SZU GER Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Südzucker AG · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

Latest close 11.32 EUR
-1.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 51.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.2%, after a 4.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; 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 55 out of 100
Latest Close 11.32 EUR 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -1.2% latest completed week
4W Return 4.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return -2.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 38.5% 20 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 20-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 constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 41.77% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
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 4.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 51.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.2%, after a 4.2% 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 0.7x 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 0.5612-week average 0.77

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership11/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.56Current 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 4.2% over four weeks, -2.2% over 12 weeks, and 12.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 20 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-1.2%
4W4.2%
12W-2.2%
26W17.1%
52W12.5%
Active trend streak20 weeks
Active weeks in one year20
Trend breadth38.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.53Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change24.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership3.56Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change658.1%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 weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 May 2026 Field coverage 85% Model confidence 85%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength20/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Value40/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 61; rank 1 is best.
Quality6/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Momentum61/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 40; rank 1 is best.
Growth13/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 88; 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.

Value-quality framework6/100Value 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
0.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-4.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
32.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
1.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-2.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-13.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-96.4%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
3.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-10.5x
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 6 relevant articles.

0 positive · 6 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-16.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.5%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 higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.6%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-6.5%Week of 8 May.
Latest week-1.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses14
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.4% / -2.0%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 202611.32 EUR-1.2%10.86 EUR11.26 EUR-0.533.56400.0KOn
24 Jul 202611.46 EUR-3.4%10.78 EUR11.28 EUR-0.587.11394.9KOn
17 Jul 202611.86 EUR6.5%10.70 EUR11.30 EUR-0.6812.20762.0KOn
10 Jul 202611.14 EUR2.6%10.61 EUR11.32 EUR-0.824.71573.8KOn
3 Jul 202610.86 EUR3.2%10.56 EUR11.34 EUR-0.71-0.64611.5KOn
26 Jun 202610.52 EUR-1.9%10.52 EUR11.37 EUR-0.570.3991.5KOn
19 Jun 202610.72 EUR-5.0%10.49 EUR11.39 EUR-0.270.88140.7KOn
12 Jun 202611.28 EUR-0.5%10.46 EUR11.42 EUR0.067.49186.4KOn
5 Jun 202611.34 EUR-1.4%10.40 EUR11.44 EUR0.397.5265.1KOn
29 May 202611.50 EUR-1.5%10.34 EUR11.46 EUR0.657.58676.0KOn
22 May 202611.68 EUR-2.3%10.28 EUR11.48 EUR0.9010.20665.7KOn
15 May 202611.96 EUR3.3%10.22 EUR11.50 EUR1.0217.331.2MOn
8 May 202611.58 EUR-6.5%10.15 EUR11.52 EUR1.1411.941.3MOn
1 May 202612.38 EUR7.3%10.10 EUR11.55 EUR1.3019.82987.9KOn
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.