- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
HIT
ASX
Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
HiTech Group Australia Limited · Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services
Latest close
1.24 AUD
-1.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 1.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 38.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.6%, after a 35.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
34
out of 100
Latest Close
1.24 AUD
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
-1.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
35.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
27.8%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
17.3%
9 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 Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 43.65% based on similar historical setup states.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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
-1.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move 35.5%.
Indicator stack
10/76
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
Recent
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 43.65%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
58/100
2 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 1.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 38.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.6%, after a 35.5% 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 0.1212-week average 0.05
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.12Current 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 35.5% over four weeks, 27.8% over 12 weeks, and -29.2% 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 year9
Trend breadth17.3%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.61Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change193.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-14.50Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change61.7%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 neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 27%
Model confidence 14%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength47/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Value49/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 52; rank 1 is best.
Quality47/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Momentum49/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 52; rank 1 is best.
Growth49/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 52; 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
- - Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- - Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- - 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
- - 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
- 0/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 7.5% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 7.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- - 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 sentiment58/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 2 relevant articles.
1 positive · 1 neutral · 0 negativePatient CapitalRecent
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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-36.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility12.1%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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3 Apr
1 May
29 May
26 Jun
31 Jul
Weeks higher7 of 2618 weeks finished lower.
Best week+41.6%Week of 24 Jul.
Worst week-11.3%Week of 1 May.
Latest week-1.6%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains4
Flat weeks1
Modest losses8
Sharp losses10
Recent vol12.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split20/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.4% / -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.
SectorAU Industrials
4-week rank1 / 100
Group average-2.9%
Trend breadth36.0%
Trend36.0%active weekly trend signals
MD59.0%positive activity pressure
RS48.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Staffing & Employment Services
4-week rank1 / 5
Group average6.0%
Trend breadth40.0%
Trend40.0%active weekly trend signals
MD80.0%positive activity pressure
RS40.0%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 tape25/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 25/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis14/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 2/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.12; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 43.65%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 43.65% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors47/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 36; Small Cap Core rank 55 Patient CapitalRecentActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Sentiment58/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 2 relevant articles.
Why HiTech Group Australia (ASX: HIT) May Be Positioned For Growth After FY 2025 Results 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 | 1.24 AUD | -1.6% | 1.23 AUD | 1.65 AUD | 0.61 | -14.50 | 45.2K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1.26 AUD | 41.6% | 1.24 AUD | 1.65 AUD | 0.36 | -11.77 | 250.9K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.89 AUD | -4.3% | 1.25 AUD | 1.65 AUD | -0.14 | -38.23 | 131.9K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.93 AUD | 1.6% | 1.27 AUD | 1.66 AUD | -0.43 | -36.10 | 4.6K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.92 AUD | -0.5% | 1.29 AUD | 1.66 AUD | -0.65 | -37.91 | 86.2K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.92 AUD | 0.0% | 1.31 AUD | 1.67 AUD | -0.86 | -37.56 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.92 AUD | -2.1% | 1.34 AUD | 1.67 AUD | -1.01 | -38.49 | 0 | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.94 AUD | -3.6% | 1.36 AUD | 1.67 AUD | -1.14 | -37.55 | 7.3K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.97 AUD | 0.5% | 1.38 AUD | 1.68 AUD | -1.13 | -34.50 | 54.0K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.97 AUD | 12.1% | 1.40 AUD | 1.68 AUD | -1.11 | -36.13 | 28.3K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.86 AUD | -3.9% | 1.42 AUD | 1.68 AUD | -1.05 | -43.00 | 7.0K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.90 AUD | -7.2% | 1.45 AUD | 1.69 AUD | -0.98 | -41.04 | 143.7K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.97 AUD | 7.2% | 1.48 AUD | 1.69 AUD | -0.98 | -37.80 | 172.9K | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 0.91 AUD | -11.3% | 1.51 AUD | 1.70 AUD | -1.11 | -42.33 | 207.8K | 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.