ULTP LSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Ultimate Products Plc · Consumer Cyclical · Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances

Latest close 0.57 GBP
13.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 18.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 70.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 13.9%, after a 27.1% 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 50/100.

Setup score 52 out of 100
Latest Close 0.57 GBP 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 13.9% latest completed week
4W Return 27.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 28.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 41.82% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 18.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 70.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 13.9%, after a 27.1% four-week move.

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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 1.8x 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
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 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
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 0.1112-week average 0.04

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.11Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 27.1% over four weeks, 28.7% over 12 weeks, and 0.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W13.9%
4W27.1%
12W28.7%
26W4.4%
52W0.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.15Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change117.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership1.53Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change107.6%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

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.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Jul 2024 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 71%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength11/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Value24/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Quality26/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Momentum25/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Growth26/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

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 framework99/100Value 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
26.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
10.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
9.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
19.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-6.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-13.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-27.5%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
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
-
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.7x
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.

0 positive · 15 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalFresh

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Fresh 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-10.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.4%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.2%Week of 19 Jun.
Worst week-9.9%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+13.9%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses6
Recent vol7.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -4.2%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.

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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 20260.57 GBP13.9%0.48 GBP0.89 GBP1.151.531.3MOff
17 Jul 20260.50 GBP7.5%0.48 GBP0.89 GBP0.84-10.06565.2KOff
10 Jul 20260.47 GBP-1.9%0.48 GBP0.90 GBP0.71-16.00253.9KOff
3 Jul 20260.48 GBP5.8%0.49 GBP0.90 GBP0.64-16.44480.2KOff
26 Jun 20260.45 GBP-4.9%0.49 GBP0.90 GBP0.53-20.19458.2KOff
19 Jun 20260.47 GBP16.2%0.49 GBP0.91 GBP0.67-15.44151.4KOff
12 Jun 20260.41 GBP-7.9%0.50 GBP0.91 GBP0.66-28.901.8MOff
5 Jun 20260.44 GBP-8.9%0.50 GBP0.92 GBP0.29-23.201.2MOff
29 May 20260.48 GBP2.2%0.51 GBP0.92 GBP-0.09-17.131.5MOff
22 May 20260.47 GBP7.3%0.51 GBP0.92 GBP-0.71-20.33752.4KOff
15 May 20260.44 GBP-0.9%0.51 GBP0.93 GBP-1.21-24.61297.2KOff
8 May 20260.45 GBP0.3%0.52 GBP0.93 GBP-1.10-25.01466.3KOff
1 May 20260.44 GBP-0.5%0.52 GBP0.94 GBP-1.20-26.83465.2KOff
24 Apr 20260.45 GBP-1.5%0.53 GBP0.94 GBP-1.29-27.16411.2KOff
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.