HNDFDS NSI Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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Hindustan Foods Limited · Industrials · Conglomerates

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Latest close 577.2 INR
3.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.4%, after a 3.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100.

Setup score 61 out of 100
Latest Close 577.2 INR 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 3.4% latest completed week
4W Return 3.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 17.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 15.4% 8 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 6-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
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 37.50% based on similar historical setup states.
What to watch next
  • 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 3.4% Latest completed week; four-week move 3.1%. Indicator stack 29/81 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 Negative 37.50% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 51/100 25 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.4%, after a 3.1% 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 1.2x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 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
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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 0.6812-week average 0.44

12-week confirmation

Trend active6/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.68Current 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 3.1% over four weeks, 17.1% over 12 weeks, and 5.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 6 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.4%
4W3.1%
12W17.1%
26W28.3%
52W5.2%
Active trend streak6 weeks
Active weeks in one year8
Trend breadth15.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.60Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change27.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership15.37Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change37.8%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 is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 87%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength16/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Value18/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Quality20/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Momentum75/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
Growth78/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 23; 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 framework30/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
48.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
22.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-3.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
16.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
6.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-5.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
9.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
16.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
27.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-1.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-1.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.9x
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 sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.

2 positive · 22 neutral · 1 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-2.8%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 higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.6%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-4.6%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+3.4%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.8% / -2.3%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 tape58/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 58/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis73/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 6/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.68; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 37.50%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 37.50% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors29/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 84; Small Cap Core rank 87 SVQF30/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 1112.5 of 1590 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.

Hindustan Foods to Host Analyst Meet on July 3 Following ₹250 Crore Project Completion Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026577.2 INR3.4%511.6 INR536.2 INR1.6015.37363.7KOn
17 Jul 2026558.4 INR-2.0%509.6 INR536.2 INR1.699.32350.8KOn
10 Jul 2026569.5 INR3.4%508.3 INR536.3 INR1.6712.11482.0KOn
3 Jul 2026551.0 INR-1.6%507.1 INR536.3 INR1.438.30372.0KOn
26 Jun 2026559.8 INR2.6%506.1 INR536.3 INR1.2611.15654.7KOn
19 Jun 2026545.4 INR3.0%505.4 INR536.0 INR1.018.74110.5KOn
12 Jun 2026529.7 INR-0.1%505.6 INR536.0 INR0.857.5039.1KOff
5 Jun 2026530.2 INR2.2%506.0 INR536.1 INR0.888.8624.2KOff
29 May 2026518.8 INR1.1%506.2 INR536.2 INR1.075.79278.9KOff
22 May 2026513.3 INR-1.3%506.4 INR536.6 INR0.973.92239.9KOff
15 May 2026520.2 INR-4.6%506.6 INR537.1 INR0.965.57296.9KOff
8 May 2026545.1 INR10.6%506.6 INR537.6 INR0.878.29486.4KOff
1 May 2026493.0 INR1.3%506.0 INR537.8 INR0.66-1.23185.2KOff
24 Apr 2026486.6 INR-4.3%507.4 INR538.4 INR0.57-2.19315.0KOff
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.