- The trend backdrop is active with a 33-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.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Klöckner & Co SE · Basic Materials · Steel
Latest close
12.36 EUR
0.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 0.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 47/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
74
out of 100
Latest Close
12.36 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
0.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
0.2%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-0.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
63.5%
33 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.0x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
- 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 0.2%.
Indicator stack
80/27
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
Positive 59.90%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
47/100
12 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 active. Price is 4.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 0.2% 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 2.0x 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 0.8712-week average 0.96
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.87Current 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 0.2% over four weeks, -0.2% over 12 weeks, and 102.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 33 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak33 weeks
Active weeks in one year33
Trend breadth63.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.21Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-17.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership21.32Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-35.3%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 85%
Model confidence 79%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength64/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Value59/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 42; rank 1 is best.
Quality5/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Momentum94/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Growth26/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 75; 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 framework7/100Value 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
- 0.2x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.5x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -11.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 19.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 0.6% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -2.5% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 1.7% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -3.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -154.4% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 7/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 1.6% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 1.6% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.8x 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 sentiment47/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 12 relevant articles.
2 positive · 9 neutral · 1 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-2.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility0.6%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher17 of 266 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.4%Week of 13 Mar.
Worst week-1.6%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week+0.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains1
Modest gains16
Flat weeks3
Modest losses6
Sharp losses0
Recent vol0.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/17Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.0% / -2.5%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.
SectorDE Basic Materials
4-week rank28 / 44
Group average3.5%
Trend breadth47.7%
Trend47.7%active weekly trend signals
MD20.5%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Steel
4-week rank4 / 4
Group average4.8%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD25.0%positive activity pressure
RS100.0%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 tape76/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 76/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis68/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.87; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 59.90%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 59.90% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors53/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 69; Small Cap Core rank 31 SVQF7/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 350.5 of 375 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment47/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 12 relevant articles.
KLÖCKNER & CO : Deutsche Bank reiterates its Neutral rating 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 | 12.36 EUR | 0.0% | 11.89 EUR | 6.97 EUR | -1.21 | 21.32 | 390.0K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 12.36 EUR | 0.2% | 11.75 EUR | 6.93 EUR | -1.18 | 25.94 | 179.8K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 12.34 EUR | 0.3% | 11.61 EUR | 6.90 EUR | -1.13 | 29.84 | 322.5K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 12.30 EUR | -0.3% | 11.46 EUR | 6.88 EUR | -1.10 | 32.24 | 213.4K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 12.34 EUR | 0.2% | 11.32 EUR | 6.85 EUR | -1.02 | 32.93 | 199.9K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 12.32 EUR | 0.2% | 11.16 EUR | 6.82 EUR | -0.90 | 30.47 | 62.3K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 12.30 EUR | -1.6% | 10.95 EUR | 6.79 EUR | -0.76 | 37.70 | 47.6K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 12.50 EUR | 0.5% | 10.74 EUR | 6.76 EUR | -0.51 | 40.06 | 51.2K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 12.44 EUR | 0.2% | 10.50 EUR | 6.74 EUR | -0.36 | 43.30 | 40.7K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 12.42 EUR | -0.6% | 10.26 EUR | 6.71 EUR | -0.25 | 44.29 | 64.4K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 12.50 EUR | 0.6% | 10.02 EUR | 6.69 EUR | -0.17 | 45.14 | 603.3K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 12.42 EUR | 0.3% | 9.78 EUR | 6.66 EUR | -0.18 | 47.45 | 172.5K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 12.38 EUR | 0.2% | 9.55 EUR | 6.63 EUR | -0.11 | 54.89 | 224.3K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 12.36 EUR | 0.3% | 9.31 EUR | 6.61 EUR | 0.03 | 54.53 | 189.3K | 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.