HOC LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

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Hochschild Mining plc · Basic Materials · Other Precious Metals & Mining

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Latest close 509.5 GBP
18.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -14.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 43.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 18.1%, after a 11.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100.

Setup score 45 out of 100
Latest Close 509.5 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 18.1% latest completed week
4W Return 11.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -17.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 82.7% 43 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 58.04% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 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 18.1% Latest completed week; four-week move 11.6%. Indicator stack 45/27 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 58.04% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 51/100 22 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 -14.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 43.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 18.1%, after a 11.6% 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 1.6x 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
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 7 Aug
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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 0.1612-week average 0.36

12-week confirmation

Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.16Current 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 11.6% over four weeks, -17.4% over 12 weeks, and 65.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W18.1%
4W11.6%
12W-17.4%
26W-22.7%
52W65.1%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year43
Trend breadth82.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.32Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change8.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-6.03Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change46.0%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 strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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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 strength98/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Value88/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Quality98/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Momentum96/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Growth97/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 4; 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 framework83/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
13.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
4.9x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
42.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
29.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
17.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
34.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
24.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
108.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
531.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.1x
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 sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 22 relevant articles.

2 positive · 20 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-40.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.0%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+18.1%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-17.3%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+18.1%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses8
Recent vol8.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.9% / -6.9%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 tape42/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 42/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis25/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 5/12.

Activity pressure 0.16; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 58.04%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 58.04% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors94/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 76; Small Cap Core rank 63 SVQF83/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 46.0 of 260 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 22 relevant articles.

Hochschild Mining Plc Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026509.5 GBP18.1%595.0 GBP286.8 GBP-1.32-6.0310.4MOff
31 Jul 2026431.4 GBP-3.0%595.5 GBP284.1 GBP-1.55-19.807.3MOff
24 Jul 2026444.6 GBP4.3%597.4 GBP281.9 GBP-1.56-16.085.0MOff
17 Jul 2026426.4 GBP-6.6%599.4 GBP279.5 GBP-1.54-18.146.1MOff
10 Jul 2026456.4 GBP-9.1%601.2 GBP277.2 GBP-1.45-11.175.8MOff
3 Jul 2026502.0 GBP2.4%601.2 GBP274.8 GBP-1.47-3.50697.9KOff
26 Jun 2026490.0 GBP-10.0%598.5 GBP272.0 GBP-1.46-3.661.1MOff
19 Jun 2026544.5 GBP1.5%595.5 GBP269.3 GBP-1.319.3416.7MOff
12 Jun 2026536.5 GBP-0.9%589.0 GBP266.3 GBP-1.317.671.9MOff
5 Jun 2026541.5 GBP-12.0%583.6 GBP263.4 GBP-1.0010.75956.3KOn
29 May 2026615.5 GBP7.6%576.8 GBP260.5 GBP-0.7726.317.1MOn
22 May 2026572.0 GBP-7.3%567.3 GBP257.0 GBP-0.6718.106.7MOn
15 May 2026617.0 GBP-3.7%559.8 GBP253.8 GBP-0.5931.9512.7MOn
8 May 2026641.0 GBP3.7%553.3 GBP250.4 GBP-0.6338.3510.4MOn
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.

Evidence context