MFSL NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Max Financial Services Limited · Financial Services · Insurance - Life

Latest close 1,497 INR
-0.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -8.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 13.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.7%, after a -8.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100.

Setup score 28 out of 100
Latest Close 1,497 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -0.7% latest completed week
4W Return -8.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return -6.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 61.5% 32 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -8.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 13.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.7%, after a -8.3% 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 1.4x 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
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 0.1812-week average 0.27

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership8/12Weeks 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 markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -8.3% over four weeks, -6.6% over 12 weeks, and -3.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.7%
4W-8.3%
12W-6.6%
26W-12.2%
52W-3.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year32
Trend breadth61.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.89Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-1379.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-7.41Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-385.5%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 77%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength19/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Value21/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Quality37/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Momentum63/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 38; rank 1 is best.
Growth7/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 94; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
612.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
129.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
21.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
0.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
23.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
3.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
2.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-74.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
38.0%
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.1%
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 sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.

3 positive · 20 neutral · 4 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-20.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.4%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 higher9 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.0%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-6.2%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-0.7%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses8
Recent vol3.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.6% / -2.4%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20261,497 INR-0.7%1,632 INR1,277 INR-0.89-7.413.3MOff
31 Jul 20261,508 INR-0.5%1,638 INR1,273 INR-0.51-6.084.0MOff
24 Jul 20261,516 INR-1.5%1,644 INR1,268 INR-0.39-3.142.9MOff
17 Jul 20261,538 INR-5.8%1,649 INR1,264 INR-0.23-3.933.2MOff
10 Jul 20261,633 INR2.3%1,654 INR1,259 INR-0.062.594.8MOff
3 Jul 20261,597 INR-0.9%1,657 INR1,254 INR-0.410.19396.1KOff
26 Jun 20261,611 INR-3.5%1,660 INR1,249 INR-0.552.120Off
19 Jun 20261,669 INR5.7%1,663 INR1,244 INR-0.596.07366.3KOff
12 Jun 20261,579 INR-1.6%1,663 INR1,238 INR-0.712.17529.8KOff
5 Jun 20261,604 INR-4.2%1,666 INR1,232 INR-0.665.10310.8KOff
29 May 20261,674 INR-0.4%1,666 INR1,226 INR-0.569.092.9MOff
22 May 20261,680 INR4.7%1,662 INR1,220 INR-0.719.033.2MOff
15 May 20261,604 INR-5.6%1,657 INR1,214 INR-0.794.794.1MOff
8 May 20261,700 INR7.2%1,655 INR1,208 INR-0.809.042.9MOff
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