SVS LSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Savills plc · Real Estate · Real Estate Services

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Latest close 920.0 GBP
0.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 0.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 38.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.2%, after a 3.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100.

Setup score 45 out of 100
Latest Close 920.0 GBP 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.2% latest completed week
4W Return 3.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 6.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 36.5% 19 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x 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.
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 0.2% Latest completed week; four-week move 3.8%. Indicator stack 20/76 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 52/100 15 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 0.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 38.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.2%, after a 3.8% 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 1.4x 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
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 31 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 0.2012-week average 0.07

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.20Current 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 3.8% over four weeks, 6.9% over 12 weeks, and -4.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.2%
4W3.8%
12W6.9%
26W-14.6%
52W-4.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year19
Trend breadth36.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.79Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change141.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-9.75Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change25.1%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 ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 88% 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 strength50/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 51; rank 1 is best.
Value86/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Quality18/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Momentum11/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Growth87/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 14; 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 framework40/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
17.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
6.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.7%
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
3.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
5.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
6.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
29.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
1.0%
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
3.7%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.5x
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 sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.

2 positive · 13 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-18.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.3%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.9%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-9.8%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+0.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.8% / -2.9%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 tape41/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 41/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis21/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.20; No reversal markers Factors41/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 37; Small Cap Core rank 31 SVQF40/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 152.0 of 254 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.

Savills Number of Employees 2026 | Employee Count & Headcount Data Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026920.0 GBP0.2%912.8 GBP989.5 GBP0.79-9.752.6MOff
24 Jul 2026918.0 GBP-1.3%914.9 GBP990.1 GBP0.78-9.231.1MOff
17 Jul 2026930.0 GBP3.8%917.5 GBP990.4 GBP0.70-7.292.0MOff
10 Jul 2026896.0 GBP1.1%919.6 GBP990.5 GBP0.53-10.153.0MOff
3 Jul 2026886.0 GBP2.9%922.7 GBP990.5 GBP0.33-13.024.2MOff
26 Jun 2026861.0 GBP1.2%926.8 GBP990.0 GBP-0.08-14.55384.1KOff
19 Jun 2026851.0 GBP-2.5%932.0 GBP989.9 GBP-0.34-14.941.4MOff
12 Jun 2026873.0 GBP6.9%935.3 GBP989.7 GBP-0.60-14.19649.2KOff
5 Jun 2026817.0 GBP-1.8%938.2 GBP989.7 GBP-0.89-19.291.8MOff
29 May 2026832.0 GBP0.1%943.5 GBP990.3 GBP-0.99-18.611.4MOff
22 May 2026831.0 GBP2.6%949.4 GBP990.9 GBP-1.03-19.641.5MOff
15 May 2026810.0 GBP-5.9%956.0 GBP991.5 GBP-1.09-20.052.6MOff
8 May 2026861.0 GBP5.1%961.6 GBP992.2 GBP-0.95-15.871.8MOff
1 May 2026819.0 GBP-2.2%965.4 GBP992.6 GBP-0.98-21.435.3MOff
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.