- The trend backdrop is active with a 3-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.
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Weekly Investor Report
Logistics Development Group plc · Industrials · Integrated Freight & Logistics
Latest close
1.75 GBP
1.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 18.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.4%, after a 16.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
64
out of 100
Latest Close
1.75 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
1.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
16.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
25.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
26.9%
14 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.2x
vs 13-week average
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 36.06% based on similar historical setup states.
- 1 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
1.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move 16.7%.
Indicator stack
25/100
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
Negative 36.06%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
50/100
12 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 18.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.4%, after a 16.7% 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 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
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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 0.4512-week average 0.18
12-week confirmation
Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership4/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.45Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers11 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 16.7% over four weeks, 25.0% over 12 weeks, and 9.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 3 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak3 weeks
Active weeks in one year14
Trend breadth26.9%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.48Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change683.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership9.26Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change343.8%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 52%
Model confidence 41%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength47/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Value47/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Quality49/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 52; rank 1 is best.
Momentum49/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 52; rank 1 is best.
Growth49/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 52; 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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 0.5x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- - Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -42.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- - Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- - Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- - 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
- - Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 3/9 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
- - Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- - Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.7x 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 12 relevant articles.
0 positive · 12 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-2.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.5%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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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher11 of 267 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.7%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-5.8%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+1.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains8
Flat weeks8
Modest losses5
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split17/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.7% / -2.6%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 rank- / 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 Integrated Freight & Logistics
4-week rank1 / 1
Group average16.7%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS100.0%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 tape58/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 58/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis36/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 4/12.
Activity pressure 0.45; 1 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 36.06%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 36.06% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors47/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 50 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 12 relevant articles.
KKR Acquires Four UK Logistics Assets Spanning 1.25M Square Feet 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 | 1.75 GBP | 1.4% | 1.48 GBP | 1.34 GBP | 1.48 | 9.26 | 1.7M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1.73 GBP | 1.5% | 1.47 GBP | 1.34 GBP | 1.51 | 7.81 | 1.1M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1.70 GBP | 1.5% | 1.46 GBP | 1.34 GBP | 1.33 | 7.27 | 1.9M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1.68 GBP | 11.7% | 1.45 GBP | 1.34 GBP | 0.81 | 6.65 | 7.4M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1.50 GBP | 1.7% | 1.44 GBP | 1.34 GBP | 0.19 | -3.80 | 1.8M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1.48 GBP | 5.4% | 1.44 GBP | 1.34 GBP | -0.48 | -7.41 | 156.8K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1.40 GBP | 1.8% | 1.44 GBP | 1.34 GBP | -0.89 | -11.09 | 75.2K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1.38 GBP | 0.0% | 1.45 GBP | 1.34 GBP | -0.96 | -11.97 | 956.1K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1.38 GBP | -1.8% | 1.45 GBP | 1.34 GBP | -0.88 | -13.31 | 163.5K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1.40 GBP | 0.0% | 1.45 GBP | 1.34 GBP | -0.83 | -11.28 | 556.4K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 1.40 GBP | -3.4% | 1.45 GBP | 1.34 GBP | -0.85 | -12.08 | 689.2K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 1.45 GBP | 3.6% | 1.45 GBP | 1.34 GBP | -0.91 | -9.88 | 1.2M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 1.40 GBP | 0.0% | 1.45 GBP | 1.34 GBP | -1.02 | -11.05 | 850.8K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 1.40 GBP | 0.0% | 1.45 GBP | 1.34 GBP | -0.99 | -11.58 | 286.8K | 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.