FORT LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Forterra plc · Basic Materials · Building Materials

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Latest close 149.8 GBP
7.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 30.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.3%, after a 12.3% 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 49/100.

Setup score 37 out of 100
Latest Close 149.8 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 7.3% latest completed week
4W Return 12.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return -0.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 13.5% 7 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
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.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
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 7.3% Latest completed week; four-week move 12.3%. Indicator stack 7/56 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 49/100 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 -4.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 30.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.3%, after a 12.3% 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 0.0412-week average 0.02

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 leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.04Current 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 12.3% over four weeks, -0.4% over 12 weeks, and -24.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W7.3%
4W12.3%
12W-0.4%
26W-17.5%
52W-24.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year7
Trend breadth13.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.10Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change91.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-18.17Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change33.1%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 strength76/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Value93/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Quality84/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Momentum4/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Growth83/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 18; 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 framework57/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
17.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
7.9x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
11.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
31.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
9.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
11.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
8.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
12.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-2.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
168.1%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
4.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.6x
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 sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 9 relevant articles.

0 positive · 8 neutral · 1 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-25.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.3%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 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.3%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-11.4%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+7.3%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains9
Flat weeks1
Modest losses8
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.0% / -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.

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 tape29/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 29/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis9/100

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

Activity pressure 0.04; No reversal markers Factors65/100

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

Buyback Yield rank 40; Small Cap Core rank 28 SVQF57/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 111.5 of 260 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 9 relevant articles.

Forterra plc 2026 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation (OTCMKTS:FTTRF) 2026-07-31 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 2026149.8 GBP7.3%156.6 GBP169.6 GBP-0.10-18.174.2MOff
31 Jul 2026139.6 GBP3.3%157.7 GBP169.8 GBP-0.58-24.219.5MOff
24 Jul 2026135.2 GBP0.0%159.2 GBP170.1 GBP-0.96-26.442.0MOff
17 Jul 2026135.2 GBP1.3%160.8 GBP170.3 GBP-1.03-26.153.1MOff
10 Jul 2026133.4 GBP-3.6%162.4 GBP170.5 GBP-1.10-27.172.9MOff
3 Jul 2026138.4 GBP0.1%163.9 GBP170.8 GBP-1.23-26.48193.9KOff
26 Jun 2026138.2 GBP3.3%165.4 GBP170.9 GBP-1.37-26.10440.8KOff
19 Jun 2026133.8 GBP2.8%166.9 GBP171.0 GBP-1.44-28.18944.5KOff
12 Jun 2026130.2 GBP-1.7%168.2 GBP171.2 GBP-1.39-31.45679.1KOff
5 Jun 2026132.4 GBP-6.4%169.9 GBP171.5 GBP-1.17-30.27713.3KOff
29 May 2026141.6 GBP3.2%171.4 GBP171.8 GBP-0.86-26.473.0MOff
22 May 2026137.2 GBP-8.8%172.7 GBP172.1 GBP-0.68-29.806.9MOff
15 May 2026150.4 GBP-3.6%174.3 GBP172.5 GBP-0.55-21.694.6MOff
8 May 2026156.0 GBP-0.6%175.0 GBP172.7 GBP-0.60-19.654.6MOff
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