- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Etherstack plc · Technology · Software - Application
Latest close
0.53 AUD
3.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 37.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.9%, after a 0.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100.
Setup score
40
out of 100
Latest Close
0.53 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
3.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
0.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-3.6%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
63.5%
33 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.7x
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.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 33.68% 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
3.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move 0.0%.
Indicator stack
35/42
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 33.68%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
54/100
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 -4.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 37.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.9%, after a 0.0% 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 2.7x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.
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 0.1312-week average 0.35
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 pressure0.13Current 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 0.0% over four weeks, -3.6% over 12 weeks, and 11.6% 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 year33
Trend breadth63.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.64Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change40.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-8.75Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-164.6%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 73%
Model confidence 58%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength13/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Value5/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Quality6/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
Momentum88/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Growth94/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 7; 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
- 7.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 36.2x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -1.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 48.4% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -30.8% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -7.4% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -23.0% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 67.6% 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
- 5/9 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
- -4.5% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -4.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.4x 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 sentiment54/100
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-35.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.9%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 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.1%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-12.4%Week of 8 May.
Latest week+3.9%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains6
Flat weeks3
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol2.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew8.3% / -5.4%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.
SectorAU Technology
4-week rank46 / 100
Group average-2.8%
Trend breadth21.0%
Trend21.0%active weekly trend signals
MD47.0%positive activity pressure
RS26.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Software - Application
4-week rank25 / 52
Group average-0.7%
Trend breadth13.5%
Trend13.5%active weekly trend signals
MD46.2%positive activity pressure
RS19.2%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 tape37/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 37/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis11/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.13; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 33.68%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 33.68% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors25/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 74; Small Cap Core rank 98 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment54/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.
Etherstack Reports Higher Fiscal H1 Revenue, Reaffirms Fiscal 2026 Guidance 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 | 0.53 AUD | 3.9% | 0.55 AUD | 0.36 AUD | -0.64 | -8.75 | 298.5K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.51 AUD | -1.9% | 0.56 AUD | 0.36 AUD | -0.90 | -9.30 | 286.2K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.52 AUD | -1.9% | 0.56 AUD | 0.36 AUD | -0.98 | -5.23 | 125.1K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.53 AUD | 0.0% | 0.56 AUD | 0.36 AUD | -1.03 | -3.56 | 54.9K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.53 AUD | 0.0% | 0.56 AUD | 0.36 AUD | -1.08 | -3.31 | 80.9K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.53 AUD | -1.9% | 0.56 AUD | 0.36 AUD | -1.08 | -3.32 | 223.4K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.54 AUD | 5.9% | 0.56 AUD | 0.36 AUD | -1.21 | -0.45 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.51 AUD | 2.0% | 0.56 AUD | 0.36 AUD | -1.22 | -6.52 | 6.1K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.50 AUD | 0.0% | 0.57 AUD | 0.36 AUD | -1.10 | -7.94 | 30.0K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.50 AUD | -2.0% | 0.58 AUD | 0.35 AUD | -0.91 | -5.94 | 18.7K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.51 AUD | -2.9% | 0.58 AUD | 0.35 AUD | -0.69 | -4.83 | 83.4K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.53 AUD | -4.5% | 0.59 AUD | 0.35 AUD | -0.38 | -1.00 | 108.6K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.55 AUD | 3.8% | 0.59 AUD | 0.35 AUD | -0.20 | 4.28 | 135.1K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.53 AUD | -12.4% | 0.59 AUD | 0.35 AUD | 0.01 | -0.02 | 327.6K | 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.