- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
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Friedrich Vorwerk Group SE · Industrials · Engineering & Construction
Latest close
68.60 EUR
4.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -5.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.6%, after a 5.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
32
out of 100
Latest Close
68.60 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
4.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
5.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
2.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
53.8%
28 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.8x
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.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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
4.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move 5.4%.
Indicator stack
30/57
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
56/100
8 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 -5.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.6%, after a 5.4% 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 0.8x 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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29 May
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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 0.0512-week average 0.05
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 pressure0.05Current 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 5.4% over four weeks, 2.3% over 12 weeks, and -16.5% 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 year28
Trend breadth53.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.01Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change95.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-16.98Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change10.5%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 neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 94%
Model confidence 88%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength83/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Value74/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Quality100/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 1; rank 1 is best.
Momentum19/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Growth99/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 2; 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 framework90/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 14.6x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.9x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 6.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 13.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 56.6% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 17.2% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 21.9% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 112.3% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 41.3% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 141.8% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 0.9% 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
- 1.6% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 1.6% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -1.3x 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 sentiment56/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.
2 positive · 6 neutral · 0 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-36.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.1%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
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher12 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.5%Week of 24 Jul.
Worst week-14.1%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+4.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains8
Modest gains4
Flat weeks1
Modest losses3
Sharp losses10
Recent vol9.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.1% / -6.8%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.
SectorDE Industrials
4-week rank46 / 100
Group average4.0%
Trend breadth49.0%
Trend49.0%active weekly trend signals
MD59.0%positive activity pressure
RS53.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Engineering & Construction
4-week rank2 / 8
Group average2.5%
Trend breadth37.5%
Trend37.5%active weekly trend signals
MD12.5%positive activity pressure
RS37.5%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 tape28/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 28/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis9/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.05; No reversal markers Factors70/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 64; Small Cap Core rank 51 SVQF90/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 37.5 of 375 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment56/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.
FRIEDRICH VORWERK : Berenberg keeps its Buy rating 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 | 68.60 EUR | 4.6% | 72.89 EUR | 44.17 EUR | -0.01 | -16.98 | 148.0K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 65.60 EUR | -7.5% | 73.40 EUR | 43.80 EUR | -0.09 | -18.87 | 230.2K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 70.90 EUR | 16.5% | 73.99 EUR | 43.45 EUR | -0.12 | -11.03 | 311.9K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 60.85 EUR | -6.5% | 74.28 EUR | 43.06 EUR | -0.29 | -23.13 | 192.2K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 65.10 EUR | -7.6% | 74.97 EUR | 42.74 EUR | -0.22 | -18.98 | 190.1K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 70.45 EUR | -0.1% | 75.43 EUR | 42.39 EUR | -0.49 | -14.80 | 33.5K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 70.50 EUR | 0.5% | 75.86 EUR | 42.01 EUR | -0.87 | -10.71 | 43.5K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 70.15 EUR | 8.3% | 76.14 EUR | 41.62 EUR | -1.11 | -12.00 | 151.2K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 64.80 EUR | 14.2% | 76.61 EUR | 41.24 EUR | -1.29 | -17.35 | 88.7K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 56.75 EUR | -12.2% | 77.18 EUR | 40.89 EUR | -1.31 | -27.92 | 132.0K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 64.64 EUR | -4.4% | 78.10 EUR | 40.60 EUR | -1.10 | -19.05 | 331.9K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 67.64 EUR | 0.9% | 79.00 EUR | 40.25 EUR | -1.13 | -14.51 | 384.3K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 67.05 EUR | -14.1% | 80.13 EUR | 39.88 EUR | -1.08 | -11.78 | 306.2K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 78.01 EUR | 8.8% | 80.51 EUR | 39.52 EUR | -0.94 | 1.24 | 247.1K | 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.