- The trend backdrop is active with a 26-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.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
CNE
LSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Capricorn Energy PLC · Energy · Oil & Gas E&P
Latest close
374.0 GBP
2.2%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 24.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.2%, after a 7.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 57/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
67
out of 100
Latest Close
374.0 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
2.2%
latest completed week
4W Return
7.8%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
18.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
50.0%
26 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.7x
vs 13-week average
- 11 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
- 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
2.2%
Latest completed week; four-week move 7.8%.
Indicator stack
72/82
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
57/100
37 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 24.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.2%, after a 7.8% 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 0.7x 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
6 Feb
13 Feb
20 Feb
27 Feb
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
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 0.7812-week average 0.89
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.78Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1111 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 11 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 7.8% over four weeks, 18.0% over 12 weeks, and 65.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 26 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak26 weeks
Active weeks in one year26
Trend breadth50.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.65Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change254.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership34.62Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change4.5%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 weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 88%
Model confidence 70%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength99/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Value96/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Quality84/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Momentum96/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Growth15/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 86; 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 framework32/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 13.5x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.9x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 3.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 26.8% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 33.6% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 12.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 44.5% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 3.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -23.7% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 79.0% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 35.7% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 7/9 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
- -0.5x 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 sentiment57/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 37 relevant articles.
9 positive · 26 neutral · 2 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-2.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.5%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.
6 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+23.6%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-8.3%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+2.2%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses3
Recent vol7.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.5% / -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.
SectorGB Energy
4-week rank27 / 93
Group average3.2%
Trend breadth34.4%
Trend34.4%active weekly trend signals
MD31.2%positive activity pressure
RS24.7%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Oil & Gas E&P
4-week rank19 / 68
Group average2.0%
Trend breadth35.3%
Trend35.3%active weekly trend signals
MD30.9%positive activity pressure
RS26.5%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 tape67/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 67/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis71/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.78; 11 reversal markers Factors93/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 72; Small Cap Core rank 19 SVQF32/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 176.5 of 260 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment57/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 37 relevant articles.
Energy Sector Stocks With Pricing Power as Inflation Lifts Oilfield Services Demand 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 | 374.0 GBP | 2.2% | 299.7 GBP | 238.2 GBP | 0.65 | 34.62 | 414.4K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 366.0 GBP | -2.9% | 293.4 GBP | 238.0 GBP | 0.52 | 33.08 | 1.3M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 377.0 GBP | 9.3% | 287.4 GBP | 237.9 GBP | 0.26 | 39.66 | 667.3K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 345.0 GBP | -0.6% | 281.2 GBP | 237.6 GBP | -0.21 | 30.39 | 796.7K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 347.0 GBP | 0.3% | 276.3 GBP | 237.7 GBP | -0.42 | 33.14 | 1.1M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 346.0 GBP | 23.6% | 271.0 GBP | 237.8 GBP | -0.48 | 31.27 | 602.8K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 280.0 GBP | -5.7% | 265.7 GBP | 237.8 GBP | -0.49 | 8.52 | 156.9K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 297.0 GBP | -8.3% | 262.9 GBP | 238.3 GBP | -0.13 | 16.79 | 281.0K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 324.0 GBP | 2.2% | 259.5 GBP | 238.6 GBP | 0.28 | 26.35 | 67.5K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 317.0 GBP | -0.3% | 255.5 GBP | 238.9 GBP | 0.52 | 25.36 | 240.9K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 318.0 GBP | -1.5% | 251.6 GBP | 239.3 GBP | 0.88 | 25.36 | 698.2K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 323.0 GBP | 1.9% | 248.1 GBP | 239.6 GBP | 1.06 | 27.23 | 967.4K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 317.0 GBP | 3.3% | 243.6 GBP | 240.0 GBP | 1.21 | 28.80 | 851.3K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 307.0 GBP | 1.7% | 239.5 GBP | 243.4 GBP | 1.38 | 24.59 | 1.2M | On |
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.