VNT ASX Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Ventia Services Group Limited · Industrials · Infrastructure Operations

Latest close 5.82 AUD
-2.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 0.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 59.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.2%, after a -5.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 53 out of 100
Latest Close 5.82 AUD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -2.2% latest completed week
4W Return -5.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 1.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 78.8% 41 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 9-week active streak.
  • 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.
What could go wrong
  • 2 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 active. Price is 0.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 59.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.2%, after a -5.5% 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 0.9x 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
6 Feb 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
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 0.7612-week average 0.58

12-week confirmation

Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.76Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -5.5% over four weeks, 1.7% over 12 weeks, and 15.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 9 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.2%
4W-5.5%
12W1.7%
26W2.9%
52W15.8%
Active trend streak9 weeks
Active weeks in one year41
Trend breadth78.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.10Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-88.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership1.27Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-87.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

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 inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 85% Model confidence 69%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength96/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Value83/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Quality99/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Momentum91/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Growth17/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

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
17.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
10.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
93.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
6.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
4.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
24.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
0.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
28.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-6.4%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
3.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
3.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
7.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.3x
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 17 relevant articles.

6 positive · 11 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-13.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.1%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+8.4%Week of 20 Feb.
Worst week-10.7%Week of 6 Feb.
Latest week-2.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.5% / -3.1%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
31 Jul 20265.82 AUD-2.2%5.78 AUD4.26 AUD0.101.278.1MOn
24 Jul 20265.95 AUD-0.2%5.78 AUD4.24 AUD0.396.178.9MOn
17 Jul 20265.96 AUD0.2%5.78 AUD4.22 AUD0.566.429.5MOn
10 Jul 20265.95 AUD-3.4%5.77 AUD4.20 AUD0.756.4511.8MOn
3 Jul 20266.16 AUD-4.6%5.76 AUD4.18 AUD0.8610.0713.9MOn
26 Jun 20266.46 AUD-2.0%5.75 AUD4.15 AUD0.8216.942.6MOn
19 Jun 20266.59 AUD1.4%5.73 AUD4.13 AUD0.9719.005.9MOn
12 Jun 20266.50 AUD4.3%5.69 AUD4.10 AUD0.9618.361.4MOn
5 Jun 20266.23 AUD0.3%5.66 AUD4.08 AUD0.9616.481.2MOn
29 May 20266.21 AUD1.5%5.64 AUD4.05 AUD0.8415.3119.9MOff
22 May 20266.12 AUD1.5%5.62 AUD4.03 AUD0.3015.2410.2MOff
15 May 20266.03 AUD5.4%5.59 AUD4.00 AUD-0.2314.4612.2MOff
8 May 20265.72 AUD5.5%5.57 AUD3.98 AUD-0.667.7214.1MOff
1 May 20265.42 AUD0.9%5.55 AUD3.96 AUD-0.882.618.0MOff
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.