- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
MTC
LSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Mothercare plc · Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
Latest close
0.01 GBP
40.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -21.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 11.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 40.0%, after a 40.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 47/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
34
out of 100
Latest Close
0.01 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
40.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
40.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
8.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
13.5%
7 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.6x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 38.54% based on similar historical setup states.
- 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
40.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 40.0%.
Indicator stack
7/91
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 38.54%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
47/100
6 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 -21.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 11.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 40.0%, after a 40.0% 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 0.6x 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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27 Mar
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24 Apr
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29 May
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31 Jul
7 Aug
Up week
Down week
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 0.0312-week average 0.02
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 leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.03Current 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 40.0% over four weeks, 8.9% over 12 weeks, and -68.8% 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 year7
Trend breadth13.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.30Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change450.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-52.97Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change22.8%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Sep 2025
Field coverage 33%
Model confidence 22%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength41/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 60; rank 1 is best.
Value44/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 57; rank 1 is best.
Quality46/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 55; rank 1 is best.
Momentum46/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 55; rank 1 is best.
Growth46/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 55; 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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- - Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- - 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
- - Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- - Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- - Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- - Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 0/9 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
- - 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 sentiment47/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 6 relevant articles.
0 positive · 5 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-75.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility21.5%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
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher8 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+45.9%Week of 5 Jun.
Worst week-30.7%Week of 29 May.
Latest week+40.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains1
Flat weeks3
Modest losses2
Sharp losses13
Recent vol21.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol13.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew10.5% / -9.7%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.
SectorGB Consumer Cyclical
4-week rank- / 100
Group average5.3%
Trend breadth48.0%
Trend48.0%active weekly trend signals
MD74.0%positive activity pressure
RS43.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Specialty Retail
4-week rank1 / 16
Group average9.5%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD81.2%positive activity pressure
RS43.8%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 tape26/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 26/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis18/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.03; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 38.54%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 38.54% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors43/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 61 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment47/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 6 relevant articles.
Mothercare turnaround still a work in progress after UK deal ended and Middle East hit by conflict 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 | 0.01 GBP | 40.0% | 0.01 GBP | 0.04 GBP | 0.30 | -52.97 | 2.1M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.01 GBP | 0.0% | 0.01 GBP | 0.04 GBP | 0.08 | -67.15 | 2.6M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.01 GBP | 0.0% | 0.01 GBP | 0.04 GBP | 0.08 | -67.70 | 2.5M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.01 GBP | 0.0% | 0.01 GBP | 0.04 GBP | 0.12 | -68.02 | 3.8M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.01 GBP | -22.2% | 0.01 GBP | 0.04 GBP | 0.05 | -68.57 | 1.4M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.01 GBP | -7.7% | 0.02 GBP | 0.04 GBP | -0.29 | -61.32 | 831.4K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.01 GBP | 7.7% | 0.02 GBP | 0.04 GBP | -0.62 | -58.46 | 1.0M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.01 GBP | 20.7% | 0.02 GBP | 0.04 GBP | -1.04 | -61.82 | 2.1M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.01 GBP | -15.7% | 0.02 GBP | 0.04 GBP | -1.29 | -69.27 | 250.0K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.01 GBP | 45.9% | 0.02 GBP | 0.04 GBP | -1.19 | -63.84 | 14.8M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.01 GBP | -30.7% | 0.02 GBP | 0.04 GBP | -1.21 | -75.74 | 7.2M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.01 GBP | -2.2% | 0.02 GBP | 0.04 GBP | -1.18 | -65.86 | 2.1M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.01 GBP | -10.0% | 0.02 GBP | 0.04 GBP | -1.18 | -64.77 | 2.0M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.01 GBP | -16.0% | 0.02 GBP | 0.04 GBP | -1.17 | -61.64 | 5.5M | 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.