SDG LSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Sanderson Design Group plc · Consumer Cyclical · Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances

Latest close 0.77 GBP
-0.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 25.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.6%, after a 7.6% 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 47/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 78 out of 100
Latest Close 0.77 GBP 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.6% latest completed week
4W Return 7.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return 24.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 67.3% 35 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 22-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.
What could go wrong
  • No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
What to watch next
  • 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 25.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.6%, after a 7.6% 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 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
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 0.9912-week average 0.91

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 pressure0.99Current 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 7.6% over four weeks, 24.0% over 12 weeks, and 49.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 22 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.6%
4W7.6%
12W24.0%
26W64.9%
52W49.2%
Active trend streak22 weeks
Active weeks in one year35
Trend breadth67.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.88Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change3.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership29.89Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change15.6%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 Jan 2026 Field coverage 85% Model confidence 73%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength28/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 73; rank 1 is best.
Value34/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
Quality35/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Momentum35/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Growth35/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 66; 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 framework11/100Value 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
69.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
2.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-0.9%
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
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
-
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.2x
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 sentiment47/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.

0 positive · 4 neutral · 1 negative
Patient 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-3.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.8%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 higher14 of 268 weeks finished lower.
Best week+31.3%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-5.0%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week-0.6%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains10
Flat weeks4
Modest losses5
Sharp losses3
Recent vol2.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.9% / -2.9%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 20260.77 GBP-0.6%0.61 GBP0.70 GBP1.8829.89340.3KOn
17 Jul 20260.77 GBP2.7%0.60 GBP0.70 GBP1.9533.12253.2KOn
10 Jul 20260.75 GBP1.3%0.59 GBP0.70 GBP1.9531.66741.2KOn
3 Jul 20260.74 GBP4.2%0.58 GBP0.70 GBP1.8428.39456.4KOn
26 Jun 20260.71 GBP-3.4%0.57 GBP0.70 GBP1.8325.86470.0KOn
19 Jun 20260.74 GBP1.2%0.56 GBP0.70 GBP1.8032.54141.9KOn
12 Jun 20260.73 GBP-1.2%0.55 GBP0.71 GBP1.6330.5964.3KOn
5 Jun 20260.74 GBP3.5%0.54 GBP0.71 GBP1.2734.48757.3KOn
29 May 20260.71 GBP0.0%0.53 GBP0.71 GBP1.0830.51302.6KOn
22 May 20260.71 GBP7.5%0.52 GBP0.71 GBP1.0130.80568.7KOn
15 May 20260.66 GBP3.9%0.51 GBP0.72 GBP0.9325.89438.7KOn
8 May 20260.64 GBP3.2%0.51 GBP0.72 GBP0.9021.51766.8KOn
1 May 20260.62 GBP-0.8%0.50 GBP0.72 GBP0.7416.901.1MOn
24 Apr 20260.62 GBP0.0%0.50 GBP0.73 GBP0.6418.21596.1KOn
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.