56
out of 100
Latest Close
176.6 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
4.5%
latest completed week
4W Return
5.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-8.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
96.2%
50 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.1x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
4.5%
Latest completed week; four-week move 5.1%.
Indicator stack
56/30
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 active. Price is 4.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 64.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.5%, after a 5.1% 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 1.1x 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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Up week
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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 0.6612-week average 0.86
12-week confirmation
Trend active10/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.66Current 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 5.1% over four weeks, -8.2% over 12 weeks, and 47.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year50
Trend breadth96.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.98Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-33.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership15.25Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change10.3%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 inexpensive relative to peers.
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 strength99/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Value96/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Quality77/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Momentum89/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Growth69/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 32; 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.
Value-quality framework57/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 17.3x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.6x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.5x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 9.8% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 50.3% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 6.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 9.1% 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
- 8.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 42.2% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 178.4% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 8/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.9% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.9% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.3x 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 5 relevant articles.
1 positive · 3 neutral · 1 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-15.8%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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13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.0%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-6.8%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+4.5%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains8
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.9% / -2.7%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.
SectorIN Basic Materials
4-week rank34 / 100
Group average2.8%
Trend breadth52.0%
Trend52.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS63.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Steel
4-week rank24 / 84
Group average1.8%
Trend breadth52.4%
Trend52.4%active weekly trend signals
MD40.5%positive activity pressure
RS56.0%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 tape56/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 56/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis65/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 10/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.66; 2 reversal markers Factors89/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 57 SVQF57/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 678.0 of 1576 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.
Steel Authority of India Limited Stock (SAIL) Opinions on FPO Plans and Infrastructure Growth 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 | 176.6 INR | 4.5% | 169.1 INR | 131.2 INR | -0.98 | 15.25 | 84.9M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 169.0 INR | 4.7% | 168.1 INR | 130.6 INR | -1.06 | 11.96 | 108.9M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 161.4 INR | -1.0% | 167.4 INR | 130.1 INR | -1.07 | 10.43 | 49.1M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 163.0 INR | -2.9% | 166.4 INR | 129.7 INR | -1.00 | 9.47 | 55.8M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 167.9 INR | -1.1% | 165.2 INR | 129.2 INR | -0.73 | 13.83 | 55.9M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 169.9 INR | -0.5% | 164.0 INR | 128.7 INR | -0.43 | 15.44 | 17.1M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 170.8 INR | -5.1% | 162.7 INR | 128.1 INR | -0.13 | 17.75 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 180.1 INR | -2.2% | 161.5 INR | 127.6 INR | 0.49 | 25.17 | 20.2M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 184.1 INR | -3.4% | 160.0 INR | 126.9 INR | 0.95 | 31.14 | 10.1M | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 190.6 INR | -6.8% | 158.6 INR | 126.3 INR | 1.33 | 38.41 | 20.1M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 204.4 INR | 1.6% | 157.0 INR | 125.6 INR | 1.52 | 48.67 | 113.2M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 201.2 INR | 4.6% | 154.7 INR | 124.8 INR | 1.49 | 47.02 | 157.7M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 192.4 INR | 4.1% | 152.3 INR | 124.0 INR | 1.29 | 42.68 | 298.0M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 184.9 INR | 0.1% | 150.2 INR | 123.3 INR | 1.06 | 35.60 | 73.6M | 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.