- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
SMT Scharf AG · Industrials · Railroads
Latest close
6.20 EUR
0.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -9.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 23.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a -3.1% 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
37
out of 100
Latest Close
6.20 EUR
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
0.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
-3.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-13.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
46.2%
24 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
6.7x
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
0.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move -3.1%.
Indicator stack
25/32
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.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 36.42%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
50/100
4 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 -9.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 23.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a -3.1% 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 6.7x 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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27 Feb
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13 Mar
20 Mar
27 Mar
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24 Apr
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29 May
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31 Jul
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 0.2112-week average 0.54
12-week confirmation
Trend active6/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.21Current 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 -3.1% over four weeks, -13.3% over 12 weeks, and -31.9% 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 year24
Trend breadth46.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.96Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-9.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-14.69Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-4.4%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 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 88%
Model confidence 84%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength75/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
Value93/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Quality27/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Momentum25/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Growth78/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 23; 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 framework36/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.1x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 43.8% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 14.8% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 3.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 20.8% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 3.3% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 11.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - 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
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -2.8x 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 4 relevant articles.
0 positive · 4 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-33.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.6%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.
6 Feb
6 Mar
3 Apr
1 May
29 May
26 Jun
31 Jul
Weeks higher9 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.0%Week of 20 Mar.
Worst week-14.5%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+0.0%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains5
Flat weeks7
Modest losses5
Sharp losses5
Recent vol2.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split15/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.1% / -3.9%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 Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-1.0%
Trend breadth51.0%
Trend51.0%active weekly trend signals
MD54.0%positive activity pressure
RS54.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Railroads
4-week rank4 / 6
Group average-0.6%
Trend breadth33.3%
Trend33.3%active weekly trend signals
MD33.3%positive activity pressure
RS33.3%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 tape35/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 35/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis30/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 6/12, activity pressure 1/12, relative leadership 2/12.
Activity pressure 0.21; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 36.42%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 36.42% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors55/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Tiny Titans rank 42; Buyback Yield rank 78; Small Cap Core rank 24 SVQF36/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 237.0 of 372 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 4 relevant articles.
Shandong-based Yankuang Energy completes acquisition of listed German firm Scharf AG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 6.20 EUR | 0.0% | 6.88 EUR | 6.75 EUR | -0.96 | -14.69 | 29.8K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 6.20 EUR | -0.8% | 6.86 EUR | 6.77 EUR | -0.97 | -13.74 | 2.4K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 6.25 EUR | -2.3% | 6.85 EUR | 6.79 EUR | -0.93 | -12.43 | 7.5K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 6.40 EUR | 0.0% | 6.83 EUR | 6.81 EUR | -0.88 | -11.53 | 8.1K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 6.40 EUR | 0.0% | 6.81 EUR | 6.83 EUR | -0.87 | -14.08 | 749 | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 6.40 EUR | -3.8% | 6.79 EUR | 6.85 EUR | -0.81 | -10.35 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 6.65 EUR | -0.7% | 6.77 EUR | 6.87 EUR | -0.71 | -8.08 | 0 | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 6.70 EUR | -5.0% | 6.75 EUR | 6.88 EUR | -0.58 | -6.13 | 0 | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 7.05 EUR | 0.0% | 6.74 EUR | 6.90 EUR | -0.43 | -1.75 | 693 | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 7.05 EUR | -4.7% | 6.72 EUR | 6.92 EUR | -0.27 | -2.98 | 2.9K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 7.40 EUR | 3.5% | 6.72 EUR | 6.93 EUR | -0.04 | 2.72 | 199 | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 7.15 EUR | 0.0% | 6.71 EUR | 6.94 EUR | 0.15 | 3.17 | 4.2K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 7.15 EUR | -6.5% | 6.71 EUR | 6.96 EUR | 0.56 | 1.56 | 1.3K | On |
| 1 May 2026 | 7.65 EUR | 0.0% | 6.73 EUR | 6.97 EUR | 0.94 | 8.84 | 5.5K | 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.