- 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.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
MGAM
LSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Morgan Advanced Materials plc · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Latest close
254.0 GBP
12.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 14.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 12.4%, after a 18.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
72
out of 100
Latest Close
254.0 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
12.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
18.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
17.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
32.7%
17 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
3.1x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- 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.
Price follow-through
12.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move 18.4%.
Indicator stack
18/100
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
12 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 14.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 12.4%, after a 18.4% 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 3.1x 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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6 Mar
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20 Mar
27 Mar
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17 Apr
24 Apr
1 May
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22 May
29 May
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26 Jun
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31 Jul
7 Aug
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 0.5412-week average 0.37
12-week confirmation
Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.54Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 18.4% over four weeks, 17.9% over 12 weeks, and 28.0% 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 year17
Trend breadth32.7%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.78Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change1179.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership7.52Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change213.0%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 72%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength95/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Value80/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Quality86/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Momentum88/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Growth2/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 99; 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 framework64/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 33.3x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.7x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 11.1x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 5.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 70.3% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 9.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 5.1% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 11.7% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -6.0% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -57.1% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 194.8% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 6/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 4.8% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 2.7% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 7.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 3.1x 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 12 relevant articles.
0 positive · 12 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-1.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.2%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-13.5%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+12.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.2% / -3.6%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 Industrials
4-week rank17 / 100
Group average9.1%
Trend breadth46.0%
Trend46.0%active weekly trend signals
MD65.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Specialty Industrial Machinery
4-week rank4 / 19
Group average7.2%
Trend breadth36.8%
Trend36.8%active weekly trend signals
MD73.7%positive activity pressure
RS47.4%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 tape65/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 65/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis45/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 1/12.
Activity pressure 0.54; No reversal markers Factors87/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 23; Small Cap Core rank 44 SVQF64/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 94.5 of 260 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 12 relevant articles.
Morgan Advanced Materials plc Revenue Breakdown – LSE:MGAM 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 | 254.0 GBP | 12.4% | 222.4 GBP | 246.5 GBP | 0.78 | 7.52 | 16.0M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 226.0 GBP | 0.4% | 221.6 GBP | 246.5 GBP | 0.34 | -3.92 | 6.0M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 225.0 GBP | 2.7% | 221.5 GBP | 246.7 GBP | 0.14 | -3.50 | 10.1M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 219.0 GBP | 2.1% | 221.2 GBP | 247.0 GBP | 0.05 | -5.22 | 7.2M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 214.5 GBP | 1.2% | 221.0 GBP | 247.4 GBP | 0.06 | -6.65 | 2.8M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 212.0 GBP | -2.3% | 220.9 GBP | 247.8 GBP | 0.21 | -9.72 | 362.7K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 217.0 GBP | -3.8% | 220.9 GBP | 248.1 GBP | 0.28 | -6.54 | 470.0K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 225.5 GBP | -0.7% | 220.4 GBP | 248.5 GBP | 0.35 | -1.91 | 732.5K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 227.0 GBP | 0.7% | 219.3 GBP | 248.7 GBP | 0.24 | -2.44 | 860.5K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 225.5 GBP | -2.0% | 218.4 GBP | 249.0 GBP | 0.10 | -2.31 | 979.9K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 230.0 GBP | 3.4% | 217.6 GBP | 249.4 GBP | 0.05 | -0.96 | 8.0M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 222.5 GBP | 3.2% | 216.7 GBP | 249.7 GBP | -0.19 | -4.88 | 5.6M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 215.5 GBP | -5.1% | 216.2 GBP | 250.1 GBP | -0.31 | -5.66 | 7.5M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 227.0 GBP | 4.6% | 215.6 GBP | 250.6 GBP | -0.40 | -1.25 | 3.4M | 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.