- The trend backdrop is active with a 15-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.
AZAD
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Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
AZAD ENGINEERING LIMITED · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Latest close
2,292 INR
-6.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 21.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 79.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.0%, after a 6.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100.
Setup score
64
out of 100
Latest Close
2,292 INR
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
-6.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
6.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-1.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
63.5%
33 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.2x
vs 13-week average
- 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- The latest week was a sharp negative move.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
- 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
-6.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 6.7%.
Indicator stack
80/65
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
53/100
23 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 21.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 79.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.0%, after a 6.7% 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 0.9212-week average 0.79
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.92Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 6.7% over four weeks, -1.0% over 12 weeks, and 58.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 15 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak15 weeks
Active weeks in one year33
Trend breadth63.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.67Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change39.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership30.54Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change9.5%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 88%
Model confidence 84%
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.
Value3/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Quality22/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Momentum93/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Growth93/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 8; 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 framework4/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 125.5x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 27.0x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 63.5x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -4.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 90.2% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 28.7% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -118.3% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 6.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 31.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 52.2% 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
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.8x 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 sentiment53/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 23 relevant articles.
5 positive · 18 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-9.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.9%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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31 Jul
Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.4%Week of 10 Jul.
Worst week-9.4%Week of 15 May.
Latest week-6.0%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains11
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol6.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.0% / -4.0%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.
SectorIN Industrials
4-week rank13 / 100
Group average-2.4%
Trend breadth63.0%
Trend63.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS59.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Specialty Industrial Machinery
4-week rank12 / 73
Group average-0.5%
Trend breadth58.9%
Trend58.9%active weekly trend signals
MD63.0%positive activity pressure
RS57.5%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 tape66/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 66/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis82/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.92; 4 reversal markers Factors29/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 6; Small Cap Core rank 96 SVQF4/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 1526.0 of 1590 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 23 relevant articles.
Technical - Conviction Delivery Idea : Azad Engineering Ltd For Target Rs. 2590 - Motilal Oswal Wealth Management 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 2,292 INR | -6.0% | 1,886 INR | 1,583 INR | 0.67 | 30.54 | 2.4M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 2,439 INR | 4.7% | 1,864 INR | 1,578 INR | 0.78 | 43.83 | 2.8M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 2,330 INR | -6.0% | 1,838 INR | 1,571 INR | 0.65 | 35.64 | 2.7M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 2,480 INR | 15.4% | 1,815 INR | 1,565 INR | 0.61 | 46.33 | 6.3M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 2,149 INR | 6.4% | 1,786 INR | 1,559 INR | 0.48 | 27.88 | 2.3M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 2,020 INR | -3.6% | 1,768 INR | 1,554 INR | 0.51 | 22.09 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 2,095 INR | -2.6% | 1,757 INR | 1,550 INR | 0.61 | 27.63 | 530.7K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 2,150 INR | -2.6% | 1,743 INR | 1,546 INR | 0.71 | 33.99 | 483.7K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 2,208 INR | 9.5% | 1,726 INR | 1,541 INR | 0.80 | 40.05 | 387.6K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 2,017 INR | -1.1% | 1,706 INR | 1,536 INR | 0.88 | 27.99 | 1.6M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 2,040 INR | -2.8% | 1,695 INR | 1,532 INR | 1.03 | 29.03 | 2.5M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 2,098 INR | -9.4% | 1,683 INR | 1,528 INR | 1.10 | 33.70 | 2.0M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 2,316 INR | 7.0% | 1,668 INR | 1,524 INR | 1.14 | 44.98 | 2.3M | On |
| 1 May 2026 | 2,165 INR | 3.6% | 1,646 INR | 1,517 INR | 1.03 | 37.70 | 3.0M | 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.