- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
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Futura Medical plc · Healthcare · Biotechnology
Latest close
0.00 GBP
-18.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -61.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -18.7%, after a -8.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
14
out of 100
Latest Close
0.00 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-18.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
-8.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-51.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
0.0%
0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.6x
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
-18.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move -8.1%.
Indicator stack
0/37
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 35.65%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
51/100
18 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 -61.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -18.7%, after a -8.1% 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 0.6x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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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 0.0012-week average 0.01
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.00Current 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 -8.1% over four weeks, -51.4% over 12 weeks, and -96.4% 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 year0
Trend breadth0.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.44Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-58.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-85.54Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change3.5%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 ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 67%
Model confidence 53%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength94/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Value79/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Quality80/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Momentum81/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Growth81/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 20; 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
- 73.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -298.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -330.9% 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
- -87.8% 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
- 2/9 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
- 0.7x 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 18 relevant articles.
1 positive · 17 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-96.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility14.4%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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7 Aug
Weeks higher7 of 2618 weeks finished lower.
Best week+29.0%Week of 24 Jul.
Worst week-48.6%Week of 1 May.
Latest week-18.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains1
Flat weeks1
Modest losses5
Sharp losses13
Recent vol14.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol15.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split17/33Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew9.9% / -12.5%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 Healthcare
4-week rank62 / 79
Group average0.0%
Trend breadth27.8%
Trend27.8%active weekly trend signals
MD44.3%positive activity pressure
RS22.8%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Biotechnology
4-week rank21 / 29
Group average-4.7%
Trend breadth13.8%
Trend13.8%active weekly trend signals
MD31.0%positive activity pressure
RS17.2%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 tape16/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 16/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis19/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 1/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.00; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 35.65%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 35.65% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors83/100O'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 Sentiment51/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 18 relevant articles.
Futura Secures EU, UK Clearance for New Formulation of Erectile Dysfunction Treatment 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 | 0.00 GBP | -18.7% | 0.01 GBP | 0.20 GBP | -0.44 | -85.54 | 8.7M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.00 GBP | 4.5% | 0.01 GBP | 0.21 GBP | -0.33 | -83.63 | 11.6M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.00 GBP | 29.0% | 0.01 GBP | 0.21 GBP | -0.22 | -85.71 | 9.1M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.00 GBP | -16.2% | 0.01 GBP | 0.21 GBP | -0.26 | -89.86 | 26.5M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.00 GBP | -33.7% | 0.01 GBP | 0.22 GBP | -0.28 | -88.68 | 49.8M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.01 GBP | 11.2% | 0.01 GBP | 0.22 GBP | -0.37 | -84.45 | 9.3M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.01 GBP | -7.4% | 0.01 GBP | 0.22 GBP | -0.37 | -86.43 | 4.0M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.01 GBP | -6.6% | 0.01 GBP | 0.23 GBP | -0.29 | -85.78 | 2.0M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.01 GBP | -6.5% | 0.01 GBP | 0.23 GBP | -0.21 | -85.64 | 9.0M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.01 GBP | -4.6% | 0.01 GBP | 0.23 GBP | -0.11 | -85.22 | 15.8M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.01 GBP | -3.0% | 0.01 GBP | 0.24 GBP | -0.06 | -85.26 | 17.4M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.01 GBP | -4.3% | 0.01 GBP | 0.24 GBP | 0.12 | -85.53 | 14.1M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.01 GBP | 0.0% | 0.01 GBP | 0.24 GBP | 0.57 | -85.10 | 17.6M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.01 GBP | -6.2% | 0.01 GBP | 0.24 GBP | 0.72 | -85.75 | 24.3M | 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.