UCB BRU Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

UCB SA · Healthcare · Biotechnology

Latest close 223.1 EUR
0.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -11.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 38.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.1%, after a -5.9% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 59/100.

Setup score 39 out of 100
Latest Close 223.1 EUR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 0.1% latest completed week
4W Return -5.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -5.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 76.9% 40 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 63.43% based on similar historical setup states.
What could go wrong
  • 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.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 7 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -11.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 38.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.1%, after a -5.9% four-week move.

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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 1.5x 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
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 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 0.5012-week average 0.48

12-week confirmation

Trend active4/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership3/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.50Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers77 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 7 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -5.9% over four weeks, -5.9% over 12 weeks, and 21.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.1%
4W-5.9%
12W-5.9%
26W-14.3%
52W21.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year40
Trend breadth76.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.55Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-48.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-15.72Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-118.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

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No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

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 sentiment59/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 4 relevant articles.

2 positive · 2 neutral · 0 negative
Patient 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-22.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.7%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-9.4%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+0.1%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.7% / -4.1%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.

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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026223.1 EUR0.1%251.1 EUR170.0 EUR-0.55-15.721.2MOff
31 Jul 2026222.9 EUR-9.4%252.1 EUR169.1 EUR-0.48-14.441.9MOff
24 Jul 2026246.0 EUR2.8%252.4 EUR168.2 EUR-0.42-6.42817.3KOff
17 Jul 2026239.3 EUR0.9%252.0 EUR167.1 EUR-0.41-7.10734.7KOff
10 Jul 2026237.1 EUR-8.6%252.0 EUR166.1 EUR-0.37-7.201.2MOff
3 Jul 2026259.5 EUR0.4%251.9 EUR165.0 EUR-0.24-2.07131.9KOn
26 Jun 2026258.5 EUR3.5%251.5 EUR163.9 EUR-0.30-0.89197.8KOn
19 Jun 2026249.7 EUR-9.2%250.8 EUR162.7 EUR-0.38-2.39436.1KOn
12 Jun 2026274.9 EUR5.3%250.2 EUR161.6 EUR-0.586.19169.0KOn
5 Jun 2026261.0 EUR3.7%248.5 EUR160.4 EUR-0.964.18221.2KOff
29 May 2026251.7 EUR4.0%247.4 EUR159.3 EUR-1.190.881.6MOff
22 May 2026242.0 EUR2.1%246.3 EUR158.2 EUR-1.36-2.711.1MOff
15 May 2026237.0 EUR1.2%246.3 EUR157.1 EUR-1.33-2.22864.7KOff
8 May 2026234.1 EUR1.9%246.7 EUR156.2 EUR-1.04-3.011.1MOff
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.

Evidence context