- The trend backdrop is active with a 64-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.
CHENNPETRO
NSI
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited · Energy · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
Latest close
1,275 INR
5.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 23.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.6%, after a 12.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
87
out of 100
Latest Close
1,275 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
5.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
12.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
26.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
100.0%
52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.0x
vs 13-week average
- 14 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
5.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move 12.7%.
Indicator stack
100/100
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 55.26%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
58/100
40 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 23.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.6%, after a 12.7% 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
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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 0.9512-week average 0.92
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active 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 pressure0.95Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1414 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 14 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 12.7% over four weeks, 26.4% over 12 weeks, and 99.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 64 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak64 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.96Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change3034.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership35.93Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change28.3%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 strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
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 strength100/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 1; rank 1 is best.
Value99/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Quality84/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Momentum96/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Growth33/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 68; 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 framework99/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 6.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.3x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 5.1x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 10.2% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 9.6% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 5.9% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 3.2% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 23.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 7.2% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 206.2% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 6/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 4.9% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 4.9% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.3x 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 sentiment58/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 40 relevant articles.
17 positive · 23 neutral · 0 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-1.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.6%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.
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7 Aug
Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.0%Week of 20 Mar.
Worst week-9.9%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+5.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains10
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.5% / -4.3%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.
SectorIN Energy
4-week rank8 / 37
Group average7.0%
Trend breadth59.5%
Trend59.5%active weekly trend signals
MD62.2%positive activity pressure
RS70.3%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
4-week rank4 / 14
Group average9.9%
Trend breadth57.1%
Trend57.1%active weekly trend signals
MD85.7%positive activity pressure
RS64.3%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 tape87/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 87/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis82/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.95; 14 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.26%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.26% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors94/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 28; Small Cap Core rank 2 SVQF99/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 20.0 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment58/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 40 relevant articles.
Maruti Suzuki, ABB India, Chennai Petro, Alkem Labs, Grasim, Sharda Cropchem Dividends: Last Day To Buy Shares To Qualify 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 | 1,275 INR | 5.6% | 1,032 INR | 783.9 INR | 0.96 | 35.93 | 9.7M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,208 INR | 3.8% | 1,016 INR | 778.0 INR | 0.62 | 31.43 | 8.2M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1,164 INR | 1.2% | 1,003 INR | 772.6 INR | 0.32 | 31.48 | 14.5M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1,150 INR | 1.7% | 991.3 INR | 767.4 INR | 0.13 | 28.36 | 13.7M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1,131 INR | 4.9% | 982.3 INR | 762.5 INR | 0.03 | 28.00 | 4.9M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1,079 INR | -2.1% | 975.3 INR | 757.7 INR | 0.14 | 22.93 | 324.8K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1,102 INR | 0.4% | 970.0 INR | 753.3 INR | 0.42 | 27.71 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1,098 INR | -3.5% | 963.6 INR | 748.4 INR | 0.47 | 28.78 | 817.9K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1,138 INR | -3.7% | 960.9 INR | 743.5 INR | 0.38 | 37.22 | 990.9K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,181 INR | 11.6% | 957.0 INR | 738.4 INR | 0.25 | 45.86 | 1.2M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,058 INR | 4.1% | 951.2 INR | 732.8 INR | 0.20 | 31.47 | 2.8M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 1,017 INR | 0.8% | 948.4 INR | 728.2 INR | 0.53 | 26.67 | 2.9M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 1,009 INR | -6.3% | 940.0 INR | 723.9 INR | 0.77 | 27.28 | 4.3M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,077 INR | -4.6% | 930.3 INR | 719.4 INR | 0.95 | 34.17 | 7.0M | 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.