- 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.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Bodycote plc · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Latest close
914.5 GBP
26.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 27.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 26.6%, after a 41.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 57/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
70
out of 100
Latest Close
914.5 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
26.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
41.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
33.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
65.4%
34 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
4.7x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
- 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
26.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move 41.1%.
Indicator stack
36/81
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.
News sentiment
57/100
13 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 not active. Price is 27.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 26.6%, after a 41.1% 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 4.7x 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 0.4812-week average 0.43
12-week confirmation
Trend active5/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.48Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 41.1% over four weeks, 33.2% over 12 weeks, and 45.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year34
Trend breadth65.4%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.42Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change291.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership22.17Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change327.9%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 weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 72%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength23/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Value10/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Quality17/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Momentum90/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Growth84/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 17; 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 framework30/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 28.2x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 2.1x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.6x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 3.8% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 13.8% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 14.6% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 8.9% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 9.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -4.0% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 188.4% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -17.1% 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
- 2.5% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 3.7% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 6.2% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.0x 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 sentiment57/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.
7 positive · 6 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-1.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility10.1%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.
6 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+26.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-15.3%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+26.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses3
Recent vol10.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.5% / -3.6%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.
SectorGB Industrials
4-week rank5 / 100
Group average9.1%
Trend breadth46.0%
Trend46.0%active weekly trend signals
MD65.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Specialty Industrial Machinery
4-week rank2 / 19
Group average7.2%
Trend breadth36.8%
Trend36.8%active weekly trend signals
MD73.7%positive activity pressure
RS47.4%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 tape63/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 63/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis40/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 5/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 5/12.
Activity pressure 0.48; 3 reversal markers Factors32/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 17; Small Cap Core rank 78 SVQF30/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 182.0 of 260 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment57/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.
REG - BlackRock Group Bodycote PLC - Form 8.3 - Bodycote plc 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 | 914.5 GBP | 26.6% | 720.2 GBP | 645.7 GBP | 0.42 | 22.17 | 10.4M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 722.5 GBP | 3.6% | 713.4 GBP | 644.2 GBP | 0.00 | -2.78 | 3.0M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 697.5 GBP | 0.1% | 712.4 GBP | 644.0 GBP | -0.18 | -4.92 | 2.2M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 697.0 GBP | 7.6% | 712.7 GBP | 643.8 GBP | -0.20 | -3.82 | 3.2M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 648.0 GBP | -2.6% | 712.3 GBP | 643.5 GBP | -0.22 | -9.73 | 2.0M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 665.5 GBP | -2.9% | 713.1 GBP | 643.5 GBP | -0.23 | -9.06 | 229.3K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 685.5 GBP | -3.7% | 712.1 GBP | 643.3 GBP | -0.17 | -4.94 | 219.4K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 711.5 GBP | 0.3% | 709.2 GBP | 642.9 GBP | 0.03 | 0.07 | 532.6K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 709.5 GBP | -0.8% | 706.0 GBP | 642.5 GBP | 0.22 | -1.10 | 447.4K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 715.5 GBP | -11.7% | 702.4 GBP | 641.9 GBP | 0.17 | 0.83 | 681.8K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 810.0 GBP | -2.6% | 699.1 GBP | 641.3 GBP | 0.18 | 13.84 | 1.9M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 831.5 GBP | 21.1% | 694.7 GBP | 640.3 GBP | -0.14 | 16.79 | 2.3M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 686.5 GBP | -2.3% | 688.3 GBP | 639.4 GBP | -0.52 | -0.55 | 1.5M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 702.5 GBP | 4.2% | 687.4 GBP | 639.4 GBP | -0.52 | 1.57 | 2.0M | Off |
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.