FNX LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Fonix Plc · Technology · Software - Infrastructure

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Latest close 172.0 GBP
-2.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 4.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 27.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.8%, after a 8.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 41 out of 100
Latest Close 172.0 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -2.8% latest completed week
4W Return 8.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 9.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 13.5% 7 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 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.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
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.
Price follow-through -2.8% Latest completed week; four-week move 8.0%. Indicator stack 7/93 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. News sentiment 50/100 4 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 4.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 27.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.8%, after a 8.0% 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
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 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 0.1212-week average 0.14

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks 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 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 8.0% over four weeks, 9.2% over 12 weeks, and -20.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.8%
4W8.0%
12W9.2%
26W-9.0%
52W-20.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year7
Trend breadth13.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.95Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change326.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-11.81Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change35.5%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 strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 70%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength21/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Value14/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Quality89/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Momentum5/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Growth93/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 8; 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
15.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
9.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
10.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
23.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
16.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
18.7%
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
17.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
21.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
32.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
5.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
6.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.8x
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 4 relevant articles.

0 positive · 4 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-29.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.4%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 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.5%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-11.7%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week-2.8%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains6
Flat weeks1
Modest losses6
Sharp losses7
Recent vol4.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -3.7%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.

Weekly tape35/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 35/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis23/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.12; No reversal markers Factors33/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 30; Small Cap Core rank 77 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 4 relevant articles.

Discovering Fonix And 2 Other Promising UK Penny Stocks Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026172.0 GBP-2.8%164.9 GBP207.4 GBP0.95-11.81625.8KOff
31 Jul 2026177.0 GBP5.0%165.0 GBP207.6 GBP0.85-9.741.3MOff
24 Jul 2026168.5 GBP8.0%164.6 GBP207.7 GBP0.65-13.721.3MOff
17 Jul 2026156.0 GBP-2.0%164.5 GBP208.0 GBP0.25-19.86598.4KOff
10 Jul 2026159.2 GBP-1.4%165.5 GBP208.3 GBP0.22-18.301.0MOff
3 Jul 2026161.5 GBP5.9%166.7 GBP208.7 GBP-0.03-19.41146.1KOff
26 Jun 2026152.5 GBP1.7%167.8 GBP209.0 GBP-0.28-23.51133.3KOff
19 Jun 2026150.0 GBP-1.3%169.0 GBP209.4 GBP-0.21-24.56157.5KOff
12 Jun 2026152.0 GBP3.1%170.3 GBP209.7 GBP-0.04-25.08202.3KOff
5 Jun 2026147.5 GBP-6.9%171.2 GBP210.0 GBP-0.01-27.35174.9KOff
29 May 2026158.5 GBP0.6%172.5 GBP210.4 GBP0.23-22.95355.6KOff
22 May 2026157.5 GBP0.0%173.7 GBP210.7 GBP0.31-24.493.0MOff
15 May 2026157.5 GBP-7.1%174.6 GBP211.0 GBP0.33-23.31564.6KOff
8 May 2026169.5 GBP-0.9%175.7 GBP211.3 GBP0.26-18.71689.7KOff
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