- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Weekly Investor Report
Essentra plc · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Latest close
1.14 GBP
9.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 23.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 9.4%, after a 38.0% 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. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
69
out of 100
Latest Close
1.14 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
9.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
38.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
39.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
17.3%
9 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.3x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- 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
9.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move 38.0%.
Indicator stack
10/100
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
Recent
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
News sentiment
50/100
11 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 23.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 9.4%, after a 38.0% 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 2.3x 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 0.2612-week average 0.09
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.26Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 38.0% over four weeks, 39.7% over 12 weeks, and 12.1% 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 year9
Trend breadth17.3%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.13Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change711.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership10.53Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change158.1%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 88%
Model confidence 70%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength66/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Value60/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 41; rank 1 is best.
Quality62/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 39; rank 1 is best.
Momentum62/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 39; rank 1 is best.
Growth62/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 39; 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 framework83/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 1.5x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.0x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 2.4x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 15.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 73.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 6.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 4.8% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 4.1% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -0.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -80.0% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 11.6% 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
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 80.5% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 80.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.3x 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 sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 11 relevant articles.
0 positive · 11 neutral · 0 negativePatient CapitalRecent
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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-1.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.0%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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10 Apr
8 May
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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-10.9%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+9.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses3
Recent vol5.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.6% / -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 Basic Materials
4-week rank3 / 100
Group average5.9%
Trend breadth26.0%
Trend26.0%active weekly trend signals
MD33.0%positive activity pressure
RS43.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Specialty Chemicals
4-week rank4 / 12
Group average19.9%
Trend breadth41.7%
Trend41.7%active weekly trend signals
MD58.3%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%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 tape61/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 61/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis23/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 2/12.
Activity pressure 0.26; No reversal markers Factors62/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 1 SVQF83/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 44.0 of 260 Patient CapitalRecentActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 11 relevant articles.
Essentra plc 2026 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation (OTCMKTS:FLRAF) 2026-07-31 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 | 1.14 GBP | 9.4% | 0.92 GBP | 1.24 GBP | 1.13 | 10.53 | 5.1M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1.04 GBP | 8.9% | 0.91 GBP | 1.24 GBP | 0.75 | 1.18 | 5.6M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.96 GBP | 7.4% | 0.91 GBP | 1.24 GBP | 0.42 | -6.22 | 2.0M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.89 GBP | 7.9% | 0.91 GBP | 1.25 GBP | 0.07 | -12.01 | 2.5M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.83 GBP | -2.6% | 0.91 GBP | 1.25 GBP | -0.18 | -18.11 | 1.6M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.85 GBP | 3.9% | 0.92 GBP | 1.25 GBP | -0.27 | -18.04 | 911.7K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.82 GBP | -1.7% | 0.92 GBP | 1.26 GBP | -0.53 | -20.61 | 642.1K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.83 GBP | -2.6% | 0.93 GBP | 1.26 GBP | -0.60 | -18.82 | 241.5K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.85 GBP | 2.4% | 0.93 GBP | 1.27 GBP | -0.68 | -17.99 | 214.0K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.83 GBP | -6.4% | 0.93 GBP | 1.27 GBP | -0.90 | -19.56 | 2.2M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.89 GBP | 2.8% | 0.94 GBP | 1.28 GBP | -0.96 | -14.88 | 1.5M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.86 GBP | 6.0% | 0.94 GBP | 1.28 GBP | -1.15 | -17.97 | 4.5M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.82 GBP | -1.4% | 0.95 GBP | 1.29 GBP | -1.18 | -20.95 | 2.4M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.83 GBP | 2.8% | 0.95 GBP | 1.29 GBP | -1.01 | -20.58 | 1.8M | 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.