MKS LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Marks and Spencer Group plc · Consumer Cyclical · Department Stores

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Latest close 408.7 GBP
0.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 11.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 91.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.9%, after a 8.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 73 out of 100
Latest Close 408.7 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 0.9% latest completed week
4W Return 8.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 27.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 30.8% 16 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 7-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
  • 1 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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.
Price follow-through 0.9% Latest completed week; four-week move 8.1%. Indicator stack 41/81 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 Positive 55.52% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 52/100 27 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 11.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 91.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.9%, after a 8.1% 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 1.7x 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
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 0.6712-week average 0.40

12-week confirmation

Trend active8/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.67Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers11 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 8.1% over four weeks, 27.6% over 12 weeks, and 19.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 7 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.9%
4W8.1%
12W27.6%
26W11.6%
52W19.4%
Active trend streak7 weeks
Active weeks in one year16
Trend breadth30.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.13Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change138.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership4.21Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change2228.4%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 85%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength71/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 30; rank 1 is best.
Value81/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Quality14/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Momentum86/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Growth84/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 17; 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 framework63/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
32.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
8.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
32.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
5.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
3.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
13.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
25.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-14.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-31.9%
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
1.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.1%
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 sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.

5 positive · 20 neutral · 2 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-2.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.3%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.8%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-9.6%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+0.9%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.6% / -3.6%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.

IndustryGB Department Stores
4-week rank1 / 1
Group average8.1%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS100.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

MKS · LSE8.1%
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 tape68/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 68/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis49/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 8/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 2/12.

Activity pressure 0.67; 1 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.52%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.52% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors61/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 43 SVQF63/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 97.0 of 260 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.

Marks and Spencer Group plc (LON:MKS) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026408.7 GBP0.9%365.6 GBP326.4 GBP1.134.2153.7MOn
31 Jul 2026405.1 GBP6.5%363.0 GBP325.1 GBP0.973.5943.6MOn
24 Jul 2026380.5 GBP0.4%360.1 GBP323.8 GBP0.79-1.5941.7MOn
17 Jul 2026379.1 GBP0.3%358.3 GBP322.7 GBP0.73-0.8332.7MOn
10 Jul 2026378.0 GBP-1.3%356.3 GBP321.5 GBP0.48-0.2035.0MOn
3 Jul 2026383.0 GBP1.2%354.9 GBP320.3 GBP0.27-0.752.7MOn
26 Jun 2026378.6 GBP8.8%353.7 GBP319.1 GBP-0.02-0.554.2MOn
19 Jun 2026347.9 GBP-7.5%352.2 GBP317.9 GBP-0.30-7.5914.1MOff
12 Jun 2026376.3 GBP3.1%352.4 GBP316.8 GBP-0.30-1.5415.8MOn
5 Jun 2026365.1 GBP2.6%352.6 GBP315.6 GBP-0.45-3.798.6MOff
29 May 2026355.9 GBP2.5%353.7 GBP314.5 GBP-0.62-6.9633.9MOff
22 May 2026347.2 GBP8.4%355.4 GBP313.4 GBP-0.67-10.1564.9MOff
15 May 2026320.2 GBP-3.2%357.2 GBP312.2 GBP-0.72-15.2757.3MOff
8 May 2026330.8 GBP-2.0%359.5 GBP311.2 GBP-0.58-13.2629.0MOff
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.

Evidence context