G4M LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Gear4music (Holdings) plc · Consumer Cyclical · Internet Retail

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Latest close 292.5 GBP
5.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 8.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 62.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.4%, after a 6.4% 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 50/100.

Setup score 53 out of 100
Latest Close 292.5 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 5.4% latest completed week
4W Return 6.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 19.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 53.8% 28 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 41.93% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • 1 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 5.4% Latest completed week; four-week move 6.4%. Indicator stack 30/74 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 41.93% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 50/100 9 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 8.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 62.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.4%, after a 6.4% 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 2.1x 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
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 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 0.2312-week average 0.10

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.23Current 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 6.4% over four weeks, 19.4% over 12 weeks, and 13.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W5.4%
4W6.4%
12W19.4%
26W-0.8%
52W13.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year28
Trend breadth53.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.94Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change84.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-3.36Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change40.0%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 Mar 2026 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 82%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength97/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Value97/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Quality82/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Momentum83/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Growth99/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 2; 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 framework85/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
8.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
3.9x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
28.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
5.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
2.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
14.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
30.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
779.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
10.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
9/9
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
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.6x
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 9 relevant articles.

0 positive · 9 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-12.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.7%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 higher12 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.0%Week of 19 Jun.
Worst week-15.5%Week of 3 Apr.
Latest week+5.4%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains3
Flat weeks2
Modest losses6
Sharp losses6
Recent vol3.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.5% / -3.1%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 tape46/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 46/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis21/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.23; 1 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 41.93%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 41.93% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors89/100

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

Tiny Titans rank 26; Buyback Yield rank 75; Small Cap Core rank 16 SVQF85/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 39.5 of 260 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 9 relevant articles.

Gear4music Issues New Shares After Employee Option Exercise 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 2026292.5 GBP5.4%269.7 GBP192.8 GBP0.94-3.36142.5KOff
31 Jul 2026277.5 GBP0.0%269.9 GBP191.7 GBP0.84-8.13132.3KOff
24 Jul 2026277.5 GBP0.0%270.4 GBP190.5 GBP0.72-6.94132.8KOff
17 Jul 2026277.5 GBP0.9%271.1 GBP189.4 GBP0.64-5.6549.7KOff
10 Jul 2026275.0 GBP1.9%272.0 GBP188.3 GBP0.51-5.60112.8KOff
3 Jul 2026270.0 GBP-4.4%273.1 GBP187.1 GBP0.06-8.904.7KOff
26 Jun 2026282.5 GBP5.6%273.9 GBP186.1 GBP-0.37-2.8518.1KOff
19 Jun 2026267.5 GBP7.0%274.4 GBP184.9 GBP-0.94-6.2637.0KOff
12 Jun 2026250.0 GBP2.0%275.8 GBP183.9 GBP-1.41-12.7611.1KOff
5 Jun 2026245.0 GBP6.5%277.4 GBP183.0 GBP-1.54-13.2410.2KOff
29 May 2026230.0 GBP-2.1%279.0 GBP182.0 GBP-1.66-18.4933.2KOff
22 May 2026235.0 GBP-4.1%281.2 GBP181.2 GBP-1.71-17.0247.3KOff
15 May 2026245.0 GBP4.3%283.1 GBP180.3 GBP-1.58-10.79167.2KOff
8 May 2026235.0 GBP-1.1%284.4 GBP179.2 GBP-1.71-14.26199.3KOff
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