- 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.
- Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
FRW
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Freightways Group Limited · Industrials · Integrated Freight & Logistics
Latest close
12.02 AUD
4.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 6.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.0%, after a 1.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 49/100.
Setup score
51
out of 100
Latest Close
12.02 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
4.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
1.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
14.5%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
59.6%
31 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.2x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 36.72% based on similar historical setup states.
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
4.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 1.1%.
Indicator stack
33/70
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 36.72%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
49/100
19 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 6.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 86.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.0%, after a 1.1% 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 1.2x 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
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27 Mar
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Up week
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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 0.6112-week average 0.36
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership9/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.61Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 1.1% over four weeks, 14.5% over 12 weeks, and 21.4% 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 year31
Trend breadth59.6%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.88Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change46.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership0.28Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-94.8%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 85%
Model confidence 43%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength59/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 42; rank 1 is best.
Value15/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Quality98/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Momentum90/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Growth83/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 18; 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 framework54/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 26.9x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.7x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 11.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 5.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 100.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 11.2% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 11.2% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 9.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 6.6% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 12.9% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 15.1% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 4/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 3.0% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 3.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.5x 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 sentiment49/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
2 positive · 15 neutral · 2 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-3.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.1%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher16 of 268 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.5%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-11.1%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+4.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains2
Modest gains14
Flat weeks2
Modest losses5
Sharp losses3
Recent vol2.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/10Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.0% / -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.
SectorAU Industrials
4-week rank50 / 100
Group average1.9%
Trend breadth37.0%
Trend37.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS45.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Integrated Freight & Logistics
4-week rank4 / 9
Group average-4.1%
Trend breadth33.3%
Trend33.3%active weekly trend signals
MD33.3%positive activity pressure
RS44.4%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 analysis42/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 9/12.
Activity pressure 0.61; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 36.72%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 36.72% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors65/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 65; Small Cap Core rank 83 SVQF54/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 118.0 of 257 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment49/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
Freightways Group to Release FY26 Full Year Results on 17 August 2026 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 | 12.02 AUD | 4.0% | 11.29 AUD | 9.13 AUD | 0.88 | 0.28 | 1.7K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 11.56 AUD | 0.5% | 11.30 AUD | 9.11 AUD | 0.90 | -0.22 | 1.3K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 11.50 AUD | -0.5% | 11.31 AUD | 9.09 AUD | 0.83 | 1.80 | 5.8K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 11.56 AUD | -2.8% | 11.33 AUD | 9.08 AUD | 0.72 | 2.31 | 3.3K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 11.89 AUD | 3.8% | 11.34 AUD | 9.06 AUD | 0.60 | 5.41 | 3.6K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 11.45 AUD | 0.3% | 11.35 AUD | 9.04 AUD | 0.39 | 1.37 | 0 | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 11.42 AUD | 0.3% | 11.37 AUD | 9.02 AUD | 0.26 | 2.26 | 2 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 11.39 AUD | 0.4% | 11.39 AUD | 9.00 AUD | -0.01 | 1.45 | 2 | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 11.35 AUD | 3.1% | 11.41 AUD | 8.99 AUD | -0.25 | 1.62 | 50 | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 11.01 AUD | 2.9% | 11.43 AUD | 8.97 AUD | -0.53 | 0.87 | 896 | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 10.70 AUD | 0.2% | 11.47 AUD | 8.96 AUD | -0.86 | -2.96 | 0 | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 10.68 AUD | 1.7% | 11.51 AUD | 8.94 AUD | -1.06 | -2.18 | 1.4K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 10.50 AUD | 5.0% | 11.56 AUD | 8.93 AUD | -1.23 | -3.35 | 464 | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 10.00 AUD | 0.0% | 11.61 AUD | 8.92 AUD | -1.31 | -9.01 | 0 | 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.