- The trend backdrop is active with a 36-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.
HDD
LSE
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Hardide plc · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Latest close
1.00 GBP
-3.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 109.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.4%, after a 40.8% 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. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
66
out of 100
Latest Close
1.00 GBP
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-3.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
40.8%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
156.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
88.5%
46 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.8x
vs 13-week average
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 40.53% based on similar historical setup states.
- 13 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
-3.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move 40.8%.
Indicator stack
94/78
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 40.53%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
50/100
2 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 109.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.4%, after a 40.8% 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 0.8x 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
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27 Mar
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24 Apr
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29 May
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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 1.0012-week average 0.98
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 pressure1.00Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1313 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 13 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 40.8% over four weeks, 156.4% over 12 weeks, and 1190.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 36 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak36 weeks
Active weeks in one year46
Trend breadth88.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.41Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change33.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership201.17Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change14.0%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 85%
Model confidence 79%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength58/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Value54/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 47; rank 1 is best.
Quality55/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Momentum55/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Growth55/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 46; 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 framework68/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 4.4x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.1x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 1.5x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 39.2% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 57.3% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 4.3% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 9.9% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 3.3% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 27.5% 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
- 8/9 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
- -2.5% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -2.5% 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 2 relevant articles.
0 positive · 2 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-9.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility13.1%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+46.2%Week of 27 Feb.
Worst week-12.1%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week-3.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains13
Modest gains3
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses5
Recent vol13.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol18.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew16.6% / -5.2%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.
SectorGB Basic Materials
4-week rank2 / 100
Group average5.9%
Trend breadth26.0%
Trend26.0%active weekly trend signals
MD33.0%positive activity pressure
RS43.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryGB Specialty Chemicals
4-week rank3 / 12
Group average19.9%
Trend breadth41.7%
Trend41.7%active weekly trend signals
MD58.3%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%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 tape65/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 65/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis83/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 1.00; 13 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 40.53%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 40.53% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors55/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 93 SVQF68/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 84.0 of 260 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 2 relevant articles.
Hardide plc Revenue Breakdown – LSE:HDD 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 | 1.00 GBP | -3.4% | 0.48 GBP | 0.16 GBP | 1.41 | 201.17 | 1.3M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1.03 GBP | 9.5% | 0.45 GBP | 0.15 GBP | 1.34 | 229.99 | 1.5M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.94 GBP | 25.2% | 0.42 GBP | 0.14 GBP | 1.20 | 223.70 | 3.7M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.76 GBP | 6.3% | 0.40 GBP | 0.14 GBP | 0.99 | 177.54 | 896.7K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.71 GBP | 2.9% | 0.37 GBP | 0.14 GBP | 1.05 | 176.47 | 708.5K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.69 GBP | 5.3% | 0.36 GBP | 0.13 GBP | 1.06 | 176.89 | 63.2K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.66 GBP | -12.1% | 0.34 GBP | 0.13 GBP | 1.16 | 179.86 | 504.7K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.74 GBP | 24.2% | 0.32 GBP | 0.12 GBP | 1.32 | 238.23 | 577.5K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.60 GBP | -1.6% | 0.30 GBP | 0.12 GBP | 1.24 | 185.73 | 79.1K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.61 GBP | -5.4% | 0.28 GBP | 0.12 GBP | 1.04 | 207.55 | 3.6M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.65 GBP | 29.0% | 0.26 GBP | 0.11 GBP | 0.86 | 240.87 | 3.5M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.50 GBP | 28.2% | 0.24 GBP | 0.11 GBP | 0.70 | 178.45 | 3.3M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.39 GBP | 9.9% | 0.23 GBP | 0.11 GBP | 0.52 | 133.24 | 877.1K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.35 GBP | -5.3% | 0.22 GBP | 0.11 GBP | 0.67 | 119.37 | 4.1M | 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.