PYC LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Physiomics Plc · Healthcare · Biotechnology

Latest close 0.00 GBP
-3.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -6.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 38.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.1%, after a -2.1% 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 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 26 out of 100
Latest Close 0.00 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -3.1% latest completed week
4W Return -2.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -19.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 48.1% 25 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
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.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
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 -6.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 38.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.1%, after a -2.1% 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 0.8x 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
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
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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 0.3812-week average 0.66

12-week confirmation

Trend active10/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership6/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.38Current 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 -2.1% over four weeks, -19.1% over 12 weeks, and 5.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-3.1%
4W-2.1%
12W-19.1%
26W-11.4%
52W5.7%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year25
Trend breadth48.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.83Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-47.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-5.11Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-1415.7%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 61% Model confidence 48%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength35/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Value39/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 62; rank 1 is best.
Quality41/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 60; rank 1 is best.
Momentum41/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 60; rank 1 is best.
Growth41/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 60; 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
-
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
-58.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-70.2%
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
44.3%
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
0.6x
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 2 relevant articles.

0 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-41.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.3%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 higher12 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+23.8%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-23.1%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week-3.1%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains3
Flat weeks4
Modest losses2
Sharp losses8
Recent vol8.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol12.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split18/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew12.1% / -7.4%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 20260.00 GBP-3.1%0.00 GBP0.01 GBP-0.83-5.1114.8MOff
31 Jul 20260.00 GBP1.1%0.00 GBP0.01 GBP-0.76-1.9914.3MOff
24 Jul 20260.00 GBP-9.5%0.00 GBP0.01 GBP-0.74-2.0911.7MOn
17 Jul 20260.01 GBP10.5%0.00 GBP0.01 GBP-0.639.2424.4MOn
10 Jul 20260.00 GBP0.0%0.00 GBP0.01 GBP-0.56-0.3420.7MOn
3 Jul 20260.00 GBP0.0%0.00 GBP0.01 GBP-0.35-2.36243.2KOn
26 Jun 20260.00 GBP-9.5%0.00 GBP0.01 GBP0.09-0.888.3MOn
19 Jun 20260.01 GBP0.0%0.00 GBP0.01 GBP0.5510.682.9MOn
12 Jun 20260.01 GBP-12.5%0.00 GBP0.01 GBP0.759.243.0MOn
5 Jun 20260.01 GBP-14.3%0.00 GBP0.01 GBP0.8326.0022.0MOn
29 May 20260.01 GBP7.7%0.00 GBP0.01 GBP0.6746.6735.8MOn
22 May 20260.01 GBP13.0%0.00 GBP0.01 GBP0.4936.6636.4MOn
15 May 20260.01 GBP4.5%0.00 GBP0.01 GBP0.4024.8454.1MOn
8 May 20260.01 GBP10.0%0.00 GBP0.01 GBP0.3419.3824.8MOn
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