- 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.
INDIANHUME
NSI
Week ended 24 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
The Indian Hume Pipe Company Limited · Industrials · Engineering & Construction
Latest close
387.1 INR
-2.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 12.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 68.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.7%, after a 17.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
55
out of 100
Latest Close
387.1 INR
24 Jul 2026
1W Return
-2.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
17.9%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
18.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
7.7%
4 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.3x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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
-2.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move 17.9%.
Indicator stack
4/100
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.
News sentiment
53/100
25 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 12.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 68.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.7%, after a 17.9% 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 0.3x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume 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 0.1812-week average 0.06
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 leadership3/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.18Current 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 17.9% over four weeks, 18.4% over 12 weeks, and -8.9% 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 year4
Trend breadth7.7%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.41Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change2627.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership12.32Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change281.8%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 ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 94%
Model confidence 90%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength85/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Value90/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Quality61/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 40; rank 1 is best.
Momentum32/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Growth2/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 99; 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 framework43/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 14.5x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.6x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 9.5x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 7.1% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 23.5% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 9.6% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 13.2% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 5.1% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -12.5% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -74.7% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 15.5% 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
- 1.3% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 1.3% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.5x 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 sentiment53/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.
5 positive · 19 neutral · 1 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-11.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.7%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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Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.8%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-8.1%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week-2.7%Week of 24 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.9% / -3.5%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.
SectorIN Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-3.4%
Trend breadth62.0%
Trend62.0%active weekly trend signals
MD59.0%positive activity pressure
RS62.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Engineering & Construction
4-week rank4 / 97
Group average-4.6%
Trend breadth44.3%
Trend44.3%active weekly trend signals
MD63.9%positive activity pressure
RS33.0%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 tape48/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 48/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis25/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 3/12.
Activity pressure 0.18; No reversal markers Factors67/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 13; Small Cap Core rank 10 SVQF43/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 912.0 of 1590 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.
Indian Hume Special Dividend: Ex-Date Tomorrow; Rs 3 per share payout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 387.1 INR | -2.7% | 343.9 INR | 351.8 INR | 1.41 | 12.32 | 322.2K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 398.0 INR | 9.8% | 344.9 INR | 351.0 INR | 1.22 | 12.76 | 5.1M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 362.5 INR | 5.4% | 345.0 INR | 350.1 INR | 0.80 | 3.04 | 1.2M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 343.9 INR | 4.7% | 346.6 INR | 349.3 INR | 0.38 | -2.78 | 1.1M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 328.4 INR | 4.7% | 348.7 INR | 348.6 INR | 0.05 | -6.78 | 652.6K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 313.7 INR | 6.5% | 351.0 INR | 347.9 INR | -0.13 | -11.12 | 28.0K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 294.7 INR | -2.0% | 353.1 INR | 347.1 INR | -0.21 | -15.46 | 69.6K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 300.8 INR | -3.3% | 356.0 INR | 346.4 INR | -0.24 | -13.28 | 57.6K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 311.2 INR | -0.7% | 357.7 INR | 345.7 INR | -0.10 | -11.44 | 209.6K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 313.4 INR | -0.4% | 359.3 INR | 344.7 INR | -0.04 | -11.89 | 325.2K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 314.8 INR | -7.6% | 360.4 INR | 343.6 INR | -0.04 | -11.66 | 587.4K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 340.8 INR | 4.2% | 361.7 INR | 342.5 INR | -0.03 | -6.80 | 2.2M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 327.0 INR | 1.3% | 362.3 INR | 341.2 INR | -0.34 | -10.07 | 4.2M | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 323.0 INR | -2.4% | 363.9 INR | 340.0 INR | -0.63 | -11.07 | 644.1K | 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.