- The trend backdrop is active with a 12-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
MSI
LSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
MS INTERNATIONAL plc · Industrials · Conglomerates
Latest close
1,600 GBP
11.1%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 11.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 70.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.1%, after a 8.1% 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 59/100.
Setup score
60
out of 100
Latest Close
1,600 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
11.1%
latest completed week
4W Return
8.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-3.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
69.2%
36 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.2x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 1 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
11.1%
Latest completed week; four-week move 8.1%.
Indicator stack
80/39
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
59/100
3 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 active. Price is 11.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 70.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.1%, after a 8.1% 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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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 0.5312-week average 0.61
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership4/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.53Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers11 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 8.1% over four weeks, -3.9% over 12 weeks, and 25.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 12 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak12 weeks
Active weeks in one year36
Trend breadth69.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.44Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-37.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership2.70Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change372.6%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 Apr 2026
Field coverage 42%
Model confidence 42%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength46/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 55; rank 1 is best.
Value47/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Quality48/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Momentum48/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Growth48/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 53; 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 framework65/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
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
- 0.4% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.4% 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 sentiment59/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 3 relevant articles.
2 positive · 1 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-11.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.2%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.
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7 Aug
Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.1%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-9.9%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+11.1%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.1% / -4.4%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.
SectorGB Industrials
4-week rank44 / 100
Group average9.1%
Trend breadth46.0%
Trend46.0%active weekly trend signals
MD65.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Conglomerates
4-week rank1 / 8
Group average-0.2%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD0.0%positive activity pressure
RS12.5%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 tape61/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 61/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis56/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 4/12.
Activity pressure 0.53; 1 reversal markers Factors46/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 60; Small Cap Core rank 56 SVQF65/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 122.5 of 351 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment59/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 3 relevant articles.
MSI Stock Price and Chart — LSE:MSI 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 | 1,600 GBP | 11.1% | 1,437 GBP | 1,105 GBP | -0.44 | 2.70 | 69.5K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,440 GBP | -2.7% | 1,436 GBP | 1,098 GBP | -0.48 | -7.21 | 36.6K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1,480 GBP | -1.3% | 1,436 GBP | 1,093 GBP | -0.33 | -3.45 | 86.5K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1,500 GBP | 1.4% | 1,436 GBP | 1,088 GBP | -0.28 | -0.83 | 162.6K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1,480 GBP | -0.7% | 1,433 GBP | 1,081 GBP | -0.32 | -0.99 | 30.1K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1,490 GBP | 8.8% | 1,426 GBP | 1,075 GBP | -0.27 | -1.81 | 2.6K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1,370 GBP | -5.8% | 1,423 GBP | 1,068 GBP | -0.14 | -8.17 | 16.5K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1,455 GBP | 0.3% | 1,430 GBP | 1,063 GBP | 0.13 | -1.43 | 4.2K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1,450 GBP | -4.0% | 1,434 GBP | 1,057 GBP | 0.38 | -2.96 | 35.3K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,510 GBP | -7.1% | 1,440 GBP | 1,051 GBP | 0.63 | 2.13 | 51.8K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,625 GBP | -2.1% | 1,441 GBP | 1,045 GBP | 0.96 | 9.41 | 78.1K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 1,660 GBP | -0.3% | 1,442 GBP | 1,038 GBP | 1.08 | 11.54 | 68.2K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 1,665 GBP | -6.5% | 1,437 GBP | 1,030 GBP | 1.15 | 15.31 | 94.6K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,780 GBP | 9.9% | 1,429 GBP | 1,023 GBP | 1.20 | 23.43 | 260.1K | 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.